Petitions/Include more modern and diverse authors in the GCSE English curriculum
StatusOngoing
Opened23 Feb 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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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I think the texts are outdated and not relevant for the growing world.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.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Tom Rutland
1Tom Rutland MP
East Worthing and Shoreham
43
Dr Beccy Cooper
2Dr Beccy Cooper MP
Worthing West
15
Chris Coghlan
3Chris Coghlan MP
Dorking and Horley
2
James Murray
4James Murray MP
Ealing North
2
Peter Kyle
5Peter Kyle MP
Hove and Portslade
2
Juliet Campbell
6Juliet Campbell MP
Broxtowe
1
Sir Mel Stride
7Sir Mel Stride MP
Central Devon
1
Aphra Brandreth
8Aphra Brandreth MP
Chester South and Eddisbury
1
Baggy Shanker
9Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
Olly Glover
10Olly Glover MP
Didcot and Wantage
1