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Trustees
Nicholas Barbeer CBE, Chairman
Christopher Clarke, Hon Treasurer
Jeannie Cohen
Geo frey de Jagger
Carolyn Forem
man
Professor Thom
mas Harrison
Deborah Hugh
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Sarah Jackson OBE
Professor David Langslow
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Dr Peter Jones MBE
Executive Direector
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Patrons
Professor Maryy Beard OBE
Brockwell
Lord Butler of B
Professor Paul Cartledge
OBE
Colin Dexter O
Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls
Professor Pat EEasterling
n MP
Michael Fallon
Lord Faulkner oof Worcester
Tony Harrison
Natalie Haynes
Charlotte Higggins
Ian Hislop
Tom Holland
Bettany Hughees
Boris Johnson
Martha Kearneey
Joanna Lumleyy OBE FRGS
Stuart Lyons CBE
Sir Jeremy Morrse KCMG
Professor Chrisstopher Pelling
Lord Stevenson
n of Coddenham
Sir Tom Stoppaard CBE
Lawyerss Group launch event at Two
T Temple Place, March 2014
The chaarity CLASSICS FOR
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ung venture
which raises
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funds to en
nable state schoools, many in
areas off high deprivation
n, to introduce orr extend the
study of Latin, Ancient History,
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Classical Civilisation
and Ancient Greek. Its work is ovverseen by
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in the educational
professiionals with wide experience
field and
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n impressive list off Patrons.
Classsics for All 51 Achillees Road London NW6 1DZ
m: 078809 256839
email: [email protected]
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We think that Classics ffor All will be of special
interesst to lawyers – and
d we include in thatt term
judgess, academics, pracctitioners, and nott least
law firrms. There are man
ny reasons why. As
A well
as thee close historical connections bettween
Rome,, Latin and the law
w, we are confiden
nt that
an edu
ucation in classicss will not only im
mprove
the qu
uality of education
n generally, but will also
improvve the quality off written English, and
indeed
d the quality of reaasoning and argum
ment obviou
us values for lawyeers in particular.
The Lawyers Grooup offers several free events during
the year for its m
members.
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“Studying classics has nott just given my pupils
they
hem a side of life that
t
educatioon, it has shown th
h as ours
would have even less acceess to. Grants such
n be more than just an
from Classics for All can
educatioonal stimulus – it has changed livess.’ (David
Kelmscott School, Walthamstow). We ask
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t pay £10 per mon
nth (£120
Lawyers Group members to
using the subscription form overleaf, or visit
a year) u
our webssite and select ‘don
nate’. Those undeer 30 may
opt to paay £5 per month (£660 a year).
- Rt Hoon Lord Dyson, Maaster of the Rolls an
nd
Rt Hon
n Sir Francis Jacobss KCMG QC, Chairm
man of
the Law
wyers Group Steerring Committee
In thee words of the Deputy Vice Principal of
Greig City Academy in Haringey, whose pupils
(picturred above) have spoken at a Laawyers
Group event, ‘Classics for All's grant has en
nabled
us to provide a bettter education foor our
studen
nts. The achievem
ment of masteringg such
challen
nging subjects encourages acaademic
confid
dence and ambittion, and gives them
invaluable cultural cappital which will benefit
b
these sstudents for the rest of their lives.’
Past events inclu
ude:
Lord Dyyson on how a classical education haas
affected
d his life;
Sir Rup
pert Jackson on ‘How Rome Ran
Britain’ at the House of Lords; and
a mockk trial of Socratess at the Supreme
presided over by Lo
ord Toulson, Justice
Court, p
upreme Court (picttured above).
of the Su
will include:
Events in 2016 w
‘Oratoryy’ by Sir John Laws
‘Gods aand Men: what on earth did the
S Rupert Jackson
n,
Romanss believe in?’ by Sir
and
a mock trial of Brutus an
nd his accomplicees
murder of Caesar.
for the m
Classics for All has now reached 300 schoools with
T good news is th
hat there
grants off over £450,000. The
d for our
is a revivving interest in Cllassics, so demand
w must raise fund
ds to help
grants coontinues to grow; we
0 primary
meet thaat demand. We aiim to reach 2,000
2
and secoondary schools by 2020,
We invite you to contribute to Classiccs for All,
bly by joining th
preferab
he Lawyers Group (but all
ns will be welcomee).
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Our vision is of a world in which every staate
school pupil
p
has the chaance to benefit froom the
learning
g and enjoymentt and greater asp
piration
which sttudying Classics can bring.