
In defence of GCSE poetry
Written by Razia Parveen
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Education
Razia Parveen criticises the government's decision to make poetry optional for study at GCSE level. The image above is of John Agard The Tory government has recently announced that poetry will be optional for the 2021 GCSE exams. This retrograde decision will undoubtedly deprive thousands of children of the opportunity…