Petition · Department for Education
Include more modern and diverse authors in the GCSE English curriculum
Open for signatures
84 signatures
What the petition asks
I want the Government to review the old existing texts and plays and to include some authors written by women and people who come from a diverse background. One report suggested 1% of GCSE students have studied a book written by an author of colour.
I think the texts are outdated and not relevant for the growing world. Also that students find these particular texts boring and they are particularly uninterested in something they may not particularly relate too.
Timeline
| 23 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
84
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Education
Opened
23 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.