Ancient Languages SKE (Latin and Ancient Greek)

Our online Ancient Language SKE course allows you to develop your knowledge of curriculum content and consider how to teach Latin and/or Ancient Greek in UK secondary schools.

Study an Ancient Languages SKE course at Sussex

The Sussex online Ancient Languages SKE course is mainly undertaken through self-study, with plenty of reading and online course materials. There is also an optional summer school with seminars hosted at the University of Sussex in July.

We offer a range of units for trainees starting their study of ancient languages from scratch, looking to consolidate their understanding or start learning a second ancient language. This SKE will help you prepare for any teacher training course in Classics and/or Latin. Units are taught by distance learning.

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Course structure

The Sussex online Ancient Languages SKE is available as either a Department for Eduacation (DfE) funded or self-funded course. The course lengths available are:

DfE funded: eight, 12 or 16 weeks
self-funded: 100, 200, 300 or 400 hours.

You can choose from the following units to build your course. You’ll choose two, three or four units depending on the length of course you’re taking:

GCSE Latin Language Part 1
GCSE Latin Language Part 2
GCSE Latin Language Consolidation
A-level Latin Language
Introduction to GCSE Greek
The Cambridge Latin Course
de Romanis & Suburani
Combined: CLC, de Romanis & Suburani Book
Teaching & Examining Latin to GCSE Level.

Eligibility and funding

There are two possible funding routes for this course – DfE-funded or self-funded.

DfE-funded route

SKE courses are funded by the Department for Education (DfE), through an SKE bursary, if you have been offered a place on a PGCE course with enrolment on an SKE course as a condition of acceptance. If you are a non-UK applicant, you may be eligible (subject to meeting all eligibility criteria) to receive the DfE bursary for this subject.

You will need one of the following qualifications:

a bachelor’s degree class 2:2 or above
a master’s degree
a PhD.

The SKE bursary is paid in arrears, on completion of each 4-week unit. Once you are registered you will be able to access details of our deadlines and payment dates.

We can only pay the bursary once your teacher training provider has confirmed your eligibility and the DfE have approved the claim (we will do this on your behalf).

If you are still completing your degree, we cannot make any payments until your final grade has been confirmed and sent to us.

Find out more about SKE eligibility and funding.

Self-funded route

If you’re not eligible for DfE funding, you can self-fund this SKE.

Learn more about how to self-fund your SKE.

Resources

In addition to input from specialist subject tutors you will also receive:

physical copies of course texts. The selection will vary depending on the language and level of your study, but you will receive a selection of texts from the Cambridge Latin Course, Suburani Latin course, Latin to GCSE and Greek to GCSE.
a subscription to the Suburani online resource
a fully paid subscription to ExamPro, a database of past KS3, GCSE and A-level exam questions
access to thousands of relevant physical and e-books through our Library
licensed software such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro
access to Box of Broadcasts, a huge collection of documentaries, schools TV, films and drama that you can stream for free.