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Representing the History, Modern Studies, Geography and RMPS departments of Westhill Academy.
Westhill Academy Aberdeenshire
Joined February 2015
In September Mr Robertson is going to walk on red hot coals to raise money for @maggiesaberdeen. Please consider making a donation. see next tweet for some firewalk facts.
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There is a rumour that Mr Robertson was the original inspiration for Sid from Toy Story.
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SUMMER OPPORTUNITY - The University of Aberdeen is hosting a "Girls into Geoscience" field trip to Stonehaven on Friday the 15th of August 2025. Sign up by 3rd July: Note this is not a school trip, but an opportunity for you! @WesthillAcademy
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Delighted with my S3 Geographers - DIY African Biomes in the form of CAKE 🥮 Fab effort, 3C!👏🎨🌎 @WesthillAcademy
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A shot heard around the world.
28 June 1914. Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb member of Young Bosnia who sought an end to Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was arrested for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife. He undoubtedly fired the fatal shots.
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June 6, 1944.Anne Frank’s diary entry.1/2."This is D-Day. The invasion has begun. Is this really the beginning of the long-awaited liberation?" ."The BBC announced it at twelve. 'This is the day.' I have the feeling that friends are on the way,"
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s letter to the men about the embark on the invasion of France 81 years ago.
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How do demographers and social scientists measure Development? National Geographers are looking into this topic! Check out this 8 minute Podcast:
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Girls into Geoscience event upcoming! Primarily for Senior Geographers. If interested in this event, sign up via Miss Garvin or Mrs Burns ASAP :)
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RT @timeforgeog: Explore Modern vs Modest infrastructure: meeting the needs of growing urban populations in this @timeforgeog video develop….
timeforgeography.co.uk
Today, over half the world's population live in cities. As urban areas continue to expand, they face the challenge of providing essential infrastructure that meets the needs of growing populations....
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SUMMER opportunity @aberdeenuni for S5/S6 pupils. Join a Geological field trip to Stonehaven and experience a Geology lab in the Science Teaching Hub. on Friday 15th August 2025! If interested in signing up, please contact Mrs Burns ASAP! *this is a Uni event, not a school event
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As part of #veday80thanniversary Mr Robertson created a new display detailing his great grandfather’s WW2 experiences.
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As featured in our Higher Politics course.
3 May 1469. Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence. His book The Prince has been associated with endorsing unscrupulous political behaviour even though it’s about the correct moral ethics that should be followed by a responsible government.
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How VE Day was celebrated in Aberdeen.
pressandjournal.co.uk
Aberdeen and the north of Scotland toasted victory in Europe 80 years ago, but there was no forgetting the sacrifices which had been made.
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RT @DrLechthaler: Thanks at @TeachersofRME for this year's #FestivalOfLearning in #RME. This was a great #CLPL with lots of sharing of good….
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An extraordinary story. Well worth a listen.
Eva Clarke BEM was born in Mauthausen concentration camp 80 years ago today. To mark her birthday, we are pleased to announce the release of Episode 4 of our new podcast, Objects of the Holocaust, which focuses on Eva’s birth certificate and her extraordinary story.
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RT @VisionSchools: Join Vision Schools Scotland Shared Practice Event with guest speaker! 24/04/25 at 16:00, Don't miss out on this opportu….
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Those who couldn't keep marching were shot as they lay in the snow. John was one of the lucky ones. He came home just a few days later and lived into his 70s - long enough for me to meet him - I’m the little boy on the right in the last photo.
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many had lived on starvation rations for years. As the war drew to a close, many of them had been forced to march to Fallingbostel and other camps during the worst winter of the 20th century to escape the Russians. 3/
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he was forced to work down coal and salt mines for at least some of the time he was in captivity. The reality of life in the camps was very different to the Hollywood version - the treatment of prisoners was often brutal and as some of these pictures show 2/
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On this day in 1945 the British army liberated Stalag XIB at Fallingbostel, Germany. Among the prisoners was my great grandad, Lance Corporal John Conway. He was captured in June 1940 after fighting in France and spent the next five years in many different POW camps. 1/
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