#DiversityInLit

We want children to feel represented in the literature that they read. That's why we're promoting the exposure of young readers to a wide range of characters, voices and themes that they can engage with, enjoy and be inspired by in order to read further and to develop their own voices.

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Lit in Colour

Lit in Colour

Become a Lit in Colour pioneer 

Together with Penguin Random House UK and The Runnymede Trust, we want to highlight the importance of a diverse English Literature curriculum.

That's why we're introducing the Lit in Colour Pioneers programme, offering 100 schools and colleges support in diversifying their curriculum, with free access to copies of set texts, a 300-book mini library from Penguin and a host of teaching support.

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Plotting Ahead... Diversity, inclusion and belonging

Chaired by former teacher, inspirational speaker and author, Jaz Ampaw-Farr, our inaugral Roundtable event in 2020 hosted educators, charities, publishers and leading influencers as we investigated how we can shake up the narrative and influence future change within children's literature in the UK.

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Diversity, inclusion and belonging

Projects beyond Pearson

We know we don't have all the answers, which is why we think it's important to highlight the great work that our friends and partners do around diversity. 

 

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Projects beyond Pearson
#DiversityInLit Conference 2020

Events

In November 2019 we held our first #DiversityInLit student and teacher conference, where we were joined by some of the authors from the new Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature text additions. Unfortunately, this year we had to cancel our Conference and instead held an online webinar with special guest, Benjamin Zephaniah.

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