Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers’ Day | 2 February 2019

The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association would like to invite all teachers to their annual Teachers’ Day, which will be held in the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham. Please see the programme for the day below.

Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers’ Day

Saturday 2 February 2019

9.30-9.45:            Arrival, coffee and welcome

9.45-10.30:         Discussion of the new A Level Classical Civilisation specifications, Alex Orgee, OCR

10.40-11.30:      Session A: Discussion of the new GCSE Classical Civilisation specifications, Alex Orgee, OCR

Session B: GCSE Latin, Eduqas, David Stephenson, Eduqas

11.30-12.00:        Coffee break with Alex Orgee and David Stephenson

12.00-1.00:         Session A: Love and Relationships, Elena Theodorakopoulos, University of Birmingham

Session B: Politics of the Late Republic, Henriette van der Blom, University of Birmingham

1.00-2.00:            Lunch

2.00-3.00:            Session A: Imperial Image, Lily Agri, University of Birmingham

Session B: Barbarians and Sparta, Andrew Bayliss, University of Birmingham

Session C: Greek Tragedy, Polly Stoker, University of Birmingham

3.00-3.15:            Coffee break

3.15-4.00:            ‘Women’s Responses to Homer: Not Such Silent Girls’, Elena Theodorakopoulos, University of                                     Birmingham

4.00-4.30:            Tea, final questions and departure

Please contact Joanna Johnson at Solihull School (Johnsonj@solsch.org.uk) to register your interest and book a place on the day.

The cost of the event is £45 per attendee which can be paid on the day. Receipts can be supplied after the event. Schools do not need to be a member of the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association to attend.