Inner-City Latin

According to the Institute of Education children from poor backgrounds must do even better than their peers in key academic subjects in order to “get on in life”.  The chance of poor pupils becoming high achievers remains low, with those who receive Free School Meals lagging behind their peers in the core subjects. 

At The Latin Programme, our students tend to experience greater disadvantage than the average with 30% receiving Free School Meals, 56% coming from minority ethnic backgrounds and fewer than half speaking English as their first language.

We  are passionate about ensuring the best future for all children.  By supporting students to increase and solidify their reading, writing and communication skills, we not only improve the likelihood of their educational success but enhance their overall life chances. Our Programme has proven results--by the end of a school year 90% of our students have attained the expected level for Reading and 83% are at the expected level for Writing.

We believe good literacy skills are key to future success.  The Latin Programme ensures that these skills are acquired at an early stage.

“We have seen a sharp increase in our literacy results as a result [of The Latin Programme]. Our ethnic-minority children who have English as an additional language are now taking pride in their mother tongue.”

Head Teacher, St Mary’s Church of England Primary School

“My daughter has really enjoyed learning Latin at school and her confidence is growing all the time. I think the experience of learning this language will really help when she moves into secondary school next year.”

Parent, South London

What skills did you acquire as a child that are valuable to you today?

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• Pupils from poor families 'still at disadvantage'