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Heriot's Highland Dancers had a memorable evening at the Palace and thoroughly enjoyed speaking with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Well done girls 👏
#weareheriots
#royalvisit
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So our festivities here at school have come to end, and today at Heriot’s we must say happy retirement to Mr Wyllie and thank him for all his commitment, his hard work and the sense of fun he brought to the school. We will all miss you.
#happyretirement
#workhardbekindbehappy
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The Junior School enjoyed a wonderful
#PlatinumJubilee
party on the lawns this afternoon, with musical performances, dancing, treasure hunts and cake.
📸 P5/6 pupils marking Her Majesty’s 70 years of service
#HM70
#weareheriots
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We are delighted to see one of our WAC Staff on the road to recovery. Sending all our love to you and your family ❤️
10 days within ICU and we are delighted to be able to move our amazing patient to HDU.
#Happydays
#teamwork
@NHS_Lothian
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Heriot’s is delighted to be named The Sunday Times ‘Scottish Independent School of the Decade’, as featured in this weekend’s publication.
@thesundaytimes
You can read more here:
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A special occasion last night as Heriot's Pipe Band and Highland Dancers performed for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Palace of Holyroodhouse 🏴
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a Beating Retreat by The Massed Pipes and Drums of the Combined Cadet Force in Scotland at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
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We say thank you and a fond farewell to Principal Lesley Franklin, after 26 years at George Heriot’s School. She has been the embodiment of our values: work hard, be kind, be happy.
#weareheriots
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GHS wishes a long and happy retirement to Mr Robert Dickson, Head of Senior School. Happy caravanning, Robert and Janice! Thank you and have fun.
#heriots
#happyretirement
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Happy June Day 🎊 Click the link to join our virtual June Day celebration and remember to send us messages and images to show that you are remembering George Heriot today.
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We are delighted to have been awarded Independent School of the Year 2021 and Co-educational Independent School of the Year from over 700 schools, as voted by the
@ISParent
magazine 🏆
@isotyawards
#ISOTY
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❗ 🎊 We are delighted to be announced as the highest achieving school in Scotland by The Sunday Times Parent Power 2020
#weareheriots
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Happy New Year! It is a tremendous privilege to be Principal of our truly excellent school and I look forward to working with you all. I aim to ensure that Heriot's continues to provide opportunities for all pupils to build confidence and to experience success. Lesley Franklin
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⚽ Many congratulations to Tegan, S4, on her selection for the Scotland Women’s U16
#Football
Squad to compete in an international tournament in Malta later this month. Well done Tegan!
#hardworkpaysoff
#weplaystrong
#rolemodel
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We are extremely delighted to announce that Heriot's has been ranked top Independent Secondary School in Scotland as published in
@thesundaytimes
Parent Power: Best UK Schools Guide.
Read more:
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Congratulations to Heriot’s pupils on their superb
#SQAResults
results. This has been another hugely successful year and everyone should be very proud of their achievements. Our S6 pupils will be particularly pleased by our extremely high Advanced Higher results.
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Happy New Year! We wish everyone a happy and healthy 2021 ⭐
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Congratulations to Bruce Mouat and his team for winning a silver medal at the Winter Olympics, the first medal for
#teamGB
!
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Did anyone else spot this beautiful rainbow over
@edinburghcastle
from
@George_Heriots
this morning?
#tuesdaymotivation
#rainbow
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We are excited to welcome our pupils
#backtoschool
next week and to see the buzz in the playground once again.
What are you most looking forward to ahead of the start of the new school year? 📖✏️ Let us know by using:
#weareheriots
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⚽Congratulations to Tegan, S4, who played for the Scotland women’s U16 football squad in a 4-0 victory versus Malta, and also captained the team for much of the second half
#thisgirlcan
#rolemodel
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Calling all Bake Off fans! 🍰
We are very excited to watch Peter, one of our brilliant
@sport_GHS
Badminton coaches (from
@EdinburghBad
) as he takes part in the
#GBBO
final tonight. Good luck from everyone in the Heriot's community, we are keeping our fingers crossed!
