Data and surveys
Here are links to some useful data on classics teaching in the UK and USA.
The author Steven Hunt bears no responsibility for the functioning or accuracy of the links provided here.
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List of UK Universities offering classical subjects
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List of outreach programmes at UK Universities
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Numbers of students taking classical subjects at GCSE and A-level in England and Wales
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Working Class Classics Survey 2024. Class in Classics.
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Classical Studies Trends: teaching Classics in secondary schools in the UK (2024). Journal of Classics Teaching.
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Where can Classics Take You? E-magazine, published by Bloomsbury Publishers.
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Types of Examinations in use on the UK - an overview. CUCD Bulletin 2020.
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Numbers of placements for Teacher Training offered. See CUCD Bulletin 2023.
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Language Trends British Council Report UK 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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BBC report: how do the new GCSE grades add up? (2018)
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Modern Language Association shows fall in USA languages enrolments (2015)
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USA National Latin Survey (2014)
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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages report (2008)
UK Universities offering classical subjects
The following universities offer classical subjects:
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Liverpool Hope University
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The Open University
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University College London
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University of Birmingham
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University of Bristol
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University of Cambridge
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University of Lincoln
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University of Winchester
The Council of University Classics Departments (CUCD) bulletins can be reached here.
University Outreach
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Many of the UK Universities offer outreach programmes for Classics – for teachers and for students. See the links below.
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Newcastle University Partners Programme has a Classics track.
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Royal Holloway College, University of London: Schools outreach.
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University of Birmingham,: Classics and Ancient History outreach.
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University of Cambridge: The Greeks, the Romans and Us
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University of Manchester: Schools and community engagement
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University of Oxford: Classics Outreach
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University of Swansea: Including the Literacy Through Latin project
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University of Warwick Stoa website
The Council for University Classics Departments has written a helpful guide for university outreach officers to get them started in post. It can be accessed here.
Numbers of students taking GCSE and A level exams in England and Wales
A year-by-year breakdown 2004-present examinations can be found on the CUCD website (includes university entrance figures).
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