Building on the foundations established at GCSE level, the A-Level Latin course is designed to enhance the linguistic skills of students with the ultimate aim of being able to translate unseen passages of Latin prose and poetry as written by Roman authors over 2000 years ago. Students also engage in the study of a broad range of Latin literature and delve more deeply into the cultural context in which this literature was written, whether Cicero’s political speeches or Ovid’s love poetry. Language – further study using John Taylor’s course books will refine and enhance linguistic skills and prepare students for attempting unseen prose and verse passages from a range of books and different authors. Literature – students will study four different literature texts across the two years; two prose and two verse. These are likely to include Cicero, Ovid, Tacitus and Virgil.
Students must achieve a Grade 6 or above at GCSE Latin.
Language – there are two papers: the first paper is an unseen translation paper which includes passages of prose and verse to translate into English; the second paper offers a choice between a comprehension passage and a short passage of English to translate into Latin. Literature – there are two papers; one for prose literature and one for verse literature. Each offers passages for analysis for all of the texts studied and a final long essay question based on one of the texts studied.
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Lancashire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £21,795 - £41,970 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £13,515 - £16,440 |
| Address | Broadway, Fleetwood, FY7 8JW |
Building on the foundations established at GCSE level, the A-Level Latin course is designed to enhance the linguistic skills of students with the ultimate aim of being able to translate unseen passages of Latin prose and poetry as written by Roman authors over 2000 years ago. Students also engage in the study of a broad range of Latin literature and delve more deeply into the cultural context in which this literature was written, whether Cicero’s political speeches or Ovid’s love poetry. Language – further study using John Taylor’s course books will refine and enhance linguistic skills and prepare students for attempting unseen prose and verse passages from a range of books and different authors. Literature – students will study four different literature texts across the two years; two prose and two verse. These are likely to include Cicero, Ovid, Tacitus and Virgil.
Students must achieve a Grade 6 or above at GCSE Latin.
Language – there are two papers: the first paper is an unseen translation paper which includes passages of prose and verse to translate into English; the second paper offers a choice between a comprehension passage and a short passage of English to translate into Latin. Literature – there are two papers; one for prose literature and one for verse literature. Each offers passages for analysis for all of the texts studied and a final long essay question based on one of the texts studied.