This last week or so brought these new resources for Classics teachers and students… A new series of In Our Time began with a look at the Iliad. Liz Gloyn wrote the first in a series of blog posts on Love and Relationships, a Classical Civilisation topic. Richard Alston has started a comprehensive site on […]

A message from The Found In Translation Theatre Company   Workshop Consultation for Found In Translation Theatre Company We are currently looking to redevelop our classics-based workshops, and are keen to hear from teachers and education coordinators about what would appeal to you and your students. We are especially keen to hear from anyone overseeing […]

The following is a message from Open Book Publishers… I’m delighted to announce our latest Open Access release, Cicero, Philippic 2, 44-50, 78-92, 100-119. Latin Text, Study Aids with Vocabulary and Commentary, by Ingo Gildenhard. You can read and download it for free here but please consider purchasing our high-quality ebook or printed editions to […]

From the CA… DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS 30TH SEPTEMBER Dear Classics Teacher, The Classical Association Teaching Board would like to collate feedback from teachers on the new Latin and Greek qualifications at GCSE and A Level.  I am sure you would agree that it is vital that OCR and WJEC are made aware of what they […]

News of a new App! Android and iPhone! We are happy to introduce to you TimeTravelRome – a  mobile / digital solution for Roman history & literature students and teachers. TimeTravelRome is a unique mobile / tablet app covering thousands of monuments and places of the Roman Empire & hundreds of ancient texts. Roman sites […]

***Summer Essay Competition*** NON-SELECTIVE STATE SCHOOL SUBMISSIONS ONLY The Faculty of Classics, Oxford has teamed up with Oxford First-Generation Students Society to run a Summer Classics Essay Competition for pupils who attend non-selective state schools. Full details can be found on the poster below! Interested in History? We hope you will find the essay questions […]

St Mary’s Ascot has the following: 20 good quality used first edition ( unrevised) John Taylor Latin Beyond GCSE text books 20 Greek to GCSE Part 1 ( also unrevised, first editions, used and in fairly good condition) 23 Greek to GCSE Part 2 ( also unrevised, first edition, fairly good condition) And 6 Greek […]

Illustrated Classical Talks for School Assemblies Free talks given to School Assemblies on the Classical World. The talks have 3 purposes: (a) to generate interest in the classical world to large groups in whole-school/year-group assemblies (b) to persuade them of the continuing relevance of the classical world all around them (c) to encourage them to […]

News from the Summer School team… ‘Great news! More bursaries are available on a case by case basis on the Classical Civilisation and Ancient History summer school at Repton school (7th-12th July). For more information contact the Course Secretary, Kate Baylis. See our website for more information: http://ccsummerschool.weebly.com/‘

News from Terry Bird about his available running vocabularies for A Level and IB prescribed literature texts….   The new A Levels cost £32 and GCSEs £22.  Website – www.tabclassics.uk I am working on the texts for 2020-2021, have finished Aeneid XI Group 3, Tacitus Histories 1 Group 1, am finishing Horace Satires. I have […]