My name is Sarah Scott I'm Associate Professor of Archaeology in Ancient History.
So we work in partnership with the National charity Classics for All,
who are working to reverse the decline in the study of classical subjects in schools.
We're working with more than 30 schools in Leicester,
many of whom have students from a really diverse range of background.
So the really important thing about the program is it's introducing the study of the classical world
to pupils who wouldn't otherwise have that opportunity.
So it's a great professional development opportunity for students, they support after-school clubs,
they support enrichment activities, so they play a really key role in the delivery of the program.
So this internship benefits me personally because I'm quite interested in the education sector
and that's something I want to go into in the future
and from this internship I'm learning a variety of skills
whether that's teaching children in smaller groups of different backgrounds and ages.
So we explore the connections between local, regional and international history.
We engage pupils and teachers with key topics and debates in the field of Roman archaeology in history
and the aim is ready to show their relevance today
and we do that by basing the activities and resources on archaeological discoveries in Leicester.
So we introduce pupils to everyday life under Roman rule,
examining the experiences of and responses of ordinary people living under Roman rule.
This research has had a huge impact on schools in the East Midlands.
When we started in 2015
very few pupils in state schools were studying classical subjects on the curriculum.
As a result of our training and support almost 2,000 pupils are now studying these subjects
within or alongside the curriculum.
