Children's Agency in the National Curriculum

Through in-depth research in diverse primary schools, Manyukhina and Wyse explore how children's voices and choices shape their learning experiences - and why it matters. This ground-breaking text offers new insights into one of education's most pressing questions: how to balance children's agency with educational standards.

Dr. Yana Manyukhina is Senior Researcher at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0 - 11 years) (HHCP) at the Institute of Education (IOE), University College London (UCL).
Dominic Wyse is a Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the Institute of Education (IOE), University College London (UCL). He is Founding Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 Years) (HHCP). From 2019 to 2022 he was President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA). Dominic has also published The Balancing Act: An Evidence-Based Approach to Teaching Phonics, Reading and Writing (2024, Routledge) and Teaching English, Language and Literacy 5th Edition (2023, Routledge)