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Getting into Film - National Careers Week


The film industry is one of the UK’s great strengths. As one of the sectors that make up the creative industries, it has over recent years demonstrated that it makes a significant contribution to the country’s economy, but it is beginning to show strains flowing from an acute skills shortage. 

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Dracula Revision

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Attack the Block revision

Stutterer (2015)

The Film Industry and Careers

The Wave: Cinema's most terrifying lesson

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

Dracula, 1931 - Don't look in the mirror

How to write scene transitions

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

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Music club timetable

January 2026 Examinations

The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

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

Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

Summer 2026 Examinations

Spring Term Sports Club

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