Secondary/GCSE Level Classics
For GCSE level, as well as original texts the following books are useful: 'These were the Greeks' by Amos and Lang and 'These were the Romans' by Tingay and Badcock. These books are quite old fashioned and dry; some people prefer the more up to date approach of James Renshaw's 'In search of the Greeks' and 'In Search of the Romans'.
The exam board OCR also offers various books to accompany the GCSE course in Classical Civilisation which may be useful even if you are not planning to take the exam. (For information on studying original texts, see the Latin and Greek page.)
GCSE
Due to GCSE reforms, Classical Civilisation GCSE is once again available to private candidates. This is a very straightforward exam to prepare for: two papers, with a choice of two of five topics overall. This GCSE is, like the Latin and Greek, offered by OCR.
For GCSE level, as well as original texts the following books are useful: 'These were the Greeks' by Amos and Lang and 'These were the Romans' by Tingay and Badcock. These books are quite old fashioned and dry; some people prefer the more up to date approach of James Renshaw's 'In search of the Greeks' and 'In Search of the Romans'.
The exam board OCR also offers various books to accompany the GCSE course in Classical Civilisation which may be useful even if you are not planning to take the exam. (For information on studying original texts, see the Latin and Greek page.)
GCSE
Due to GCSE reforms, Classical Civilisation GCSE is once again available to private candidates. This is a very straightforward exam to prepare for: two papers, with a choice of two of five topics overall. This GCSE is, like the Latin and Greek, offered by OCR.