Position/Status
Associate Teaching Professor
E-mail Address
sch43@cam.ac.uk
Phone
(+44) 01223 767645
Qualifications
- BA (London)
- PGCE (London)
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
Editor The Journal of Classics Teaching (JCT) 2012-present
Member of the Classical Association Teaching Board Steering Group
Member of the Classics for All Steering Group
Association for Latin Teaching (ArLT): President 2016-19
Roman Society: Chair of Schools' Committee 1998-2012
London Association of Classical Teachers Original Records (LACTORs): Treasurer since 1996.
Profile
After completing his PGCE Steve taught Classics for twenty years in comprehensive schools in Greater and Inner London and in rural Hertfordshire. Specialising in Latin he also taught Ancient Greek Classical Civilisation and Ancient History from GCSE to A-level. For eight years he was a mentor for the PGCE in Classics at Cambridge and he became the course leader in 2008.
Steve has a particular interest in the teaching of Latin language and the ways in which pupils can access and develop their understanding of the Roman world through exposure to original source material. He is also interested in the design and use of materials for teaching and learning Classical Civilisation courses. He considers it essential as a teacher trainee in Classics to remain in contact with practising Classics teachers and is always interested in seeing new practices throughout the UK. He maintains ww.stevenhuntclassics.com website designed to support Classics teachers. Steve contributes to CPD events at international and national level and has undertaken consultancy work for such organisations as QCDA OCR WJEC-Eduqas IB the Cambridge Schools' Classics Project Hands-Up Education ACL Euroclassica Clenardus and Classics for All.
Current research interests focus on the development of classics provision in state-maintained schools in the UK especially in communities where classical subjects have been uncommon; and the development of more inclusive pedagogies for classical languages in schools.
- Classics Education
- Pedagogy language Arts and Culture
Chief Interests
- Making Classical languages teaching and learning inclusive.
- Teacher training in Classics.
Current Research Project(s)
- Communicative approaches to the teaching of Latin and Ancient Greek.
- Non-specialist Latin teachers. Challenges demands and practices.
- Teaching Classics in schools and colleges worldwide - research project culminating in a book 2024.
Prospective PhD Applications
Steve is not accepting applications from potential research students.
Course Involvement
Secondary PGCE in Classics Education
Chair of Section 1 examining
Recent Publications
Books
Hunt S. and Bulwer J. (forthcoming 2024). Classics in Schools Worldwide: an international survey. (London Bloomsbury).
Hunt S. (2023). Starting to Teach Latin. 2nd edition. (London Bloomsbury).
Hunt S. (2022). Teaching Latin; contexts theories and practices. (London Bloomsbury)
Lloyd M. and Hunt S. (2021). Communicative Approaches to Teaching Classical Languages. (London Bloomsbury). Includes: Hunt S. Active Latin Teaching for the Inclusive Classroom (pp. 55-65).
Natoli B. and Hunt S. (2019). Teaching Classics with Technology. (London Bloomsbury Academic). Includes: Hunt S. (2019). On stage and screen: ‘Big Book’ Latin and dialogic teaching (pp. 193-206).
Holmes-Henderson A. Hunt S. and Musie M. (2018). Forward with Classics. (London Bloomsbury Academic). Includes: Hunt S. Classics and the social justice agenda of the Coalition Government 2010-2015 (pp. 9-26); Hunt S. Latin is Not Dead: Communicative Approaches to Teaching Latin in the US (pp. 89-108).
Hunt S. (2016). Starting to Teach Latin. (London Bloomsbury Academic). (Second edition forthcoming 2023).
Articles
Hunt S. (forthcoming). CA / CFA National Survey of Classics Teaching in the UK.
Hunt S. (2023). Why Speaking Latin is Good for You. ad familiares.
Hunt S. (2023). Initial Teacher Education for Classics. England 2023. The current position. CUCD Bulletin 52.
Hunt S. (2023). Latin and Greek in English Primary Schools - seedlings of a classical education. Journal of Classics Teaching 48.
Hunt S. (2022). Mind the Classics Gap. CUCD Bulletin 51.
Hunt S. (2022). The Latin Excellence Programme (England 2021). The story so far. The Classical Outlook 97 2 66-73.
Hunt S. (2022).Novellas and Free Voluntary Reading. An Overview and Some Starting Points for Future Practice. Journal of Classics Teaching 46 176-183.
