OFFICERS HON. PRESIDENT 2025-26: PROFESSOR MICHAEL WOOD Michael is an acclaimed historian, broadcaster, and author whose groundbreaking work has shaped the field of public history for over four decades. He has produced more than 120 historical documentaries and written a series of bestselling books, engaging millions with his compelling narratives of the ancient, medieval, and... Read more »| The Classical Association
The Classical Association is an educational charity, dedicated to making classical subjects widely accessible. We support everyone who has an interest in the ancient world and our members are diverse – from the general public to academic specialists.| The Classical Association
by Helen McVeigh Northern Ireland sits in a rather isolated position: not only geographically but also academically. It has been 23 years since I began my masters degree at Queen’s University Belfast. The 2002-03 academic year welcomed the last intake of Classics students. It has been even longer still since Ulster University closed its Classics... Read more »| The Classical Association
Our Mission The Classical Association is an educational charity, dedicated to making classical subjects widely accessible. We support everyone who has an interest in the ancient world and our members are diverse – from the general public to academic specialists. As the Subject Association for Classics in the UK, we You can read more about... Read more »| The Classical Association
Education Bulletin Keep up to date with the latest news, CPD, resources and opportunities for your students, by signing up to our half-termly Education Bulletin: https://mailchi.mp/classicalassociation.org/education Getting started with Classics What We Offer .| The Classical Association
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
We were saddened to hear of the recent death of our former Vice-President (Honorary President 2010) Professor Richard Stoneman. A lifelong friend, Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, shares his memories of Richard and celebrates his career: Richard and I shared from our schooldays a love for the Classical World. We shared a study where we would competitively... Read more » The post Prof. Richard Stoneman: In Memory appeared first on The Classical Association.| The Classical Association
In September 2024, Matthew Rawcliffe was awarded an outreach grant by the CA for a project which aimed to design and create sensory packages for use in a series of dance performances retelling ancient Greek myths for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). Matthew describes the development of the project below. I am... Read more » The post Multi-Sensory Ancient Greece appeared first on The Classical Association.| 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
Elliot Grieve (Course Secretary) reflects on last year’s JACT Classical Civilisations & Ancient History Summer School. Together with the other JACT summer schools, this event is supported annually by the CA with funding towards the provision of bursaries. To find out more about our Grants scheme, click here. The Classical Civilisations & Ancient History summer school... Read more » The post JACT Classical Civilisations & Ancient History Summer School 2024 appeared first on The Classical A...| The Classical Association
Prof. Arlene Holmes-Henderson (CA Partnerships Officer) and Dr Jessica Dixon (CATB Team Lead for Greek and Latin) share how they have created Classics in Action, a new pedagogical resource for teachers of classical subjects. This book is the first of its kind in Classics pedagogy and is part of the In Action series published by... Read more » The post Classics in Action appeared first on The Classical Association.| The Classical Association
Bright Torches, a theatre and education company, runs workshops and performance projects for young people and their teachers. Tom Davey, founder and lead practitioner, has thoroughly enjoyed exploring ancient stories with young children and he recently shared his Career highlights in our Classics and Careers Podcast. “Through our drama-workshops and performance projects, Bright Torches uses... Read more »| 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
As the Subject Association for Classics, the CA offers a wide range of support for teachers of all classical subjects, at all stages of their career. The Classical Association Teaching Board (CATB), made up of teachers, examiners, subject reps, academics, curriculum providers and practitioners, was established to support teachers of classical subjects and ancient history at all levels.... Read more »| 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
Each year, the CA is proud to award prizes of £500 to individuals or projects which have had a significant and positive impact on the teaching of Classics in the UK. Our Awards recognise outstanding teaching and innovative pre-university education initiatives. 2024 Winners Karenza Nutley, Promoting the Study of Classics Award: Karenza qualified as a... Read more »| The Classical Association
This March, we headed to the University of Warwick for the 2024 CA Conference, where hundreds of delegates from across the world came to share their research, exchange ideas and build friendship and collaborations. Our huge thanks to the organising committee, headed by Prof. Alison Cooley, Prof. David Fearn and Dr Paul Grigsby, and all... 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
