TeacherEve Event with the East London Classics Summer School and Classics for All

Dear teachers/HoDs

RE: CfA and ELCSS TeacherEve Event | Hackney | Thurs 17 Oct 2024 @ 6pm

Classics For All South & The East London Classics Summer School are delighted to invite all educators and supporters of Classics to attend our first ever joint TeacherEve event at our ELCSS Hackney offices.

Invitees: teachers, ‘Golden Time’ academics, sponsors, supporters, former students, Classics enthusiasts


Our objectives:

  • To say thank you to each and every one of you for supporting the ELCSS mission
  • Provide an opportunity to meet & mingle with other like-minded educators of the classical world and discuss common issues
  • To inform teachers of the work of Classics for All in promoting and developing Classics in schools across the region
  • To share best practice and pedagogical value
  • Eat, drink & be merry!


The Brief in brief:

  • Date: Thurs 17 Oct 2024
  • Time: 6pm-8pm
  • Venue: The East London Classics Summer School offices, 9 Shepherd’s Lane, Hackney, E9 6JJ.
  • Cost: FREE

The Programme

6pm – 6.20pm:                 Arrival & refreshments

6.20pm – 6.35pm:            Segment 1 | ELCSS & The Work We Do – Sarah Merali-Smith (ELCSS)

6:35pm – 6.55pm:            Segment 2 | ‘Thoughts and Strategies on teaching literature for Latin GCSE’ – Mark Wilmore (WHS)

6.55pm – 7.05pm             Segment 3 | ‘Increasing uptake at KS4/5’ – Ottilie Cheetham (CfA)

7.05pm – 7.15pm             Break

7.15pm – 7.45pm             Segment 4 | Q&A Plenary: All Things Classics – Prof. Dan Orrells (KCL)

7.45pm –                            Further mingling/networking…

8pm –                                 valete!


We’d love for you to join us for our inaugural teacher event, and please do share with colleagues & fellow classics teachers, who might be interested. 

To RSVP, please click here by Friday 27 Sept 2024. 

Kindest regards

The East London Classics Summer School