Latin

The Department for Education’s Latin Excellence Programme (LEP) supports schools to deliver an evidence-informed Latin curriculum designed for pupils aged 11 to 16. Non-selective state schools, from across all regions of England, are participating in the programme, which is beingdelivered by Future Academies.

Maghull High School’s Year 9 pupils will spend up to two hours a week studying Latin, and will have access to a broad range of enrichment activities, including school trips and taster sessions in other classical subjects.

By taking part, pupils will be able to access some of the wider benefits of a classical education, including improved literacy, broadened vocabulary, increased academic resilience and access to empowering knowledge that is not usually available to state-school students.

The programme, which is funded for four years, will be independently evaluated.