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| Left Unity protest reads US books at Michael Gove's department | Left Unity protest reads US books at Michael Gove's department |
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| Protesters, reading out loud from American books, have staged a short demonstration at the Department for Education (DfE) in central London. | Protesters, reading out loud from American books, have staged a short demonstration at the Department for Education (DfE) in central London. |
| The group, part of newly-formed Left Unity party, read excerpts from Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Crucible. | |
| Earlier this week, two exam boards announced their GCSE set texts would not include any American literature. | Earlier this week, two exam boards announced their GCSE set texts would not include any American literature. |
| The DfE confirmed the group were there but said they left after half an hour. | The DfE confirmed the group were there but said they left after half an hour. |
| The curriculum announcements by exam boards AQA and OCR sparked protests and online petitions. | The curriculum announcements by exam boards AQA and OCR sparked protests and online petitions. |
| 'Narrow' teaching | 'Narrow' teaching |
| OCR said it had left the US texts out of its new curriculum for GCSEs in England because of new guidelines from Michael Gove. | OCR said it had left the US texts out of its new curriculum for GCSEs in England because of new guidelines from Michael Gove. |
| The education secretary later rejected claims he had "banned" authors such as John Steinbeck and Arthur Miller. | The education secretary later rejected claims he had "banned" authors such as John Steinbeck and Arthur Miller. |
| A statement on Left Unity's website said the sit-down was against "a more narrow teaching agenda in our schools". | A statement on Left Unity's website said the sit-down was against "a more narrow teaching agenda in our schools". |
| The 12-strong group posted pictures on Twitter of themselves in the DfE waiting room. | The 12-strong group posted pictures on Twitter of themselves in the DfE waiting room. |
| The plans also sparked debate at the Hay Festival. | The plans also sparked debate at the Hay Festival. |
| Michael Morpurgo, former children's laureate and author of War Horse, told BBC Wales there was bound to be resistance "if you insist on imposing books on teachers and then children". | Michael Morpurgo, former children's laureate and author of War Horse, told BBC Wales there was bound to be resistance "if you insist on imposing books on teachers and then children". |
| "I would grow up with people saying: 'You ought to read this, it's like medicine; take it, it'll make you better.' It very often doesn't. | "I would grow up with people saying: 'You ought to read this, it's like medicine; take it, it'll make you better.' It very often doesn't. |
| "I would like to see so much more in the hands of the teacher and the parents. | "I would like to see so much more in the hands of the teacher and the parents. |
| "If a teacher loves a book and passes that love on to the child, they'll catch fire with the love of that book". | "If a teacher loves a book and passes that love on to the child, they'll catch fire with the love of that book". |