The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth funded me to carry out an Action Research project with a focus upon personalised learning. This NAGTY Developing Expertise Award empowered four Year 5 girls to investigate the history of their local town. The pupils attended a school in a small market town in the South West of England where I teach. The project’s starting point was a geographical question What is Crediton Like?; the shape and focus of the project became historical in response to the pupils’ wishes.