Dominic Wyseis Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at University CollegeLondon (UCL), Institute of Education (IOE), and Academic Head of theDepartmentof Learning andLeadership. Dominic is a Fellow of the Academy of SocialSciences (FAoSS), an elected member of the British Educational Research Association(BERA) Council, and a fellow of the Royal Societyfor the encouragement of Arts,Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). The mainfocus of Dominic's research is curriculum and pedagogy. Key areas of work arethe teaching of writing, reading and creativity. Dominic has extensiveexperienceof funded research projects which he has disseminated in numerouspeer-reviewed research journal articles and books. These include majorinternational research volumesfor which he is the lead editor (e.g. TheSAGE Handbook of Curriculum,Pedagogy and Assessment), andbestselling books for students, teachers and educators(e.g.Teaching English, Language and Literacy - 3rdEdition). His mostrecent book isAGuide to Early Years and Primary Teaching(published by SAGE). He has been an editor,and on the editorial board, of internationally recognised research journals. Heis currentlyan editor of theCurriculum Journal, one of the journals of theBritishEducational Research Association (BERA).