See Year 8s Latin ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Language Development | History of Languages |
| Language Development | Phonetics and Alphabets |
| Language Development | Parts of Speech |
| Language Development | Parts of Speech 2 |
| Language Development | Sentences, phrases, clauses |
| Language Development | Cases |
| Basic Latin | Topic 1: pronunciation |
| Roman Civilisation | The Roman Family and Home |
| Basic Latin | Topic 1: word order |
| Roman Civilisation | Names, Clients, Daily Routine, and Clothing |
| Basic Latin | Topic 2: nominative & accusative |
| Roman Civilisation | Roman Towns |
| Basic Latin | Topic 2: nominative & accusative |
| Roman Civilisation | Roman Food |
| Basic Latin | Topic 2: nominative & accusative |
| Roman Civilisation | Roman Education |
| Basic Latin | Topic 3: singular & plural |
| Roman Civilisation | Roman Religion |
| Basic Latin | Topic 3: singular & plural |
| Roman Civilisation | Slavery in Roman Society |
| Basic Latin | Topic 4: present tense 1 |
| Roman Civilisation | Roman Theatre |
| Basic Latin | Topic 4: present tense 1 |
| Roman Civilisation | Roman Baths |
| Basic Latin | Topic 4: present tense 1 |
| Y8 exams (English, Maths, Science, Languages, Humanities) | |
| Roman Civilisation | Roman Marriage |
| Basic Latin | Topic 5: present tense 2 |
| Roman Civilisation | Roman Funerals |
| Basic Latin | Topic 5: present tense 2 |
| Roman Civilisation | Gladiators |
| Basic Latin | Topic 5: present tense 2 |
What will you study?
Nominative and accusative
Present tense of verbs
Daily life in ancient Rome
Roman Religion
Introduction the case system
Genitive, Dative and Ablative cases
First Declension
Second Declension
Third Declension
Slavery in ancient Rome
Pompeii
City of Ancient Rome
Irregular Verbs
Latin in English
Technical vocabulary
Word building
Useful tips and resources
CyberCaesar: Learning Latin
Greek mythology – YouTube
Ancient Rome – YouTube
Memrise
Search from millions of quizzes – Quizizz
Dashboard | Gimkit
Sporcle – A World of Quizzes
UKLO for schools: Surprise your students with language puzzles – UKLO
Cyber Caesar
A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome – Ray Laurence
What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?
Spoken Latin/Drama Club – every week
Ancient Greek – every week
UKLO – Autumn Term
Language Cabaret – Spring Term
Trip to British Museum – Summer Term
Trip to Sir John Soane Museum – Summer Term
Trip to Italy/Greece – Biennial
Fiction set in the Ancient World
The “Roman Mysteries” children’s detective series by author Caroline
Lawrence
The “Percy Jackson” books by Rick Riordan
“The Rotten Romans” and “The Groovy Greeks” by Terry Deary
The “Asterix” comic books by Goscinny and Uderzo are set in Roman times
Movies set in the Ancient World
Hercules (Disney)
Clash of the Titans
Spartacus (Original)
Agora
Cleopatra
Jason and the Argonauts
What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?
- Spoken Latin/Drama Club – every week
- UKLO – Autumn Term
- Language Cabaret – Spring Term
