Spark something powerful
Ignite a love for literature with diverse texts.
Influence change with our modern texts
You’ve called for greater inclusivity in our set texts — and we’ve listened. With three powerful new additions and a fresh poetry cluster, our offer is now more inclusive and representative than ever. Each text has been selected to’ spark curiosity, thought, and inspire every student who opens the page.
Our new texts and poetry
Introducing these great works of literature offers rich opportunities to engage with issues and ideas that your students can relate to.
Explore our inspirational new texts and poetry cluster:
Want a free poetry anthology?
Get your free copy of our new Worlds and lives poetry anthology when you register your interest.
Support and resources
We're here to support you throughout all of your assessments, so whatever texts you choose to teach, we’ll be with you every step of the way, continuing to build up our resource offer.
What you need, when you need it
Discover resources and sample assessment materials to help support you with teaching.
Lesson plans: Leave Taking and Poetry – Worlds and lives
We've created lesson plans that include an interactive PowerPoint with detailed teacher notes and a resource booklet.
Teaching resources
We've created a selection of third-party links to discover more about the new texts.
Sample assessment materials
Updated sample assessment materials (SAMs) covering the new texts are now available in Centre Services.
Our vision is to provide a diverse and inclusive English curriculum that reflects the lives of young people. Our new GCSE literature texts have enabled us to introduce more great writers to our specification, including writers of colour and greater female representation. Yet, this is just the beginning of our journey as we look to offer opportunities to explore the full range of human experience and EDI in the widest sense.”
Joanne Stanway | Subject Lead
Online events
We’ve created a free, on-demand e-Learning module to explain the changes in more detail.
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