Sources and Resources for Classics and Ancient History

Join CAHA and the Birmingham and Midlands Branch of the Classical Association for a day for teachers of Classics and Ancient History, featuring a special lecture by Roman historian and author Emma Southon on 'A Rome of One's Own: Putting Women back into Roman History'.

The day will include a session in our museum on using material culture in teaching, and a session with Alex Orgee on the OCR curriculum review. There will also be opportunities to hear about resources from Classics for All. 

Timetable

10:00 - 10:20 - Arrival and welcome

10:20 - 11:00 -  Session 1, Option A - Epic poetry: engaging with modern scholarship. Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos

10:20 - 11:00 - Session 1,  Option B - Classics Classroom Resources (Maximum Classics, Word Roots and more! Charlie Andrew

11:10 - 11:50 -  Session 2, Option A - Teaching with Ancient objects. Dr Maeve McHugh

11:10 - 11:50 -  Session 2, Option B -  Engaging students inside and outside the classroom. Sian Squire

11:50 - 12: 30 - Lunch

12:30 - 13:10 - Plenary Speaker, Option A - OCR curriculum review, reforms and scholarship. Alex Orgee

12:30 - 13:10 - Plenary Speaker, Option B- Classics for All: Overcoming Barriers - What help is there for me?

13:10 - 13:50 - Session 3, Option A- Teaching with Ancient Inscriptions. Dr William Mack

13:10 - 13:50 - Session 3, Option B - Ovid in the West Midlands - introducing and engaging students with Greek mythology

14:00 - 14:40 - Session 4, Option A - Sources and Resources for teaching Ancient Rome. Dr Hannah Cornwell

14:00 - 14:40 - Session 4, Option B - Teachers' Roundtable: sharing resources, tips and tricks

14:50 - 15:30 - Final Plenary - A Rome of One's Own: Putting Women back into Roman History. Dr Emma Southon.

Cost

£45 to include lunch and refreshments. Bursaries are available for teachers and trainees in maintained schools.
For further inquiries and to book a place contact Hebe Barlow at bham.classicsforall@contact.bham.ac.uk