Part 1 Setting the Scene; Chapter 1 The Voice of the Child in Education, Ron Davie, David Galloway; Part 2 The Historical and Legal Background; Chapter 2 Teacher-Pupil Relations in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Britain, Linda A. Pollock; Chapter 3 Children’s Education: A Test Case for Best Interests and Autonomy, Michael Freeman; Part 3 The voice of the child in school; Chapter 4 Listening to pupils in classrooms and schools, Tony Charlton; Chapter 5 Personal Development, Pastoral Care and Listening, Michael Marland; Chapter 6 Teachers and Pupils Listening to Each Other, Teifion Griffiths; Chapter 7 Listening to Children in Schools: An Empirical Study, Marion Bennathan; Part 4 The Voice of the Child with Special Educational Needs; Chapter 8 How Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties View Professionals, Derrick Armstrong, David Galloway; Chapter 9 Listening to Children with Special Educational Needs, Philippa Russell; Part 5 Conclusions; Chapter 10 A Way Forward?, David Galloway, Ron Davie;