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Est. 1451. An outstanding coeducational secondary school & sixth form college and England's first academy

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The end of the auteur?


Auteur theory says a director’s vision is present in every frame. What happens if they turn out to be a liability?

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Superimposition in film

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

How to write scene transitions

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Truffaut on the Auteur Theory

A Girl's Own Story

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

How to analyse sound in films

3 Hitchcock Techniques Magnified

German Expressionism: Crash Course Film History #7

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Careers in Food & Nutrition

What happens to your examination script?

Pan's Labyrinth

Teacher of Mathematics (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

Local Governing Body Information

Teacher of Mathematics (with specific year group responsibilities for key stage 5)

School Policies

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