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

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Shaun of the Dead - post-modern intertextual references

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How SOTD explores growth

Ideology in the opening sequence of SOTD

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Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

Ideological Critical Approach - SOTD and Captain Fantastic

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

The Modern Silent

Cinema and modernism

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

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Teacher of Mathematics

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Our curriculum

Artist in Residence for 2026

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Summer 2026 Examinations

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

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Film Studies GCE Examinations SOTD NEA College Carol Mocks YouTube Cinematography Evening Week Videos Pan's Labyrinth Psychology Do The Right Thing Alamanc Yimou Art Assessment

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