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Welcome to the Joint Association of Classical Teachers. NEWS! JACT INSET Day, 25th September 2010 You can now download the programme and booking form for the day. THE POLITEIA REPORT ON LATIN IN THE NATIONAL CURRIULUM The JACT Officers would like to draw the attention of members to the recent press release by Politeia and the comments on it by various newspapers. The text of the press release and links to the articles are on the news page. Members are reminded that it is possible to contribute to the discussion fora generated by these articles and to write to Mr Gove (govem@parliament.uk), as the Chair of JACT Council has. JACT was pleased to see the response from its President, Bettany Hughes, in The Guardian. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jun/14/latin-language-in-schools)
SUMMER SCHOOL NEWS The 87th ARLT INSET course for Classics Teachers will take place later in July: please check the Summer Schools page for contact details. The JACT Bryanston Greek Summer School and Wells Cathedral School Latin Summer School are both fully booked. But please visit our Summer Schools page for details of other available courses - there are still places available on the excellent Durham Latin and Greek Summer School. Also, one of London's top adult education centres, Morley College, has added a 3-day beginners' Latin course to its wonderful summer short course programme. Further details are on the Summer Schools page. The JACT AGM and Conference, 14th May 2011: SAVE THE DATE! Next year's AGM and Conference will be held at the University of Liverpool on the 14th May. Opportunities will include guided tours of the World Museum's splendid classical collections. JACT's new WORD BLOG is now active! Please go here to read Alan Beale's hugely entertaining articles. Why not use them as the basis for class discussions? Comments and suggestions all very welcome. Welcome to the new Chair of JACT Council, John Taylor of Tonbridge School, and to four new members of JACT Council, who were all elected at the 2010 AGM. They are: Cressida Ryan of the University of Oxford Outreach programme; Brenda MacDonald of Kingston Grammar School, Roberto Chiappiniello of Leweston School and Rod Jackson of Cranleigh School. Thanks for their hard work and service go to outgoing Council members Katharine Radice, Lizzie Sandis, Judith Affleck, and Jennifer Shearer.
THE NEXT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
The JACT Combined INSET Day, September 25th 2010 The JACT AGM and Conference 2011, 14th May 2011, to be held in Liverpool - save these dates now!
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