This course offers the Prose B option, based on material from the Cambridge Latin Anthology (available to access online). This focuses around two texts, one from a writer from the second century AD, the other from two centuries earlier. The Eduqas GCSE in Latin aims to provide a foundation in linguistic and cultural competence, enabling learners to gain knowledge and understanding of the Roman world through reading and responding to its language and literature. In particular, this specification enables learners to: Every student is a unique client, and there is no standard course. We always begin by discussing learning methods and objectives. Our ambition is to ensure a learning experience tailored to the needs and expectations of each student. When a student is following a particular course at school, we will fit our teaching round that. This being said, we have a preference for teaching students to read Latin. We recommend that students should gain a thorough grounding in the grammar of Latin, and that they should read as much Latin as they can fit into their learning schedule. develop research and analytical skills which will empower them to become independent students and enquirers, equipping them for further study in arts, humanities and sciences. Cullen/Dormandy/Taylor – Latin Stories. This is a book of one hundred graded passages that reinforce all the grammar and vocabulary needed for success in GCSE Latin. It is a book of astonishing value. Once a student is beyond the most basic level, we place it at the heart of our teaching. Without making foolish guarantees, we believe that regular and thorough use of this book can take a student to Level 9 in the GCSE within a year.

Over time we will be developing extra resources such as video and audio materials, supplementary stories and exercises, assessments and more customisable learning tools and environments. These will be available via subscription in due course but not immediately, as we are prioritising the free materials to make sure that everyone using the CLC has a good foundation on which to build. We hope you will continue to support us as we work to create a library of resources and options for your classrooms. Teacher support Students must complete component 01 and any two from 02, 03, 04, 05 and 06 to be awarded the OCR GCSE in Latin. Component to encourage a wide range of approaches to language learning through the use of high quality audio-visual resources. develop and apply their critical, analytical and reflective skills to evaluate evidence from a range of sources facts’ you learnt at school that aren’t true any more Our knowledge is constantly evolving, and occasionally this means that, over time, things that were taught as ‘facts’ at school are no longer true.The second text is much shorter and consists of a short anecdote about an unscrupulous character, from the pen of the orator and politician, Cicero. The second section (worth 25%) has a series of options that can be taken, either the study of selections of prose or poetry. Without prejudice to our disclaimer about “no standard course,” a typical lesson with us involves explanations of grammar, and a close reading of a particular text, in which every unknown word and construction is fully discussed. In this way, students will be equipped to handle any unseen text in the examination, and will have no trouble with the set texts.

Children spend 56% more time on technology than they do playing outside There are many benefits to children spending time outside, from building physical health to improving sensory skills, but our recent study found that lots of parents are CSCP will continue to produce and distribute a wide range of digital and ancillary materials, many of which will continue to be completely free including: develop their knowledge and understanding of Latin literature and its associated values and society through the study of original texts, adapted and abridged as appropriateFor the language component of the course, you will study texts and stories in Latin to build knowledge and understanding of Latin vocabulary and grammar. This constitutes 50% of the course and provides a solid grounding for study of classical Latin at advanced level. There was a time when students would visit us at our premises in Deal. Nowadays, we are almost wholly on-line. We meet via Zoom, Skype, Meet, or whatever other platform is to our mutual convenience, demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the historical, literary and cultural context of a text and develop insights into the relevance of the Latin language, its literature and Roman culture to the modern world. Links to free online commentaries on Cicero, Tacitus and Virgil, useful for Latin students in Years 12 and 13. Teaching Classical Languages