Gemma Heenan

Secondary teacher and all round History geek

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

@thisone0verhere Do it. Just the thought of doing this has brought me so much joy...

[Dom Joly @domjoly]

@trussliz It was really funny.
What wasn’t funny was you crashing the economy and upping the mortgages of everybody in the country.
What isn’t funny is that you get paid over £100,000 a year for the rest of your life for the 49 days you spent as Prime Minister…

[Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @NathenAmin]

In Britain, we all descend from people who came here in boats.

[Paddington @paddingtonbear]

Perhaps it's time for a little more kindness.

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

@Unsolved @HallieRubenhold I would love your views on this....🫣🙄

[Steve Rollett @steverollett]

Good to hear Starmer argue that parents of state school children have aspiration for their children. Too often it goes unchallenged when people claim that paying for education somehow shows higher aspiration. It doesn’t. All parents have aspiration. We need equity of opportunity.

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

Some ppl are just good at teaching, not writing blogs or reading books or leading or managing or tweeting or presenting or knowing every piece of research that's ever been written. And those good teachers - respect them and just let them teach cos the kids don't know or care about the rest!

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

@caroline8779 I'm sorry...WHAT?!!!!! 😱

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

@caroline8779 Me too, she has been fab and will smash it at her new job. You did better than me - absolute sobbing mess when I read my card ❤️

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

Can't decide whether or not I should be proud or worried about the 7 year olds response to 'what I want to be when I'm older'...obviously teaching children about Henry VIII chopping Anne Boleyn's head off - 'like mummy does' 🫣😬😂

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

Is it a cheese, or is it a motorway service station.

Amazing concept for a quiz round 👌 🧀

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

@caroline8779 LOVE this!

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

@pgabrielle18 Amazing - would love to discuss your approach and maybe share resources if possible. We are in the process of re-writing our SOW to have a more thematic approach, would be so interested to see how other schools approach it.

[Dr Lacey Bonar Hull @LaceyBonarHull]

I know all the talk recently is about men’s obsession with the Roman Empire but have you tried asking the women in your life how often they think about Anne Boleyn?

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

Parenting things I never thought I would say #796: 'No Albert, we don't post your sister's crocs out the cat flap'
#sendwine

[HistFest @HistFestUK]

We’re so excited to offer a brand new course with the brilliant Professor Suzannah Lipscomb.

RESTORING WOMEN TO HISTORY begins on October 2.

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[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

Was told by our head (albeit to the whole staff in a meeting) to do something nice this weekend...so this is basically mandatory for my job right? #Happybacktoschool #teacherlife

[Gemma Heenan @heenan_gemma]

Have I managed to squeeze some history geekness/aqa site study research into the husbands birthday weekend away in London? Perhaps.... #goldenhinde