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A rowing star 🌟
Huge congratulations to Amy (S6) for receiving a formal contract for a sports scholarship to row with Michigan University.
The Heriot's community is proud of you!👏
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Good luck to 3 Former Pupils who take part for
#TeamGB
in the
#Tokyo2020
Olympics starting today. A fantastic achievement and we are all looking forward to following their progress over the coming weeks.
@sport_GHS
#WeAreHeriots
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Happy New Year and welcome back 👋
We are so pleased to have staff and pupils back in school today for the beginning of the 2022 Spring Term.
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Heriot's exam results 2023 reflect outstanding effort and attainment. Pupils have attained an excellent set of awards:
Nat 5 pass rate 98.6% (A-C); Higher pass rate 97% (A-C); Advanced Higher pass rate 94.3% (A-C).
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Our S6 pupils have completed their annual sleepout in the
#Quad
, and have managed to raise an outstanding £4000 for
@CircleScot
. Well done to all of our pupils and the staff who took part.
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🏃♂️ Harry, S5 completed a 5k run everyday for 26 consecutive days to help raise money for
@maggiesedinburg
. He has raised over £1100 - well done Harry 👏
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Lt Col Jim Bain, our long serving CCF Contingent Commander, collected his MBE during the summer. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth spoke to him and thanked him for his service to ‘our’ country, whilst also asking him about ‘Jinglin Geordie’. Her Majesty is very well informed!
#heriots
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We have been treated to some beautiful skies in Edinburgh this week. This view is from the Greyfriars Kirkyard gate 🌅
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📢 Mrs Watson-Massey and Mrs Wilde spent the day, yesterday, manufacturing medical visors to be distributed wherever there is a need in the local community. Please contact us if we can support you and your business with PPE via enquiries
@george
-heriots.com
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Happy faces filled the playground this morning for the first day of term 🏫
Wishing all pupils a great new term full of adventure, creativity and inspiring learning
#weareheriots
#backatschool
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🌟 And just like that, the pupils are all home for
#christmas
. Wishing everyone a great festive break
#endofterm
#holidays
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Great snaps 📷
George Heriot’s School, snapped through its imposing gates tonight…
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Our pupils want to say hello to celebrate
@SafeInternetDay
! Share our greeting far and wide to help us create, connect and share respect for a
#betterinternet
. Will you say hello back to us here
@George_Heriots
?
#childrensrights
#SID2018
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Congratulations to Charlotte Wells (Class of 2005), who won a BAFTA last night for Best Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for the movie Aftersun.
The Heriot's community is proud of this outstanding achievement 👏
#weareheriots
#formerpupils
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A sincere thank you for the tremendous response to the Ukrainian appeal. The Chapel was full from donations by 8.30 this morning to the extent that we had to redeploy some younger pupils to help package and transport the collection over to the Hub at the Edinburgh Ukrainian Club.
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This morning, we welcomed some of our excited P1 pupils and their families back to school for inductions and we even managed to avoid the rain☀️
It's good to be back and welcome to
#Heriot
's
📷 Make sure to share your first day photographs this week using:
#weareheriots
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A beautiful morning at Lauriston Place ☀️😀 We hope everyone is enjoying the Easter break.
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Each P7 pupil was sent a loom and wool in the post during lockdown and completed their weave to form part of this wonderful landscape composition.
We are delighted with the final result and the artwork will hang in the Geography department for all to see- well done P7!
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🏃♂️🏃♀️ Freya and Struan have raised over £800 for
@SocialBite_
They challenged themselves to run 2 miles every day for 26 consecutive days, totalling 52 miles each, the equivalent of 2 full marathons each!
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A very merry Christmas to all of the wonderful teachers and staff who have brought joy and laughter to the end of a very busy term 💙
#heriotsfamily
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Cameron Wyllie, Principal of George Heriot’s School responds to comments made by former Labour MP George Foulkes for the school to be stripped of its charitable status.
George Heriot’s head teacher: Foulkes is wrong, our school helps needy
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Happy June Day!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our ceremony this morning, celebrating our founder George Heriot.
