"There has been progress in the diversity of texts on offer in the GCSE English literature curriculum, but uptake in schools is still low with just 1.9% of GCSE pupils in England studying books by authors of colour, up from 0.7% five years ago, according to a report. Compiled by the campaign group Lit in Colour, the report says progress is too slow and that"
"at the current pace of change it will be 2046 before 10% of students answer a question about a text by an author of colour in their English literature GCSE. And it will take until 2115 before 38% of pupils study a writer of colour in GCSE English literature, a figure that is significant because according to the Department for Education's (DfE) most recent figures, 38% of pupils in English schools are from a minority ethnic background."
Uptake of books by people of colour in GCSE English literature remains very low: only 1.9% of pupils study such works, up from 0.7% five years earlier. At the current pace, projections indicate 10% uptake by 2046 and parity with pupil demographics (38%) only by 2115. Campaign efforts increased the proportion of set-list works by people of colour from 12% to 36% in five years, with eight such works listed in 2025, mainly Black and south Asian heritage. Many teachers continue to teach familiar canonical works because of familiarity, limited resources for new material, and insufficient training time. Concerns persist about broader cultural resistance to diversity.
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