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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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Teacher of English - (Maternity cover - Possible TLR available)

Attack the Block revision 2

Three act structure

A Level English Literature: Prose Criticism

The Wave: summary

Pan's Labyrinth

Year 9 Poetry research

The Wave: Tim becomes Wenger's bodyguard (clip 6 of 9)

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

GCSE Past papers and mark schemes

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January 2026 Examinations

Term dates

Completing the Award

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

School Policies

Hartismere Staff Sketchbook Club Exhibition

Local Governing Body Information

Cover Supervisor

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Just For Fun ZEN English Key Stage 3 Notices Reading The Guardian Poetry Anthology GCSE Vacancies Test Documentation Staff Calendar Link Transport Dracula Trustees Post-Production Artists

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