Barr Beacon is proud to announce that due to the school’s commitment to diversity we have been successful in being awarded position as ambassadors to Pearsons Lit in Colour programme!

Pearson, the world’s learning company, has joined forces with Penguin Random House UK and race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust to become part of the Lit in Colour programme.

As the UK’s largest awarding body, Pearson will work with Penguin and 100 secondary schools to offer support and resources to encourage the integration of English Literature set texts by writers of colour at both GCSE and A Level.