Julia Petty began her children’s nursing career at Great Ormond Street Hospital before moving into higher education and working as a senior lecturer at City University, London leading the neonatal nursing post-registration education portfolio.  She is currently a senior lecturer in child nursing at the University of Hertfordshire and has been Associate Professor since 2020.   Lisa Whiting is a professional lead for children’s nursing and an Associate Professor with experience in paediatric critical care settings. She is involved in the teaching and assessment of undergraduate and postgraduate students across a range of academic levels. Lisa has led several research projects that have spanned a range of child health issues and that have had a strong focus on the involvement and the voice of children, young people and their families. Sheila Roberts qualified as a general and children’s nurse and started her career at Birmingham Children’s Hospital before moving into general paediatrics in a range of hospital settings. Sheila moved into education in 2006 and has since been responsible for teaching and assessing pre-registration BSc (Hons) children’s nursing students across a range of modules.