Classical Civilisation

Assessment

At A Level, pupils study three modules: World of thee Hero (Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid), Greek Art and either Love and Relationships or Politics of the Late Republic. Pupils take three papers, each corresponding to one of the modules, at the end of the Upper Sixth. Personal response to the literature, artworks and ideas is strongly encouraged and pupils engage with modern scholarship within each module to help them develop their own informed critical perspective. Thus, Classical Civilisation makes a strong complement to other source-based subjects such as English, History, Geography, Divinity or Economics but also works well for those pursuing STEM subjects to maintain and enhance their ‘soft’ written and oral communication skills.