A Good Listening to: Year 3 Pupils Talk About Learning

The revised Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs and the General Statement for Inclusion (DfES, 2001) suggest an increasing emphasis on pupil participation and voice. Drawing on material that formed part of a research project entitled Sustaining Pupils’ Progress in Learning at Year 3, Eve Bearne considers how young pupils’ voices can contribute to debates about inclusive school and classroom practice. What can young learners tell us? And, importantly, are we prepared to listen?