I recommend the Cambridge Latin Course.
This revolutionary, fun course is available online and in book form. It teaches the basics of the language as a reading course (so no chanting verbs!) and follows a family living in Pompeii until the eruption of Vesuvius. Thereafter, the survivors travel all over the world.
The stories are FUN, the background information and virtual tours are fabulous and this course also provides a solid foudation for GCSE and indeed A level.
