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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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Computer Science

Animal Farm | Characters | George Orwell

Year 9 Poetry research

The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

'Ozymandias' reading

Victorian Christmas - Make Your Own Victorian Christmas Cards

Superimposition in film

'Remains' - Armitage's reading of the poem

Dracula, 1931 - Don't look in the mirror

Guardsman Tromans Simon Armitage's 'Remains'

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Parents Evening :: Year 11

Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Teacher of English

Internships

Teacher of Mathematics

Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!

Summer 2026 Examinations

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48 Hour Scare Computer Science Competition Winners English English Literature ZEN Creative Writing GCSE LMC The Wave District 9 Careers College Alamanc Experience Physical Education Schools Buster Keaton Coursework BBC Bitesize Do The Right Thing Careers and Training Key Stage 3

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