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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Exam board adds new plays by writers of colour to drama GCSE and A-Level

The Empress by Tanika Gupta is one of four new plays added to AQA’s GCSE drama curriculum.
The Empress by Tanika Gupta is one of four new plays added to AQA’s GCSE drama curriculum. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

Drama students will have the opportunity to study a more diverse curriculum at GCSE and A-level with the addition of four new plays by writers of colour.

AQA, the biggest examination board in England, says the texts are part of a range of measures to update and revise its qualifications to ensure they better reflect the diversity of students and their teachers.

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