UK English curricula should focus on ‘inclusive and diverse’ stories, author says

Ex-children's laureate Malorie Blackman says no student should feel English is irrelevant because they do not see themselves reflected in the literature

The English literature curriculum ought to include more inclusive and diverse" contemporary stories that are relevant and relatable" to young people's lives, Malorie Blackman has said.

The author of the Noughts and Crosses novels said in the foreword to a Lit in Colour campaign report that it could encourage more children to read for pleasure. She also said that no child should feel that studying English at school is irrelevant because they never see themselves" reflected in the literature.