About

I am an educator and writer, based in Bucks, UK. For my latest writing see this page and my blog. I am also an editor of Antigone Journal.

Gavin McCormick

A classicist by training: this often comes through in my writing, which aims to offer thought-provoking cultural comment and historically informed discussion. I am guided by the principle that the best writing must be probing and reflective, while also being direct and trenchant, yet charitable and open to critique. I am Head of Classics and Head of the Senior Scholars at Stowe School. I have held roles in the past at Bedford School, South Hampstead High School, and North London Collegiate School, and as a tutor and lecturer at Oxford. I hold a DPhil degree from the University of Oxford.

What I do

Writing

Teaching

Editing

Reviews

Some recent writing

Can Music Help your Latin? (Antigone Journal, Jan 2022)

Staff need Pastoral care too (Independent Schools Magazine, October 2021)

Creusa’s Farewell (Antigone Journal, March 2021)

The Language of Pastoral Care (Independent Schools Magazine, May 2019)