Avatar photoCaroline Bristow

I am the current Director of the Cambridge School Classics Project and have been involved in outreach work, especially in terms of access to Classics and to Higher Education, since my time as an undergraduate and then postgraduate student at Oxford University where I read Ancient and Modern History. Previous to this I was the Classics and Religious Studies Subject Specialist at the exam board OCR (part of Cambridge Assessment). I have taught a variety of subjects in the UK state sector at GCSE, AS and A Level, including Classical Civilisation, Classical Greek, Religious Studies, Philosophy and Anthropology. Each summer I teach on the JSST Repton Summer School, to get a small 'fix' of classroom time.

valē, Pat Story

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2 women and 2 men - Jill, Robin, Pat and Roger - standing in a row holding champagne glasses. They are standing in a large hall and behind them are other attendees at the event.

We were deeply sorry to hear of the passing of ex-Director Pat Story, who remained an active part of the CSCP familia right up until her death at the age of 93. Here current Director Caroline Bristow reflects on Pat’s extraordinary contrubutions to classrooms around the world. Jill Dalladay, Robin Griffin, Pat, and Roger Dalladay at the launch … Read more

Success in language acquisition (and GCSEs)

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In this post, Director Caroline Bristow explores how the CLC’s carefully constructed linguistic plan has been adapted to respond to ever tighter teaching schedules and exam pressures. A selection of images from the new edition of the Cambridge Latin Course, including the new About the Language and Practising the Language sections.  When CSCP undertook Caecilius is Listening research … Read more

Working women – Clara

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The artifex Clara will replace Celer in the new Cambridge Latin Course. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow describes the research that shaped Clara’s representation in the new UK and International edition and the evidence for working women in the ancient world. Clara paints a picture. The fresco is from the House of the Surgeon in Pompeii … Read more

It’s a girl! – Lucia

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The household of Caecilius has gained a daughter in the new UK and International edition of the Cambridge Latin Course. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow introduces Lucia and explores the surviving evidence for the lives of girls like her in the Roman world. A new illustration of Lucia for the UK and International fifth edition … Read more

Old friends – Barbillus

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The character Barbillus has made his way to Book I in the new UK and International edition. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow introduces the history behind the character and the evidence we used to better capture his Greco-Syrian-Egyptian heritage.  Barbillus in the new edition of the CLC. On either side of him are the … Read more

The story’s the thing…

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The household of Caecilius in Roman dress gather round with him at the centre.

From Quintus’ little sister to the introduction of Barbillus as amīcus in Book I, there’s lots to look forward to in the new edition. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow reflects on the narrative that students and teachers love and the changes you can expect from the new UK and International edition. The familia of Caecilius in full colour. The … Read more

KS3 History with Amarantus and his neighbours

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CSCP is delighted to have launched its new KS3 History project Amarantus and his neighbourhood. In these short videos Director Caroline Bristow explains how to use the new materials and introduces the newest member of the CSCP familia. Introduction These videos have been created based on an online event hosted by Classics For All’s Bristol hub, many thanks to … Read more

Scholarship for the Classroom: BAME Medea

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Three performers from the production BAME Medea

In the first of our “Scholarship for the Classroom” pieces, Caroline Bristow looks at how 2018’s BAME Medea production in Oxford can be used as a piece of scholarship for A Level Classical Civilisation, and provides links to the resources and discussion surrounding it. A still from the from the 2018 production of Medea at Keble College, … Read more

salvēte omnēs: the importance of welcoming everyone

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Four students holding certificates and prizes

Director Caroline Bristow addresses the importance of inclusion to the core mission of CSCP: ensuring that Classics flourishes in classrooms. This article also introduces the theme of race and decolonisation which will be the focus of this blog’s opening series of posts. Susan Hadaki, Kiruthiga Koneswaran, Hanifa Izzatillaeva and Nia Smith of Townley Grammar School at the … Read more