Artefacts in Action was started by Chloe Lewis in 2022 with the aim of captivating children and cultivating minds. With over twenty years of teaching experience at both primary and secondary level, she has a wealth of knowledge accompanied by boundless enthusiasm for all things Classical, and is eager to share this with as many children as possible. She says:

‘I am passionate about Classics and have visited both Greece and Rome many times over the years, collecting artefacts and resources as I go. Being a teacher, I have always loved seeing pupils’ responses when they realise they are holding something that could be 2,000 years old. Encouraging pupils to look at objects and guess what they are made of, I relish hearing their findings as to what each item can tell us about the ancient world. Did the ancient Greeks really write on wax? How could they make a dice out of bone?

I studied Classical Civilisation at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, before entering the world of publishing as an editor of illustrated non-fiction books. I quickly realised that the world of teaching was calling me, so I studied A-level Latin in the evenings while working, before embarking on my PGCE at King’s College, London. Since then, I have worked as a Classics teacher in Hertfordshire, Newcastle, London and Oxford. I also spent a number of years as a Form Teacher at a primary school in London where I used every opportunity to enthuse my pupils about the Classical world, running a weekly Classics hobby, ‘Groovy Greeks’, and dressing up as a goddess on regular occasions. I have run school trips to Greece and Rome, and closer to home I have taken pupils to museums, Greek tragedy performances and lectures, as well as to a pottery café to experience the world of Greek vase painting first hand. I firmly believe in bringing the ancient world alive, and handling artefacts is an ideal way to achieve that.

I am a fully qualified specialist Classics teacher and am committed to providing the best service for primary schools. I have had a full enhanced DBS check.’