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Dominic is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education, and the Founding Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0 - 11 years).
What does your role involve?
I lead research to help us better understand how we can teach children in primary schools and early years settings worldwide more effectively. My research and teaching focuses on curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. The teaching of reading and writing is a major part of this.
What's the most important thing you've learned from your students about the subject you teach?
How the diversity of experiences in the lives of students at all phases of education brings such amazing opportunities for me to learn from them, and to reflect on my knowledge.聽
What working achievement or initiative are you most proud of?
The Balancing Act Initiative aims to improve education policies and education practices for the teaching of reading and writing. The initiative builds on my more than 25 years studying literacy. , and the theory of teaching have had significant impact.
Professor Dominic Wyse explains how we can improve students鈥� English skills without losing core assessments.
What might it surprise people to know about you?
I have been employed professionally as a musician at various points in my life. My music work has included conducting three fully staged operas, and orchestra performances in Liverpool鈥檚 Catholic Cathedral: in the amazing crypts but also in the main congregation area of the cathedral.
I鈥檓 fascinated by food and cooking and have picked up skills and knowledge by studying the work of chefs and food scientists. Thankfully the people who have eaten the food I have cooked, and often grown, like it!
What other piece of research outside of your own subject area interests you?
There are too many to choose! The systematic approach to creativity that the great chef Ferran Adri脿 developed is just one.聽
Last updated 25 September 2024.
