P.
G. Bond (Head
of Department)
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R.
J. Stride(Head of Faculty) |
A.S.F.Cawthorn
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The Classics Department is fortunate to possess a
good range of posters, slides and video recordings,
all of which are regularly used in the teaching of
Classical Civilisation. Pupils’ work is regularly
displayed. In addition, there is a computer at the
back of Room 46, which is linked to the School network
and to the Internet. There are a number of CD-ROMs,
which are available for use. There are textbooks for
pupils and a large library of specialist books. There
is also a small specialist Classics library in Room
43a. Most Classical Civilisation sets are taught in
Room 45, although the timetable dictates that some
groups will be taught in other rooms in the Trinity
Building and in the rest of the school.
Curriculum
Year
9
Pupils study French, German and Latin for the first
two years in the School. For Year 9 pupils must choose
two subjects from Classical Civilisation, French, German
and Latin. They must choose one Modern Language.
The Classical Civilisation course has been written
specifically for this Year group. There are five topics
studied: - the Roman Army, Herodotus and the Persian
War, Greek Myths, Greek Theatre and the Olympic Games,
Roman Sport and Leisure. Each of these topics is studied
for half a term.
GCSE
At GCSE we follow the OCR Classical Civilisation 1940
syllabus. There are four topics studied: - Sparta and
the Spartan system, a portion of the Odyssey of Homer,
Pompeii and two plays of Aristophanes, the Acharnians
and the Lysistrata. There are two pieces of coursework,
each one takes half a term to complete.
AS & A2
At AS and A2 we follow the AQA course. For AS we study
Athenian Democracy and the Iliad of Homer. For the
third module a course work module is required and there
is a study of three comedies of Aristophanes. For A2
the modules followed are Greek Tragedy, Roman Architecture
and Town Planning. The coursework topic is Roman Britain.
We have deliberately chosen the topics to minimise
overlap. This is to maximise the range of experience
that a pupil undergoes. Where it is possible, visits
are made to sites of interest, museums and plays.
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