Latin

What is the exam board and the route?

A Level Latin OCR 

Subject Entry Requirements: Grade 7 in GCSE Latin advised 

Subject outline 

Offering no surprises, it is a natural continuation of the GCSE course, with very limited new grammar information. If the student enjoys it at GCSE, they will enjoy continuing to study the language and literature but, in more depth, and being offered more time. 

How is the course assessed? 

Unseen: 1 hour 45 minutes 

Prose Composition or Comprehension: 1 hour 15 minutes 

Prose: 2 hours 

Verse: 2 hours 

Why study this subject? 

Latin is a challenging subject, which can lead to a wide range of university courses, both in Classics and other disciplines. At its highest level you study a period of human history, as closely as possible integrating Language, Literature, Politics, Philosophy and the Arts. Students will have an opportunity to develop further their love of Latin through the reading of masterpieces of literature. They will further understand the literary context from which the texts have been taken as well as appreciate the social, cultural and historical contexts, their authors and audiences. Latin is co-taught with LHS. 

Complementary subjects 

Latin goes well with both Maths and Sciences and Humanities. 

Possible careers 

Law, Banking and Finance, Business, Economics, Journalism, Drama, and Politics. 

Subject enrichment available 

• Trips abroad to Greece and Italy 

• Theatre visits 

• Lectures and study days 

• Oxford and Cambridge visits 

• Oxbridge application and interview preparation 

• Oxbridge essay competitions 

• Greek and Latin Reading competitions 

• Linguistics Club 

• Young Philosophers’ Club ‘Labyrinth’ 

• New Testament Greek, 
• Classics Film Club (LHS)