Events

A one-day conference for teachers of Latin and Classics held by Hands Up Education in conjunction with the Museum of London. A day with practical, fun and inspiring sessions, including: hands-on object handling sessions run by Laura Turnage, the museum’s Secondary Programme Manager, practical sessions on how to create excellent language, literature and civilisation lessons, … Continue reading "Classics teacher conference, Museum of London, 16th June 2018"

8-WEEK INTENSIVE GREEK AND LATIN SUMMER SCHOOL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND June 18th – August 9th 2018For the 19th year running, the Department of Classics at UCC offers an intensive 8-week summer school for beginners with parallel courses in Latin and Ancient Greek. The courses are primarily aimed at postgraduate students in diverse disciplines who … Continue reading "8-WEEK INTENSIVE GREEK AND LATIN SUMMER SCHOOL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND"

This year's Teacher Day at KCL... Hugh Bowden and John Pearce will both be giving talks on the newly-exhibited Mithras Temple in London, and the discussion to follow will cover ways in which school students can benefit from visits to such sites. A drinks reception in the early evening will offer teachers the chance to … Continue reading "Classics Teacher Day at KCL"

Come and join us at the University of Roehampton for an afternoon dedicated to the teaching of Classics. We will be exploring how schools across the UK are increasingly turning to Classical Civilisation and Ancient History to enrich the school curriculum, as well as the benefits of studying a classical subject at GCSE and A … Continue reading "Advocating Classics Education at Roehampton: Thursday 21 June, 2-7pm"

Increase your Language Provision and Stand out in the Crowd Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Lord of the Rings, even Magnum ice creams – your students love Classics already! Capitalise on their enthusiasm for all things Greek and Roman by weaving Classics into your curricular teaching. Latin and Classics is changing, emerging as an engaging support … Continue reading "Boost the Classics Provision at your School! Session for Teachers."

News of an event at Warwick.. On 2nd July 2018, the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick is hosting a free event for schools entitled 'Emperors, Coins, Frogs and Oracles' for students from schools across the country, along with their teachers. We are presenting a number of talks which fit in with key Classical Civilisation and Ancient History … Continue reading "‘Emperors, Coins, Frogs and Oracles’ A Warwick University Event for students from schools across the country, along with their teachers."

News from Warwick... Dear Classicists, Here at the University of Warwick we are pleased to announce the launch of the WARWICK CLASSICS NETWORK, a hub for the development of Classics and Ancient History teaching in schools throughout the West Midlands and beyond, and for the promotion of Warwick University Classics research. You can follow us on Twitter … Continue reading "‘EMPERORS, COINS, FROGS AND ORACLES’: 2nd July 2018 at the University of Warwick"

From Classics for All... Classical Mythology and Creative writing at KS2 and KS3 FREE CPD for teachers, Thursday 5th July at UCL - exact time to be confirmed Award-winning children’s author, Philip Womack, will use some of his classically inspired young people’s fiction to explore  the value of mythology as a springboard for creative writing. If you would … Continue reading "Classical Mythology and Creative writing at KS2 and KS3: FREE CPD for teachers"

Repton School, Derbyshire.  July 7th -12th 2018  Course Director: Daniel Paul | Course Secretary: Kate Baylis Applications accepted from 11th September! WHY COME? If you are aged 16 to 19, are really interested in the ancient world and would like to further explore all things Classical, this Summer School is definitely for you! Whether your … Continue reading "JSST (formerly JACT) Classical Civilisation & Ancient History Summer School"

The British School at Athens invites applications for a four - day intensive course for school teachers of Greek civilisation which will explore key subjects in the new GCSE and ‘A’ level in Ancient History and Classical Civilisation syllabus through site tours and evening lectures. This course covers several key themes including: the Periklean building … Continue reading "THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS INTENSIVE COURSE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS 11th – 15th July 2018"