Make sure Latin and Greek are included in this new government initiative. Minimus has a proven track record in primary schools. It should be a key part of primary language provision.   more »

Trier museum has scenes of families dining, of pupils and their teacher, and of tenants paying rent to their landlord, but I don't know how to interpret this one. Suggestions welcome. It's a good picture to illustrate different chairs and a table.   more »

According to Dr Coe's research, Latin is the most difficult exam followed by German, Spanish and French. The easiest for top-grade passes are sport/PE, design and technology (textiles), drama and the often-criticised media studies. He noted that there was more than a grade's difference between the hardest and easiest subjects.   more »

Benedict wrote in his memoirs, My Life: Memories 1927-1977, published when he was still a cardinal: "I was stunned by the ban on the ancient missal."   more »