Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers’ Day – Saturday 3 February 2018

Apologies – when advertising the Teachers’ Day (programme below), I forgot to say where it is!

The BMCA Teachers’ Day will be held at the University of Birmingham, in the Arts Building. The University is very accessible by car – there is lots of parking on site (free at the weekend), or you can travel by train to Birmingham New Street and then get a train to University. The trains run around every 7 minutes, and it is an easy ten minute walk from University Station to the Arts Building.

Looking forward to seeing lots of people there!

Joanna

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 Latin; discussion of the new specification in Classical Civilisation (Alex Orgee, OCR Subject Specialist – Classics)

11.30 – 11.45: Coffee break

11.45 – 12.45: Either: Teaching from material culture and images – Hannah Cornwell, University of Birmingham

Or: Teaching Minimus – Barbara Bell, Primary Latin Project

12.45 – 1.30: Lunch

1.30 – 2.30: Either: Odysseus and the Mycenaean World – Guy Kirkham-Smith

Or: Greek and Roman Religion – Ken Dowden, University of Birmingham

2.30 – 3.00: Classics for All Electra Programme: introducing Greek Clubs in schools – Kirsty McAlister, Edgbaston High School

3.00 – 4.00: Heroism in Homer and Virgil – Helen Lovatt, Nottingham University

4.00 – 4.30: Tea, final questions and departure

Please contact Joanna Johnson at Solihull School (JohnsonJ@SolSch.org.uk) to register your interest.

The cost of the event is £40 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.