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Enrichment Opportunities 2025-26

Design and Technology

Attack the Block revision 2

Pan's Labyrinth Analysis

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

The Wave: the first autocracy lesson, part 1 (clip 2 of 9)

Year 7 English poems

Victorian Christmas - Make Your Own Victorian Christmas Cards

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

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

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June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Learning Support Assistant and Mentor

Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Cover Supervisor

Useful Careers Websites

Learning Support Assistant

Summer 2026 Examinations

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