Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE
@ProfArleneHH
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Professor of Classics Education and Public Policy. Rhetoric, oracy & critical skills. Officer @classical_assoc. Vice Chair @policyupen. Exec Committee @ucflangs
Durham and Cambridge
Joined November 2013
@educationgovuk has published a new report on #ancient #languages in #primary #schools in England by @katrinajkelly and me. Thanks to @torchoxford @oxpolicyengaged @classicsincomm @oxfordclassics @oxengage @uniofoxford @oxhumanities
gov.uk
A review of existing literature on Latin and Ancient Greek provision in primary schools.
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Inquiry open for evidence submissions: Student loans and taxation of graduates - Committees - UK Parliament @UKParl_Research
committees.parliament.uk
In 1998 the Government first introduced tuition fees for higher education. Since then, the costs borne by students for their tuition has risen, and correspondingly so has the amount that students can...
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Ofqual consultation: Introducing new Criteria for Recognition - https://t.co/CX1bAs6KBw
gov.uk
Ofqual is consulting on the introduction of new Criteria for Recognition to secure safe and timely delivery of 3 new types of qualification for post-16 students.
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Very excited to be heading to #Portugal as @FCGulbenkian Professor in the Humanities at @ULisboa in 2026-2027. I hope to deepen connections between research, policy and practice for #Classics #Education. @ukinportugal @CoimbraGroup #TransformativeHumanities
Congratulations @profarlenehh of @Durham_Classics on being awarded the Gulbenkian Professorship in the Humanities🙌 She will work with Portuguese colleagues @ULisboa_ co-authoring publications, meeting policymakers & hosting an international conference. #TransformativeHumanities
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Love modern languages and education? ✨ Come and work with us @QUBelfast on an exciting new AHRC-funded project looking predominantly at language learning in secondary schools in the Celtic Nations!
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Huge congratulations to our @Durham_Classics team! 🎉 Their ‘Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives’ project - led by @profarlenehh & @edithmayhall with @Novuschange - has won an Outstanding Team Quality Award. 👉 Read more about their award-winning project: https://t.co/JJu5CgzqTq
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This was such a pleasure. I talked about the cross-curricular benefits of introducing #Latin at KS2. Thanks to @Classical_Assoc, @classicsforall, @Hellenic_Soc and @TheRomanSoc for sending leaflets in advance. I think your grants programmes will be busy!
The participants at The PTI Primary Symposium are enjoying a talk from @ProfArleneHH on classics education this morning #PTISymposium26
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Relevant for all of us who research #communication and #oracy.
Research by @t_yarrow of @AnthDurham1 challenges the idea that emotional openness is the only route to connection & friendship. He found that care & intimacy can be forged through shared work, banter and even silence. 👉 https://t.co/xMry2sDXce
@ConversationUK #DUresearch
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So excited to be training prison educators in delivery of Aristotle’s ethics in Manchester this week with @ProfArleneHH. @LeverhulmeTrust @durham_uni @ClassCivAncHist
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Exciting way to end 2025. Thanks to @uksciencechief for the opportunity to bring evidence from the #Arts and #Humanities into government. @BritishAcademy_ @ahrcpress @durham_uni
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Name change announcement! Formerly known as the London Hellenic Prize, from now on we will be the International Hellenic Prize. Everything else will remain unchanged - our award, submissions criteria, and objectives. Looking forward to a long future of prizegiving!
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CONFERENCE UK subject meeting for classicists and ancient historians, organised with CUCD @cucdbulletin 🗓️16 December, 9:45am - 6pm 📍Senate House ⤵️Details and booking: https://t.co/XT0kaycxbi
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Thanks to all the people who attended in person & online my @Classical_Assoc lecture at @CamClassics last night. Great to welcome so many educators from @camedfac & @classarch. I spoke about @edithmayhall’s ‘Aristotle in prison education’ project @durham_uni. @LeverhulmeTrust
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Excited to be in the latest magazine @ShearsmanBooks, with some very loose queer #Polari versions of #Catullus. My first published poems. Hope readers enjoy these trifles. #ClassicalReception
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Want to engage with #parliament? This @UKParliament page has a range of video resources to help researchers (including PhD students). @PolicyUpen @BritishAcademy_ @ahrcpress
parliament.uk
Parliament offers online training for academics and knowledge mobilisers exploring how to engage with Parliament through research
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I had a fantastic time at @EmmaCambridge with @MazzucatoM learning about #mission #oriented #government, #economic #growth & #public #purpose. This classicist particularly enjoyed: 1. #Aristotle’s #telos & #polis 2. Acknowledgement of the #humanities’ value! @BennettSchoolPP
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At @CamClassics today to exchange ideas on #ancient #language #learning with #academics, #teachers and #trainees. Great to hear from Prof Christian Laes @euroclassica on the #history of #speaking and #listening in Latin/Greek teaching. https://t.co/jewkt8QS5b
#songs #stories
latinitium.com
Learn to read and speak Latin with our guides, articles, books, audiobooks, and videos.
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Good to see this new special issue on #languages and the CAR. We should add a paper on #ancient #languages to reflect the #breadth of the #languages #curriculum. @UCFLangs @classical_assoc
https://t.co/FMnnsa1PuK
tandfonline.com
Explore the article collection: Language Education in the Curriculum. Published in The Language Learning Journal.
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