#weareheriots
#juneday
#foundersday
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To celebrate
#PrideMonth
, we are flying the LGBTQ+ flag to promote diversity and inclusion at Heriot’s.
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It’s a special day at Heriot’s today where we celebrate the life and legacy of our founder George Heriot.
Happy June Day!
#weareheriots
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3800 MILES IN 60 DAYS!
Head Rowing Coach, James Davidson is embarking on a challenge of a lifetime this December as he will be rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for two charities. Read more about his exciting challenge here:
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A massive well done to S6 pupils and staff who spent the night in the Quadrangle raising money for Endometriosis UK!
Donations surpassed the sum of £3,570.
We are proud of you! 👏
#weareheriots
#heriotsfamily
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Former pupil Ed (Class of 1992) spent 6 weeks constructing this magnificent replica of Heriot's from Lego.
He used over 10,000 pieces and had kindly lent this to be showcased in the Quadrangle
#Heriotsfamily
#idistributechearfullie
#legocreations
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1st XI Hockey Captains, Katie (S6) and Maddie (S6) being presented with the Scottish Cup 🏆🏑👏🏼
@ScottishHockey
#SchoolsCup2022
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Mrs Bleakley's helper is ready for a full week of learning virtually! We hope everyone embraces the experience and has a positive week, please remember we are here to help.
#distancelearning
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⚽ Eilidh and Tegan, S4, have been selected for the Scotland Women’s U17 Football Squad for the forthcoming UEFA elite round of fixtures. This is a truly outstanding achievement for both girls!
#thesegirlscan
#rolemodels
#ourgirlsourgame
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Former pupil Harry Stone enjoying success playing his first professional league game last weekend ⚽👏👏👏
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Hugo, Heriot's new full time
@PetsAsTherapyUK
dog has been a big hit this week amongst pupils and staff.
Click here to read more about the benefits of having a Therapy dog on campus 👉
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And just like that...it's the end of term 🎄
We wish all of our Heriot’s Community a very happy Christmas break and we look forward to seeing everyone back together in the New Year.
#weareheriots
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Well done to Archie (S1), who raised £325 last Saturday while piping outside Murrayfield during Scotland v Georgia rugby game.
The money raised will go to the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation.
#weareheriots
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Heriot’s looked magical lit up blue last night as we showed our support for
@StColumbas
Hospice for their
#lightupalife
appeal.
#heriots
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It's a very snowy morning on campus ☃️ Thank you to Mr Munro for sending in this fabulous photo of the quad this morning. We hope you can share your snowy photos with us today:
#heriotsathome
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☀️The sun in shining and we are appreciating the peaceful grounds at Heriot’s. What have you been doing in the sun today?
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Can you spot our school?
George Heriot's is delighted to be selected as one of the Scottish locations for the
@bbcstrictly
Official trailer.
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📸 The early bird catches the best picture. Did anyone see the beautiful sky this morning? Thank you to Norrie, one of our janitors, for capturing this great shot
#photography
#edinburgh
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
1926-2022
It is with the deepest sadness that we mourn the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Our sincere condolences to His Majesty The King and to The Royal Family.
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Congratulations to S3 pupil Tallulah, who has been selected to represent the Scotland U17s hockey team in their upcoming fixture against England. The match is taking place tomorrow, Saturday 17 July, in Leeds. We wish Tallulah and the rest of the team the very best of luck.
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The sky was alive this morning 🌅 Thanks to Ms Regnart for sharing this photo from the playground overlooking
@edinburghcastle
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Rehearsals are in full swing as pupils and staff prepare for tomorrow's Concert 'A Christmas Miracle' at
@theusherhall
. Some of the performances will include the Pipe Band, Flute Ensemble, Concert Bands, Swing Band, Choirs from P6 through to S6 and the Symphony Orchestra.
