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The official, personal website of Alexander Gordon Smith, author of The INVENTORS, ESCAPE FROM FURNACE, The FURY and The DEVIL'S ENGINE

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Victorian Christmas - Make Your Own Victorian Christmas Cards

Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

The Lost Boys Revision

The Lost Boys opening

Year 7 Childhood and Adventure - Week 3: reasons why reading is important

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

A Level English Literature: moving towards a critical vocabulary

The Wave: Cinema's most terrifying lesson

Guardsman Tromans Simon Armitage's 'Remains'

Book recommendations Year 8

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Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

Online safety newsletters

Film post-production explained

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

Year 10 British Farming Fortnight

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Just For Fun ZEN English Key Stage 3 Art Do The Right Thing Macbeth Buster Keaton The Lost Boys exhibition Private Study School Nurse Food C# Short Film Carol Key Stage 4 Programming GCE Post-Production

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