The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Classics, established in 2024, provides a forum for parliamentarians to discuss, with others, issues of strategic national importance affecting the teaching and learning of Classics in schools, universities, museums and communities. The Classical Association acts as the Secretariat for the Group. The inaugural meeting for the group was held on... Read more »| The Classical Association
In August 2025, the Higher Education Policy Institute published a report; The Language Crisis: Arresting decline, authored by classicist Megan Bowler. You can read the HEPI report in full here This report found that just 2.97 percent of A Levels taken in 2024 were for modern languages, Welsh and Irish, and classical languages, and that language... Read more »| The Classical Association
How I got into Classics (and why you should too!) This post, recently posted on her Coffee & Classics blog, explores Anika Murali’s journey to discover the ancient world, as part of our #CelebratingClassics campaign. My entry into the Classical world was pretty unconventional. It all started with a TV series: Downton Abbey. The period drama... Read more » The post Anika’s Classical Journey appeared first on The Classical Association.| The Classical Association
Classical Association member, Margaret Thorpe, formerly Principal Examiner for Latin at WJEC, has shared why Classics is important to her, as part of our #CelebratingClassics Campaign. Now retired, Margaret enjoys reading Latin Literature with a group of adults at Shrewsbury Museum and Art gallery. The Classics have enriched my life beyond measure. Not only have they... Read more » The post A Celebration of Classics appeared first on The Classical Association.| The Classical Association
Our Honorary President for 2024-25, Professor Stephen Halliwell, shares his thoughts on why Classics is important and reveals his own journey to discover the ancient world, as part of our #CelebratingClassics campaign. Come along to our Conference this July to listen to Stephen’s Presidential Address on ‘Plato versus Homer: a fault-line in Greek culture?’ “This... Read more »| The Classical Association
The Classical Association is a major giver of grants to classical projects, mainly but not exclusively in the UK.| The Classical Association
CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2026 Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester Friday 10 – Sunday 12 April 2026 The CA Conference is the largest annual Classics Conference in the UK and brings together everyone with an interest in the ancient world, from across the globe. Next year, we’re headed to… Manchester Metropolitan University and... Read more »| The Classical Association
The Classical Association joined forces with Classics for All in 2021 to survey the teaching community to gain a better understanding of both the current state of classics and the experience of teachers in schools across the country. The results prompted the Classical Association to begin a review of the English classical qualifications, in anticipation... Read more »| The Classical Association
Our competitions are free to enter and we have something for everyone – whether you love creative writing, designing posters, performing arts, practising your oracy skills or answering an essay question, you can get involved. Browse the tabs above to see the results of some of our recent competitions and click the boxes below to... Read more »| The Classical Association
