Posts tagged Latin
Evening Standard: Languages mustn’t become the preserve of the rich
Evening Standard: Languages mustn’t become the preserve of the rich

In Junior School, my daughter was introduced to: French, Spanish, German and Mandarin. In year 7, she was taught how to learn any language and spent a term learning: German, Russian and Mandarin. In year 8, she’s now being taught: Latin, German and Italian.

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Education, English, Family, Higher Education, Languages, Media ArticleSarah NorrisLando EducationLando, Lando Education, languages, Russian, Mandarin, French, Spanish, Latin, Italian, Germans, foreign language, MFL, Google translate, Brexit, Melanie Mcdonagh, GCSEComment
The Times: Poorer pupils learn to benefit from Classics
The Times: Poorer pupils learn to benefit from Classics

Latin and the works of Sophocles are no longer the preserve of public schools thanks to a project that links professors with underprivileged teenagers.

An initiative between King’s College London (KCL) and Newham Sixth Form College in east London offering lessons in Classics to bright sixth-form pupils is now in its second year.

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Charity, Education, Higher Education, Languages, Media ArticleSarah NorrisLando EducationLatin, The Times, media article, Sophocles, public schools, state schools, Kings College London, KCL, Newham Sixth Form College, classics, sixth-form, students, education, lectures, ancient literature, religion, theology, Persian History, philosophyComment