Maths with Words: Latin gives you a profound historical understanding of the beginnings of everything else you learn about, and a realisation that people haven’t changed much. And, by studying an ancient language, you will be able to read the actual words Cicero or Virgil used, to get a direct line into the thought of minds dead for thousands of years, but genetically like ours. It’s also extremely impressive to universities and employers, for the reasons given below. We are an active department, with talks and trips throughout the year, strong use of ICT, with a good library. A high percentage of our Classical Sixth-formers go on to study the ancient world at university, including at Oxford and Cambridge.