What Mary Beard thinks about education
British classicist, professor emerita of Classics at the University of Cambridge, author of SPQR and Women & Power, and writer of the TLS column A Don's Life.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Mary Beard has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsSo, it is hard not to be behind Lucy Powell’s recently expressed desire to promote speaking skills in schools, on a level with reading and writing.