salve Reader, Did you know that my homeland's patron saint, Sant Jordi, is shared with England? I quite like the idea, although that does not stop me from missing the Catalan celebrations on the 23rd of April. You can read more about it in my book about the legend, but suffice it to say that we celebrate it by filling the streets with books and authors, and gifting each other roses. It is the perfect language lover's day! You may be wondering at this point what this has to do with Latin...

salve Reader! [For those wondering where my holiday photos are, just scroll to the bottom, where I have shared some. For everyone else:] A student has asked me today why Latin does not have an oral exam. Too right! Just what I had been thinking about in the last couple of days. It is not that I do not know why Latin does not have an oral exam... but if you are not weighed down by the burden of "traditionalists", it does not really make much sense, which is why younger students often ask. The...

salve Reader! I cannot wait to tell you all about my trip to Spain and the new ideas I have brought back with me, so please stay tuned, as that is coming very soon. In the meantime, I have been having conversations this week with parents who are unsure how to support their children in tackling their revision load effectively. I thought my revision roadmap would be helpful, so I have decided to share it with you all. This is the GCSE version (the A-Level one has more layers and requires...