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Founding Director: Dominic Wyse
Co-Director: Alice Bradbury
The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (HHCP) was established in 2018 to extend the long-established work of IOE and the Helen Hamlyn Trust in primary and early years education.
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About us
Our mission is to improve children’s education and life chances through optimal pedagogy.
The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (HHCP) is a research centre founded at IOE in 2018. Our focus is children aged from birth to 11 years, particularly those living with disadvantage. The HHCP builds on the long-established work of IOE and the Helen Hamlyn Trust.
The centre is funded by the Helen Hamlyn Trust, an independent grant-making trust funding innovative projects aiming to effect lasting change and improve quality of life.
Aims
The centre has four main aims:
- To have a demonstrable impact on pedagogy in a range of settings, including formal education, homes and other environments.
- To improve understanding of pedagogy through research that is close-to-practice, using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods designs.
- To contribute to a wider use of more effective pedagogy by engaging in partnerships with outstanding organisations and individuals.
- To engage constructively with policy makers and politicians to influence change in educational policies in order to nurture a more equitable society for all.
Themes
Our research, enterprise and impact work has three main themes:
News
Bringing balance to the 'reading wars' debate
A holistic view of how phonics, writing, reading and language come together to make a child truly literate.
07 Nov 2025
It's like being in prison: Lack of agency affects children's learning
Children's participation in educational decisions impacts their motivation, engagement, and enjoyment of learning, finds research from Professor Dominic Wyse and Dr Yana Manyukhina.
27 May 2025
IOE research in collection of landmark educational studies
Several studies from the UCL Institute of Education (IOE) feature in the British Educational Research Association (BERA)’s ‘50@50’ portrait of 50 years of impactful educational research.
21 Feb 2025
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Department of Learning and Leadership
UCL Institute of Education
University College London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
