For Classics teachers
The Guildford Classical Association is holding its Sixth Form Lecture at the Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB at 5.30-7pm on Tuesday, 7th November. Dr Thomas Mannack (LMH, Oxford) will speak about what we can learn about Ancient Greek society from the study of Greek vases. There will be refreshments available on arrival followed by […]
Studying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at University A Conference for Sixth-Formers The Royal Asiatic Society and The British Museum, London Saturday 3rd March 2018 Egypt and Mesopotamia (modern Iraq; ancient Sumer, Assyria and Babylon) bequeathed to posterity some of the most fascinating remains from all of the ancient world. Today it is possible to […]
MEDEA: WRITTEN IN RAGE 17 – 18 November By Jean René Lemoine Directed and translated by Neil Bartlett The stage is set for a gig – a microphone, a bank of speakers and smoke hanging in the air. A figure in an extraordinary gown emerges from the shadows. This is Medea – returned to tell […]
On Wednesday 11th October at 4.30 pm, Mr Bijan Omrani will be speaking on: The conquest of Gaul: how Caesar changed Europe In the 50s BC, Julius Caesar conducted a blood-soaked sequence of campaigns against the tribes of ancient Gaul. On the pretext of curbing an imminent barbarian threat to the Roman Republic, he subjugated […]
On Friday 17th November the Harrodian School, London SW13 9QN are hosting their annual Harrodian School Sixth Form Classics conference. It runs all day and the sessions cover Virgil and Homer, Greek Drama/Greek Theatre, Latin love poetry and Augustan propaganda. Please email gseaton@harrodian.com for further details.
North London Collegiate School Thursday 9th November 2017 4.15-6.30pm Teachers and students are invited to join us for two talks by guest speakers at our annual Classics Symposium event. Professor Miriam Leonard, Professor of Greek Literature and its Reception at UCL, will be giving a talk entitled “‘Ancient Drama into Modern” Mrs Julia Trocmé-Latter, numismatist, will speak […]
5th October In partnership with Edgbaston High School for Girls and the Birmingham and Midlands Schools’ Classics Hub, Classics for All is running a FREE information afternoon for secondary school teachers in the maintained sector who are interested in exploring how Ancient Greek can be used to enrich the curriculum. During the session, there will […]
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association would like to invite all teachers to their annual Teachers’ Day. Please see the programme for the day below. Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers’ Day Saturday 3 February 2018 9.30 – 9.45: Arrival, coffee and welcome 9.45 – 11.30: Feedback on the new GCE and GCSE specifications in […]
I am delighted to announce the Autumn lecture of the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association: Walking with Socrates: Philosophy in the City of Athens Professor Tim Whitmarsh 12th October at 5.30pm Arts Lecture Room 1, University of Birmingham This event is free, but schools do need to be members of the BMCA. […]
Latin and Greek language training A free 1.5 day course for secondary teachers 2.00 – 5.00pm on Friday 20th October 9.00am – 5.00pm on Saturday 21st October Hosted by Harrow School Classics for All, a national charity which works to widen access to classical subjects, is delighted to be working in partnership with Harrow […]