Marcus Rashford's campaign for the government to extend the free school meals programme during the coronavirus pandemic will be studied by those taking GCSE media studies.
Rashford effectively used Twitter to ensure children who would otherwise have gone hungry were provided for as schools shut across the United Kingdom last year.
The Manchester United forward, 23, was awarded an MBE for his activism and now spearheads the Child Food Poverty Taskforce, having relied on free school meals as a child.
Rashford has also won the admiration of the nation for championing racial equality and launching a book club for disadvantaged children.
From next September, pupils studying the AQA media studies GCSE will learn about Rashford's use of social media to communicate his message and push for positive change.
AQA is one of many exam boards aiming to freshen-up their syllabuses to ensure they are relevant to the modern day, and they have set up an expert group in equality, diversity and inclusion.
Rashford's campaigning will form one of the new 'close study projects' in AQA's curriculum, alongside Marvel superhero Black Widow, Kiss radio's breakfast show, Heat magazine and His Dark Materials, the television series based on Philip Pullman’s novels.
"Marcus Rashford is one of the most influential and inspirational young people in the UK, so students can learn a huge amount from how he uses social media to make a real impact," said Sandra Allan, the head of AQA's creative arts curriculum.
"It’s not just an opportunity for them to learn about social media – it’s also a great way to learn about important social and race issues as part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the curriculum."
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Rashford has published a number of powerful open letters on his social media accounts which cite his own experiences of poverty and racism to enact change.
"My mum worked full time, earning the minimum wage, to make sure we always had a good evening meal on the table - but it was not enough," wrote the England international in one letter.
"The system was not built for families like mine to succeed, regardless of how hard my mum worked."
Rashford also published a statement after he, alongside Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, suffered horrendous racial abuse after missing his penalty against Italy in July's Euro 2020 final.
"I can take critique of my performance all day long, my penalty was not good enough, it should have gone in but I will never apologise for who I am and where I came from," he wrote.
"I'm Marcus Rashford, 23 year old black man from Withington and Wythenshawe, South Manchester. If I have nothing else I have that."
