Research and Impact

Durham Centre for Classics Education Research and EngagementS (CERES)

As a space of convergence for research and practice, CERES fosters novel and original thinking, and produces scalable and evidence-based classroom interventions that have the power to improve teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools in the UK.

CERES researchers seek to understand ‘what works’ in teaching Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisation and Ancient History in primary and secondary schools; we investigate the barriers to introducing classical subjects in regional ‘cold spots’; and we explore the relationship between studying Classics and employability skills.

Since 2017, Professor Holmes-Henderson and Professor Hall have led the Advocating Classics Education project which works to widen access to the study of Classical Civilisation and Ancient History in state-maintained schools. To learn more about this national project, see: www.aceclassics.org.uk

Videos

Arts and Humanities Research Informing Policy

Prof Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE, Professor of Classics Education and Public Policy in our Department of Classics and Ancient History, talks in this video about her British Academy Innovation Fellowship and how her research on oracy, social mobility and employability is impacting education in schools.

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Classics in the North East: From the Penshaw Monument to Hadrian's Wall

“Temples and fish markets, poetry and paintings, theatres, museums and schools: the North East is the country’s leading regional centre for Classics.” Edith Hall invites you take a tour of classical inspiration around the North East and discover why it is such a brilliant time to study Classics in the North East of England.

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