She has over 20 years of classroom experience, and 16 years of advisory work at a national and local level. Claire is presently the Religious Education Advisor for the London Borough of Newham for six years prior to which she was a RE consultant for the London Borough of Redbridge and Essex County Council. Rukhsana Yaqoob is the President of the Muslim Teachers Association and has a long career in the teaching profession. She is a tutor at the Investing in Diversity programme at the Institute of Education and a school governor. Rukhsana was formerly involved in delivering the National Strategies programme and has been a Narrowing the Gap Regional Adviser.