"So why did you decide to become a Latin teacher?".Me: "Because I was still bitter about not having the opportunity to study Latin at secondary school.".

RT @ClassicsNorth: @Classical_Assoc is hosting a FREE in-person CPD day for teachers of Ancient History on 28 Jan 2025 @harrowclassics Trav….

RT @StevenHuntClass: Interested in teaching Classics? Read this: .#Classics .#pgce.

I was originally quite sceptical of @HandsUpEduc's decision to introduce the word 'psittacus' (parrot) in Chapter 2 of Suburani. However, when you teach in London and have parakeets constantly chattering outside your classroom window, it's actually a very useful Latin word. 🦜.

RT @BloomsburyClass: As part of our #WhereCanClassicsTakeYou campaign, we've launched a digital magazine! A celebration of this fantastic s….

RT @ancient_tokens: are you teaching @OCR_Classics imperial image this year? If so you might find some new resources of use! @WarwickClassN….

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I recently went to the Lake District for a few days. I had to visit the local Roman fortress. #ClassicsTeacher #HistoryTeacher

RT @OCR_Classics: Our #AncientHistory, #ClassCiv, #Latin and #ClassicalGreek CPD programme for the next year is now being made available.….

The British Council's Language Trends 2024 survey shows positive news for classical languages:.📈Primary: Latin is in the 'top four' primary languages, being taught in 3% of primaries. 📈Secondary: 29 state schools reported Latin as a full curriculum subject compared to 8 in 2023.

RT @Classical_Assoc: The CA is hosting a FREE online CPD Day for Classical Languages on Tuesday 2 July. With practical sessions such as mo….

🏺Classics teachers - come and join us at ARLT this summer! 🏛️ Summer school is such a brilliant week and bursaries are available!.This year I'll be running an option group on adaptive teaching in Latin and Classics lessons.

Provisional GCSE & A Level exam entries are out:.- GCSE Ancient Languages 📉 -1%.- GCSE Classical Civilisation 📈 11.7%.- A Level Classical Subjects 📈 9%.

If you run a Classics club and are ever stuck for ideas, the @TED_ED 'Myths from Around the World' playlist is a brilliant starting point for any session: Below each video you'll find a link to further resources and discussion points on their website. 🏺🏛️.

Teaching the Underworld? 🏺💀👻 .Last year, @TED_ED dropped a video of the Sibyl giving Achilles a tour of the Underworld which includes those mentioned in Ovid's account of Orpheus and Eurydice. Great for GCSE Classical Civilisation Myth & Religion.

You can now read about my conversation with @CJMusgrove88 on the cultural background sections in the #CLC5th and the pedagogy that underpins them on the #CSCPblog.

Spent 3 days away with Y10 on my second DofE trip of the year. Glorious weather and so many red kites! Unfortunately I haven't had the capacity to help with DofE for a few years and I didn't realise how much I missed it! 🏕️

📚2️⃣0️⃣ Cleopatra's Daughter by Jane Draycott. I enjoyed this a lot and will definitely be using it next time I teach the A Level Classical Civilisation Imperial Image unit. It's a very accessible read and Cleopatra Selene is such a fascinating individual.

When a friend left teaching, she gifted me all the lollipop sticks which she had bought on her PGCE year and never used. (If you know you know.) I've put them to good use.

Has anyone else noticed any other quirks of the AS Level Latin DVL? Are there anymore words which are expected at GCSE level but not AS?.

3. Whilst pulcher was glossed, on the same paper Iovis /Iuppiter was not. Interestingly, Iuppiter is specifically mentioned in the specification as a type of noun but is not included in the DVL. From the same spec point, domus and vis appear on the DVL but bos does not.