Classics Teachers Forum

Join us for our CAI-T Conference and AGM this November the 13th at Trinity City Hotel from 9am to 5pm. It will feature workshops and discussions on: • Short Presentation by PDST Team • Teaching Philosophy in Classics • Panel Discussion on teaching TY Ancient Language Modules • AGM • Material

This is just an update on the Young Classicist Awards Details 2025. All schools and students are invited to once more compete in the Young Classicist Awards for 2025! The project should be based on a Classical World theme and can be artistic, academic, performance, music, or anything they wish. How

Hi All, Please see the new 2025 RSR brief attached. Am I missing something or does this look like a rough draft that someone forgot to format properly? Does anyone have any thoughts?

Salve folks! I hope everyone's return to school hasn't turned into an absolute Sisyphean task! Oide are recruiting part-time associates for the year for JC & LC Classics, as well as Classical Languages. If anyone is interested in applying, here's the link: https://oide.ie/recruitment/ I enjoy th

Hi all, Would anybody have any tips, advice or exemplars of a Classics RSR. This is my first time teaching 5th Years and many students are confused on what their RSR should look like. Any guidance I could be provided I would be very grateful. Thank you, Caolán

Hi All, here is this years exam script. Nice range of questions this year.

Hey folks! I've picked up a few 5th Year students taking Classics outside of school this year & all these circulars about the project are really confusing as to whether the SEC will accept it with private tuition. My principal was looking through it & even he thought the language was contradictory.

Hello everyone, my students are working on their research study projects and I am wondering how they are submitted? Are they typed up and sent away to somewhere or do I get booklets to officially write them in? Also, if it is the latter, how do I receive or who do I contact for these booklets? Any

Hi All, Here is a PDF of this years exam.

Hi there, just wondering if L.O. 1.1 ( identify and analyse the key characteristics, qualities and attitudes of Greek and Roman heroes, heroines and leaders) is specific to the Odyssey and Aeneid or can they use for example the play Medea? And the same for the other (eg 1.3, 1.5 etc) L.O. in strand

Hi everyone, the YCA 2023 are currently open for entries. Students should email projects together with application forms to youngclassicistireland@gmail.com to enter. The deadline is now 17th February. Awards ceremony and finalist presentations will be in person this year at our UCD Symposium on 14t

Hey guys, PDST are looking to hire part-time Classical Studies Associates for the remainder of the Academic Year, if anyone is interested. https://www.pdst.ie/recruitment If you have any Qs about the job feel free to give me a shout, thanks!

I am looking for any ideas for trips or activites for TY students doing Classical Studies. I have the UCD Classical Studies Museum listed but I am not sure of any other places/ideas Anybody have any suggestions?

Found a wonderful resource booklet for the Odyssey made by Academus & UCL Classical Play. If you like me and haven't taught the Odyssey for a while this could be very useful next year. https://www.academuseducation.co.uk/post/odyssey-resource-booklet

I was wondering about the examination structure of Classical studies this year for JC. Any idea? I teach strand 1 and 3.

Hi All, Does anyone have, or know of, any sample answers for the new LC course? Particularly any for the essay type answers that illustrate highly developed points?

Hey folks, myself & Derek (mostly Derek) are running an Oide Collaborative next Monday 18/11 at 5pm, online, for an hour. We're focusing on Roman Architecture, specifically amphitheatres & the Colosseum, so hopefully, there'll be some useful info for both JC & SC Classics. If you're interested just

Hi everyone, please see below the key Oide events for Junior and Senior Cycle Classical Studies and Classical Languages 2024-2025. November 18 - Junior and Senior Cycle Classical Studies Collaborative The aim is to include both cycles in this collaborative on Ancient Roman spectacle and the Colos

Hi everyone, does anyone have a link to the research brief for students sitting the exam in 2025? Cannot find where it was released anywhere online? Thanks in advance

Hello, everybody. Could you please provide me with more information about the Roman aedile? I appreciate any help you can provide.

Hi all, I'm hoping to plan a school trip to Greece and I'm wondering if anyone has done one recently who might be able to share the itinerary they used, names of accommodation, tour companies used? Many thanks, Deirdre

Hi everyone, new teacher of classics here and I'm wondering if anyone has a copy of the new syllabus for students sitting the exam in 2025? Can't seem to find anything online for it, curriculum online seems to be the old one? Very confused here. Also when are the research topics released for student

Hi guys. My current sixth years will be beginning their research study projects soon and I just wanted to clarify that the topics they will be working on are the 2023 topics released and not the 2024 topics. Could someone let me know which topics they should be working on for definite? Cheers!

Hi folks, the final PDST Day for Classics is coming up on 18/04 in Dublin West & 04/05 in Drumcondra. Plan is to reflect on the last two years of teaching LC Classical Studies & offer some time to plan for next year too, so hopefully every gets something out of the day. Looks like this will be the l

I'm planning to take my small group of 5th years to Italy - Rome, Pompeii, and hopefully Paestum - later this academic year. Probably, around Easter time. The new specification really gives so much better focus that I know exactly where to bring them: Pantheon, Colosseum, Circus Maximus (or what's l

Hi, I'm looking for a little guidance regarding the number of Horace's poems that need to be covered by students at senior cycle. I've read the spcification and I'm wondering what others have done in the past/currently engaged in. As there are so many different translations, is there a definitive

Hi- I’m a parent of a leaving cert student who is applying to Cambridge for a classics degree. She is working on her personal statement/essay and would like a classics teacher to look over it/ give suggestions for improvement.Thank you- Niamh You could email niamhcrosbie12@gmail.com if interested

Hello, I have a technical question about contacting other members of the group. How can we contact them? I went to the Members tab and I clicked "message" to contact a member, but this function isn't working for me. I feel sorry that I can't answer to the message I received via reply@ascend.wix.com,

Some new resources for Leaving Cert Classical Studies have been uploaded to our website - at this point primarily video links and pdf. resources. https://www.classicsteachers.com/resources.html. Powerpoints, quizzes, and links to useful online resources will be updates over the next month(s).