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
Last year CSCP’s Caroline Musgrove met with Lottie Mortimer to chat about history pedagogy for the Classics classroom and Lottie’s work on the new edition of the Cambridge Latin Course. In this interview, Lottie discusses best practice in history teaching, what makes a good enquiry question and why it all matters, not just for schools … Read more
Are you looking for new ways to engage your students in Latin or the ancient world? Taking a trip to an ancient schoolroom might be just the thing! In this post, Professor Eleanor Dickey explains how the Reading Ancient Schoolroom came about, discusses the activities on offer and the historical evidence upon which they are based. Pupils … Read more
How is the new edition of the Cambridge Latin Course being received by students in the Latin classroom? In this post, Joanna Johnson, Head of Classics at Solihull School, shares her first impressions of the new textbook, and some of her students’ most interesting reactions! Lucia reads from Book I of the 5th edition, featuring female characters both old and new … Read more
What is a sensitivity reading, and how is it done? In this post, Pria Jackson reflects on her EDI work for the new edition of the Cambridge Latin Course, and on what the process can bring to our classrooms and our representations of the ancient world. Introducing Queen Catia, who has not only a name … Read more
From accessible cultural background sections to more human stories, Elizabeth Hayes, Curriculum Lead Tutor at the University of Sussex, shares some first impressions of the new CLC 5th edition, Book II. An illustration accompanying the new story, Rōmānus vulnerātus, in Stage 13 of the UK 5th edition. My love of Book II of the Cambridge Latin Course was cemented in the … Read more
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
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
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
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
