The Oxford Literacy Through Latin Project
The Oxford Latin project was piloted in 2007/8 with a handful of primary schools in Oxford city, focussing particularly on schools in the east of the city, including some of the more deprived estates including Barton and Blackbird Leys. The project continues to this day, and pupils receive year long Latin courses as part of the literacy curriculum, following the same course as outlined above in the London Latin Project.
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