Our Curriculum Aims:

The Romans and Greeks created a physical world of cities, ports, temples, fortifications and countless priceless artefacts, but it is through their languages that we can truly  appreciate their sheer cultural achievement and lasting influence. Every Year 7 attends Classical Studies, to begin to explore this world of myth and religion, custom and potlitics, war and peace. They start to understand how Latin is at the root of most of the medical and technical language of English, and many more ordinary words too. And then, if you choose to accept this mission, we can start to truly understand their thinking by learning their language.

We follow the new De Romanis course to take Latin students from the basics, with no prior knowledge assumed, to the gates of GCSE. In Year 8 we study how the Romans worshipped and understood their place in the world, through reading about their gods, and their myths, and the heroes they venerated as well. In Year 9, the focus becomes more historical, understanding why Julius Caesar seized power, who stood in his way, and how his assassination turned the Roman world upside down. And we have a long tradition of running trips to Italy and Greece to see the famous locations where it all happened.