Component 1: Language papers. Unseen Translation (01) plus Prose Composition or Comprehension (02) Students build their knowledge of vocabulary and linguistic structures through reading and studying prose and verse texts in Latin. Livy’s History of Rome is read to prepare students for the prose translation, and the vibrant poetry of Ovid is studied for the verse unseen to develop linguistic competence. Component 2: Prose Literature Students study two Latin Prose Literature set texts in depth. They also study additional literature in translation in order to understand the context from which the set texts have been taken. These texts are taken from a range of famous Latin authors, politicians, historians and philosophers, including Cicero, Tacitus, Seneca, Livy and Apuleius. Component 3: Verse Literature Students study two Verse Literature set texts in depth. They also study additional literature in translation in order to understand the context from which the set texts have been taken. These texts are taken from a range of famous Latin authors, including Virgil, Ovid, Horace and Catullus.
A minimum of 8 GCSEs in grades 9-5, including English and Maths. Pupils should achieve grades 9-6 in subjects they have chosen for A Level, as well as related subjects.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £11,850 - £18,585 |
| Address | Kings Road, Sunninghill, Ascot, SL5 7PS |
Component 1: Language papers. Unseen Translation (01) plus Prose Composition or Comprehension (02) Students build their knowledge of vocabulary and linguistic structures through reading and studying prose and verse texts in Latin. Livy’s History of Rome is read to prepare students for the prose translation, and the vibrant poetry of Ovid is studied for the verse unseen to develop linguistic competence. Component 2: Prose Literature Students study two Latin Prose Literature set texts in depth. They also study additional literature in translation in order to understand the context from which the set texts have been taken. These texts are taken from a range of famous Latin authors, politicians, historians and philosophers, including Cicero, Tacitus, Seneca, Livy and Apuleius. Component 3: Verse Literature Students study two Verse Literature set texts in depth. They also study additional literature in translation in order to understand the context from which the set texts have been taken. These texts are taken from a range of famous Latin authors, including Virgil, Ovid, Horace and Catullus.
A minimum of 8 GCSEs in grades 9-5, including English and Maths. Pupils should achieve grades 9-6 in subjects they have chosen for A Level, as well as related subjects.