Seeing literature in colour While 34% of young people in school identify as black, Asian or minority ethnic, research by Penguin and the Runnymede Trust found only 1% study a book by authors from those backgrounds at GCSE. Forster worked with Penguin to launch a new campaign called Lit in Colour, to diversify and enrich the curriculum by broadening the texts studied. Coverage across national media including BBC and Sky News helped to attract interest from policy makers, leading to meetings in Number 10 and the Department for Education. From day one, Forster set out towards our We also promoted free resources and training “ webinars developed by Penguin to help shared ambition and worked tirelessly to take teachers widen the range of books they us there. Their approach has been thoughtful, teach. The programme has already led to texts being changed in 100 schools, relevant, pro-active and focused on real reaching more than 12,000 students. impact. The campaign has more than doubled the number of students studying a book by a writer of colour, which we’re immensely proud of. They are also a joy to work with. Zaahida Nabagereka, Lit in Colour programme director, Penguin Books 17