Coursework could become a thing of the past for GCSE students in many subjects, the government's exams watchdog said.   more »

Apparently the teacher suspended for using Pompeii graffiti is back at work.   more »

I haven't managed the technology yet, but The Times offers a podcast of Boris Johnson's talk to the Oxford Literary Festival   more »

For the next week the entries for Septimius Severus and Caracalla from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography are accessible here.   more »

Radio 5 Live is now discussing the need for linguists in this age of terrorism.   more »

The latest list has arrived from Oxford. I like the look of a book on   more »

A Latin tutor has suggested to me that the ARLT site could add another useful service, a directory of Latin tutors.   more »

The son of my colleague has just resuscitated a high school student-produced Latin newspaper called "Latin Lives" and needs help from high school Latin students everywhere to help keep it going.   more »

Mr Boston revealed the QCA plans to cut the total duration of A-level exams from 10.5 hours to a maximum of seven hours, with students sitting four papers a year rather than six.   more »

Last Friday's 30 Minutes, which I caught while away staying with my daughter, was a sustained attack on independent schools by someone who seemed to be a teacher in a comprehensive school. I can't be sure of the details because I came in part way through.   more »

http://atriades.blogspot.com/ reports on a Classics Day on March 19th, and has masses of pictures.   more »

Kris Waite has told me about an article by A.N. Wilson in today's Daily Telegraph on the occasion of the publication of the 500th Loeb.   more »

Yesterday's radio programme on Sappho was a pleasant listen, and although I didn't learn much that was new to me, ...   more »

Some pictures of the replica of the Shield of Achilles in Chatsworth.   more »

The Independent of Friday 17th March 2006 has an 8-page supplement called 'The Secret of Happiness - why the ancients hold the key.'   more »

Apparently the Evening Standard has reported on the revival of Latin   more »

The Harwood Principal is David Driscoll his e-mail is - didriscoll@harwood.org

Latin teachers world wide should e-mail him to express their support for Tammy Mumford.   more »

It is difficult for me to find words to express my disappointment in the decision to suspend Tami Munford from her teaching position at Harwood. My daughter is in her TA and Latin classes, and she was among the students to whom Mrs. Munford distributed the material some have evidently found so inappropriate for high school Latin students as to warrant the suspension of this dedicated and honorable teacher.   more »

Education Guardian today carries a response b y Jonathan Wolff to those Tories who claimed that it was no bad thing if fewer undergraduates were studying 'traditional arts subjects.'   more »

Guardian Education reports that some of the OU teaching materials will be freely available on line later this year.   more »

I had an email passed on to me a couple of days ago from Katie Burningham, who introduces herself thus:

As the outreach officer for the Classics Faculty at Oxford, I am responsible for organising a series of activities to raise the profile of Classics in schools,   more »

Tony Keen, who lives in Tonbridge, has recently started a Blog of Classical interest, including a review of the King's College London Greek play last month.   more »

Let's all do media studies! Then we'll be sure of a job. Oh yes?   more »

David Carter came to the ARLT Refresher Day with copies of his GCSE set text editions, and he did a good sales job - I saw several copies being bought.   more »

The Hellenic Society (Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies) have 4 special offers which I picked up at the Refresher Day on Saturday.   more »

ARLT wiki, calendar and notice board   more »

Almost 60 of us gathered in a university building in Russell Square for this annual INSET Day, and everyone I talked to or overheard was saying what a good day it was. I've set up a website specially for following up the day.   more »

Having been approached by Hellene Travel only this last week, and having put their announcement on this blog a couple of days ago, I heard a teacher yesterday at the ARLT Refresher Day wax enthusiastic about   more »

A fellow BSA member, friend, teacher and previous customer CHRIS LILLINGTON-MARTIN is willing to supervise a group of interested Students (18yrs or above on day of departure) to Roma post exam session July 2006.   more »

I note that the A.C.L. will be holding a workshop in June for first-time Latin teachers. Among the topics I note "using oral Latin",   more »

The excellent Peter Wiseman has edited a book for OUP called Classics in Progress - Essays on Ancient Greece and Rome. It costs £21.99 paperback, and seems really a kind of super-magazine. Some of the topics might tickle your fancy. I recognise wel--respected and established names among the list of authors.   more »

OUP has published a translation of Livy 21-30 entitled Hannibal's War.   more »