Charlie Parker

Dedicated Classics educator and researcher with a proven track record of academic excellence in IB, A-Level and GCSE. Specialist in Latin and Ancient Greek philology, committed to evidence-based pedagogy and bridging the gap between secondary education and high-level academic research.

Teacher of Classics - Sevenoaks School - Kent

(2025-11)

• Delivering Latin and Ancient Greek across KS3-KS5, specialising in IB Standard and Higher Level.
• Supervising IB Internal Assessments (IA) and leading the Lower School Classics Club.
• Integrating evidence-based pedagogy (e.g., Teach Like a Champion 3.0) into daily practice.
• Managed attainment test and mock exam marking for IB HL using approved rubrics.

Private Tutor (Latin and Classical Civilisation) - Freelance - Online

(2025-06)

• Specialising in (entrance) exam preparation; successfully placed students at St. Paul's and Westminster.
• Facilitated a 16+ Latin scholarship award at Westminster School.
• Supporting students preparing for GCSE and A-Level Classical Civilisation examinations.

Teacher of Classics - Taunton School - Somerset

(2022-09 - 2024-08)

• Taught KS3 Latin, GCSE Greek, IB/A-Level Latin, and A-Level Classical Civilisation.
• Improved IB student performance from Grade 3 to Grade 6 within one term.
• Represented the school at the 2024 Classical Association Conference, presenting original research on Gender in Latin Epic.
• Managed mock exam marking for GCSE and IB SL using board-approved rubrics.

Teacher of Latin - High Storrs School - Sheffield

(2022-10 - 2023-08)

• Led Y13 A-Level Latin Language to a 100% A*–B pass rate.
• Implemented metacognitive "troubleshooting" strategies to close knowledge gaps.

PhD - Classics - University of Reading (2025-10)

MA - Antiquity (Classics and Ancient History) - University of Birmingham (2024-09 - 2025-09)

SCITT QTS - Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek) - King Edward's Consortium (2021-07 - 2022-07)

Bachelor of Arts - Classics - University of Birmingham (2018-10 - 2021-07)

A-Levels and GCSEs - Sheffield High School (2014-11 - 2018-06)