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Rachel Fenn

Rachel Fenn is a secondary English teacher and the English lead for End Sexism in School

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Why we should ditch the most popular GCSE English texts
Research shows that merely adding new books to set text lists doesn’t lead to true diversity in GCSE English. To really make a change, we need to start removing the old faithfuls, writes End Sexism in Schools’ English lead
Secondary
9 April 2026
How to bring genuine diversity to the GCSE English curriculum