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48 Hour Scares

Enjoy the winning entries to our 48 Hour Scares competition.

Year 7 to 13 students were given a scare, character and verb to include in a story that was no longer than 400 words.

They had 48 hours to write their story.

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The Wave revision activity

Simon Armitage - 'Remains'

Victorian Christmas - Make Your Own Victorian Christmas Cards

I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

Todorov's narrative theory

Macbeth quotations

Frankenstein: the noble savage

William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' Act 1 Scene 1: Translation (1 of 60)

Macbeth (Shakespeare) - Thug Notes Summary and Analysis

Animal Farm, In Our Time - BBC Radio 4

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Summer 2026 Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Head of Department - History

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CABARET THE MUSICAL. Playhouse Theatre, London. Y9-13. Wednesday 15th April 2026

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Cover Supervisor

Parents Evening :: Year 11

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48 Hour Scare Computer Science Competition Winners English English Literature ZEN Creative Writing Working Shakespeare NEA Just For Fun Old Hollywood Buster Keaton Fallen Angels Poetry Animal Farm BBC Bitesize Extra-Curricular Test Dracula Challenge Cover Drama

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