Hunt S. (2021). Why Speak Ancient Greek? Argo 14.
Hunt S. (2021). Where have all the exams gone? Classics Matters. Classics for All April 2021.
Hunt S. and Holmes-Henderson A. (2021). Classics Poverty. Access attainment progression. CUCD 50.
Hunt S. (2020). Sight Unseen. Visible and Invisible Teachers in the time of Covid-19. Teaching Classical Languages 11 2 33-66.
Hunt S. (2020). The Challenge of Off-Timetable Classics. Non-Specialists Talk. Journal of Classics Teaching 42.
Hunt S. et al. (2020). Trainee Teachers Telling Tales. Journal of Classics Teaching 41.
Hunt S. (2020). My Double Life. Classics Matters Classics for All. April.
Hunt S. (2020). Classics Teaching in the Time of Coronavirus. ad familiares April.
Hunt S. (2020). School Qualifications in Classical Subjects in the UK. Council of University Classics Departments Bulletin 49.
Hunt S. Lloyd M. Letchford C Manning L. and Plummer R. (2018). The Virtue of variety: Opening Doors to Wider Pedagogical Practices in UK Schools and Universities. Journal of Classics Teaching 38.
Hunt S. (2018). Getting Classics into Schools: Three case studies. Journal of Classics Teaching 37.
Hunt S. (2016). Teaching sensitive issues in the classics classroom. Journal of Classics Teaching 34.
Hunt S. (2015). Back to School. On the battle to get Ancient Greek into UK comprehensives. Argo 2.
Hunt S. (2015) Classics for All. A guide for setting up Classical subjects in primary and secondary schools (London Classics for All).
Hunt S. (2014). Digital Instructional Technology in the Classics Classroom. Plaything or catalyst for pedagogical development? Journal of Classics Teaching 29.
Hunt S. (2013). Fifty Years of Classical Civilisation. JACT Fifty Years Anniversary Issue.
Hunt S. (2013). The Development of Teaching and Learning through the use of ICT in the Classics Classroom. Journal of Classics Teaching 28
Hunt S. (2013). The Impact of the Higher Fees Regime on Applicants for Teacher Training in Classics. CUCD 2013.
Hunt S. (2013). Classical Civilisation: the Last 50 Years. JACT Commemorative Volume.
Scott L and Hunt S. (2013). Navigating Nero: Teaching Tacitus Annals Set Texts. Journal of Classics Teaching 27 pp.70-74.
Hunt S. (2013). Pompeii at the British Museum: Linking the Exhibition with Teaching Practice. Journal of Classics Teaching 27 pp.44-52.
Hunt S. (2013). An Interview with Professor Mary Beard. Journal of Classics Teaching 27 pp. 53-55.
Hunt S. (2013). Classics teacher vacancies 2011-12: Shortfall in Qualified Teachers Continues to Make Recruitment Difficult. Journal of Classics Teaching Bulletin 2 2 pp1-4.
Hunt S. (2012). An investigation into the supply of Classics teachers in the secondary schools scetor through the Graduate Teacher programme (GTP) 2011-12. Journal of Classics Teaching 26 pp9-16.
Downes C. McDonnell C. and Hunt S. (2012). All can most can some can. Some practical ideas for using differentiation strategies in the Classics classroom. Journal of Classics Teaching 26 pp25-26.
Hunt S. (2012). Classics teacher vacancies 2010-11: not meeting the demand. Journal of Classics Teaching 25 pp2-6.
Hunt S. (2012). Government inconsistency over teacher training in Classics. Journal of Classics Teaching Bulletin 2 1 pp1-2.
Hunt S. (2011). Training Classics teachers. Journal of Classics Teaching 24 pp2-3.
Hunt S. and Foster F. (2011). Teacher perceptions of the new Latin examinations of 2010. Journal of Classics Teaching 23 pp23-24.
Khan-Evans A. and Hunt S. (2010). (R)evolution in Classics. Journal of Classics Teaching 20 pp4-7.
Hunt S. (2009). Differentiation and Classics Journal of Classics Teaching 17 pp3-4.
Hunt S. (2008) 'ICT and the Teaching of Latin Literature' in (ed.) B. Lister Meeting the
Challenge: International Perspectives on the Teaching of Latin CUP Cambridge.
Invited lectures seminars and workshops
Steve has received invitations to speak at many events by Classics organisations both in the UK and abroad. Please see www.stevenhuntclassics.com for further details.