Not sure if it’s taught still in Northern Ireland but Of Mice and Men hasn’t been examined for GCSE since around 2016. Michael Gove altered the GCSE courses and one of the changes to English Literature was that only texts by British writers could be studied. It also meant To Kill a Mockingbird, Heroes and other popular texts were removed.
What’s happened is that Of Mice and Men has been moved to earlier in school. So children in Years 7-8 are now reading it. Which is a bit of an issue as many children aren’t really ready to engage in the adult themes.
Not sure if it’s taught still in Northern Ireland but Of Mice and Men hasn’t been examined for GCSE since around 2016. Michael Gove altered the GCSE courses and one of the changes to English Literature was that only texts by British writers could be studied. It also meant To Kill a Mockingbird, Heroes and other popular texts were removed.
What’s happened is that Of Mice and Men has been moved to earlier in school. So children in Years 7-8 are now reading it. Which is a bit of an issue as many children aren’t really ready to engage in the adult themes.