Exam board AQA features no black writers on GCSE English literature syllabus

Pupils could complete their GCSEs and leave secondary school in England without studying a single work of literature by a non-white author, research has found.

The largest exam board in the country, AQA, does not feature a single book by a black author among set texts for its GCSE English literature syllabus, according to a report by the education charity Teach First.

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