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Adults Continuing Professional Development

Our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) offerings are designed to support teachers with pedagogical insights, expert subject knowledge, and practical resources. To ensure our training is as useful as possible, we offer a diverse range of CPD sessions. These include subject-specialist workshops hosted at the Faculty, alongside collaborative events run in conjunction with external organisations, such as the Cambridge Arts Theatre. Whether you are looking to improve your language skills, explore the latest research in classics, or develop exciting ways to stage ancient drama, our sessions are designed to inspire both you and your students.

Explore our upcoming sessions below to find the perfect opportunity for your professional development: 


Thursday 10 September 5.30pm Ancient Comedy CPD + Performance of Present Laughter (booking tbc) In conjunction with the Cambridge Arts Theatre
Saturday 3 October 11am-5pm Teaching Dido (and Virgil's Aeneid) (pre-registration available) Faculty of Classics
Wednesday 14 October 5.30pm Ancient Tragedy CPD + Performance of Ion (booking tbc) In conjunction with the Cambridge Arts Theatre and the Cambridge Greek Play
Friday 23 October 10am-4pm AI in Teaching and Learning Classics (booking OPEN) One of our Ancient Languages and Classics Teaching CPD Sessions

If you have any questions about these events or would like an academic talk or trip to Cambridge for your class, please be in touch via email access@classics.cam.ac.uk

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