We’re delighted to invite you to the University of Oxford’s Classics Teachers’ Day 2026, our annual CPD day designed for teachers of Latin, Greek and Classical Civilisation. This year’s programme is built around the new Latin A Level syllabus, with practical sessions you can take straight back to the classroom.
When & where
Friday 20 March 2026, 10:00–16:15
Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles’, Oxford OX1 3LU.
Register (free, places limited):
- Event details & full programme — Faculty website: Classics Teachers’ Day 2026
- Book your place — Eventbrite registration
Programme highlights (all sessions align with A Level Latin set texts/themes):
- 10:40–11:20 — Vergil, Aeneid 4 — Prof. Matthew Leigh (St Anne’s)
- 11:20–12:00 — Tacitus, Annales 14 — Prof. Simon Malloch (Wadham)
- 12:00–12:30 — Introducing Maximum Classics — Charlie Andrew (Director) — ideas for building Classics in feeder primaries
- 13:45–14:25 — Ovid, Metamorphoses 7 — Dr Gail Trimble (Trinity)
- 14:25–15:05 — Lucretius, De rerum natura 1 — Dr Barnaby Taylor (Exeter)
- 15:35–16:15 — Cicero, Pro Roscio — Dr Andrew Sillett (Brasenose)
Travel support
We may be able to cover travel expenses for teachers at UK state schools. To apply, please email outreach@classics.ox.ac.uk.
Questions?
- Dr Tristan Franklinos — tristan.franklinos@classics.ox.ac.uk
- Dr Andrew Sillett — andrew.sillett@classics.ox.ac.uk
- Outreach Team — outreach@classics.ox.ac.uk
Please do share this invitation with colleagues you think might be interested. We look forward to welcoming you to the Ioannou Centre.
Note: this is not a Classical Association event – please contact the organisers directly with any enquiries.