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⚽Congratulations to Tegan Browning, S4, on her call up to the Scotland U17 Football Squad, which will play two matches against Slovenia this week
#ourgirlsourgame
#weplaystrong
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A warm welcome back to all of our pupils today 💙 We hope you have enjoyed the Easter break and are feeling refreshed and ready for a busy a Summer Term
#weareheriots
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Today marked the official start of the new term at
#Heriot
's and we cannot wait to see what this year has in store for you all 🌝
Smiles all round for sisters, India and Olivia on their first day in P1. Remember to keep tagging
#weareheriots
in your first day photos 📷
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🍰 Mrs Franklin is starting off The Heriot's Easter Bake Off entries with this beautiful Rainbow Easter Cake. Check out our Instagram Stories for all our other excellent submissions
#bakeoff
#easterfun
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Today we introduce our four captains for the 2020/21 session. They will be working hard to ensure everyone has a memorable year at
#heriots
Hello to our Captains Rory and Esther, and our Vice Captains Ben and Sofia 🖐️🖐️
Make sure to say hello if you see them around campus!
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Happy
#WorldTeachersDay
to all teaching staff at George Heriot's for supporting, educating and inspiring all Herioters.
#internationalteachersday
#heriotsfamily
#weareheriots
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A beautiful golden glow at sunrise. Photo taken from an office window in the old building 🌄
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Congratulations to Sarah H (S5) who has been selected to represent the Great Britain Junior Rowing Team at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in Castelo de Mino in Spain, 5th till 7th of August.
Sarah will race in the Women's Eight.
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📣 Remember to tune at 10am BST on Monday, to watch our virtual June Day celebration. You will find this on our homepage, and the link will be posted at 10am on Monday on our social media channels. Send us pictures of how you are celebrating this Founder's Day
#weareheriots
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Let the new year commence! It is great to see the buzz of the staff and pupils back together after an excellent summer
#newyear
#startofterm
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The sun was shining in Edinburgh and the June Day celebrations took place on the school grounds this morning.
Thank you to all of the pupils and staff who were involved. A recording of the ceremony is now available on the website:
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⚽ Congratulations to Eilidh Adams and Tegan Browning, S4, on their selection for the SFA U17 national training camp later this month
#ourgirlsourgame
#weplaystrong
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Congratulations to Eilidh Adams, S4, who yesterday made her first start for
@HibsLadies
in their Scottish Women’s Premier League fixture versus Stirling University, contributing to a 7-2 victory with two assists. Well done Eilidh!
#ourgirlsourgame
#weareheriots
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Well done to a group of Heriot's FPs who braved the cold and ran a marathon around Edinburgh this weekend, raising more than £13,000 in memory of FP, Dr William Reid. You can read the full story over on our website:
#distributechearfullie
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So long, farewell 👋
It was the last day for our wonderful S6 cohort at our prize-giving ceremony yesterday.
We wish them the best of luck as they embark on their next adventure and a warm welcome to our Former Pupil community.
#weareheriots
#heriotsfamily
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Well done to everyone involved in the S6 Sleep Out, it was certainly a chilly one! If you were kind enough to sponsor the event, a huge thank you. We have raised over £7,000 for the DEC Ukraine appeal:
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Thank you to the Senior Captains for all of their hard work this year and we wish them good luck with their future plans beyond Heriot's.
"THE definition of dream team" 💙 (Esther, Captain)
#weareheriots
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❤️👏We have been overwhelmed with generosity and kindness and have received enough donations to fulfill all our requests for visors. Thank you to everyone who has offered to help us - we have a wonderful community and we really are
#inthistogether
We have been making much-needed visors and distributing them to local care homes, surgeries, community nursing, health centres and Royal Blind care, to help protect our key workers. Now, we need your help. Click here for details 👉
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We are all set for June Day! We look forward to welcoming the
@George_Heriots
community to the school today
#HeriotsFounders
#JuneDay
#celebration
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Congratulations to Kirsten (S6), who achieved her 5th set of the school's full colours in Highland Dancing, Hockey, Athletics, Golf and Music.
What a fantastic achievement 👏
More news from Heriot's community here:
#weareheriots
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First day of term 🔔
A warm welcome to all Herioters on their first day of school.
#weareheriots
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Heriot's pupils have attained an excellent set of awards across the board for this year's
#SQAResults
. A superb set of grades and a reflection of the hard work, dedication and tenacity of each and every pupil 👇
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