ASE 2025 Annual Conference: Full Schedule

The ASE is delighted to be hosting its Annual Conference, generously sponsored by AQA, at the University of Nottingham from 9th to 11th January 2025. International sessions are incorporated throughout the event’s 3 days and we will have a great exhibition with lots of exclusive Conference offers. Post-16 focus-day and for those involved in leading and delivering professional development, the Teacher Developers’ Group programme is Thursday. Friday is the dedicated Technicians day, kindly sponsored by Philip Harris, and Early Career Teacher day. Sessions for both Primary and 11-19 are threaded throughout all 3 days with a focus on Research on Saturday.

Book your tickets now at https://ase2025AnnConf.eventbrite.co.uk - and remember, if you are an ASE member you will benefit from hugely discounted prices! Check out our membership here - it’s free for Early Career Teachers and only £25 for Technicians!

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09:45 GMT

100 years on from the Scopes Monkey Trial - evolution education then and now

Friday January 10, 2025 09:45 - 10:35 GMT

Physics B1 Lecture Theatre

In 1925, a high school teacher, John Scopes, was found guilty of violating the state of Tennessee’ Butler Act which made it illegal to teach human evolution in state-funded schools. We introduce interdisciplinary (science and RE) classroom resources which revisit the 1925 Trial through a role play and help students learn how our understanding of fossils and evolution have developed since.

Speakers

Marianne Cutler

Director, Policy and Curriculum Innovation, ASE

Marianne has overall responsibility for curriculum support and projects at the ASE. She works closely with ASE committees and manages professional development projects.

Michael J. Reiss

Professor of Science Education, UCL IOE

Denise Cush

Professor of Religious Education, Bath Spa University

Philippa Gardom Hulme

Science Education Writer and Consultant, Philippa Gardom Hulme

Philippa has written a wide variety of school science resources, including Activate and Complete Lower Secondary Chemistry for Oxford University Press. She has created innovative activities bringing contemporary science into the classroom for ASE, the European Union, Practical Action... Read More →

David Francis

Big Ideas for Religious Education

Friday January 10, 2025 09:45 - 10:35 GMT
Physics B1 Lecture Theatre

11-19

Theme Curriculum and New Teaching Approaches
Key Stage / Audience Type 11-14
Twitter feed @theASE

12:15 GMT

AQA: Supporting ITT – Understanding GCSE science assessment

Friday January 10, 2025 12:15 - 13:05 GMT

Physics B1 Lecture Theatre

In this introductory session for ITT’s and ECT’s we discuss what a specification is, and how we assess what’s in it, looking at content, Assessment Objectives, the structure of an AQA GCSE science exam paper, how we apply a mark scheme and some implications for teaching and learning of particular aspects of the assessments.

AQA is proud to sponsor this session at the ASE 2025 Annual Conference.

Speakers

Damian Gent

Subject Support - Science Lead, AQA

Damian joined the AQA Science team in 2023 as a Curriculum Support Manager and has recently taken on the role of Science Lead. With over 20 years teaching experience, he has worked across a wide variety of schools delivering support, school improvement and training. Damian also worked... Read More →

Sponsors

AQA

Since 1903, we’ve been rewarding achievement by designing and delivering fair and inclusive assessment. We do this because we believe that quality assessment is an essential ingredient for a good education. We’re the most chosen exam board in England and we set and mark the papers... Read More →

Friday January 10, 2025 12:15 - 13:05 GMT
Physics B1 Lecture Theatre

11-19

Theme Assessment
Key Stage / Audience Type ECTs, Teacher Developers, 11-14, 14-16, Advisors/Consultants, ITEs, Trainees
Twitter feed @Science_AQA
ECTs Themed sessions ECTs Assessment

13:15 GMT

An easy intro to AI- machines of the future

Friday January 10, 2025 13:15 - 14:05 GMT

Physics B1 Lecture Theatre

This session will look at free resources developed by the Royal Society, British Science Association and Google Deep Mind that form an easy introduction to the concepts of AI, and will get your students imaginations racing, thinking about what the machines of the future might be able to do. Perfect as an intro to the topic either for STEM clubs, or in the curriculum. For years 5-8

Speakers

Estelle Whewell

Partnerships Manager, British Science Association

Friday January 10, 2025 13:15 - 14:05 GMT
Physics B1 Lecture Theatre

All

Theme Using AI to deliver the science curriculum
Key Stage / Audience Type ECTs, Teacher Developers, Industry, Global, 11-14, 7 to 11

15:45 GMT

Improving representation careers and STEM identity - OCR's free resources

Friday January 10, 2025 15:45 - 16:35 GMT

Physics B1 Lecture Theatre

The OCR Science team will outline recent progress we have made in helping teachers to improve representation in the science classroom. We'll look at how teachers can help their students to their develop STEM identity. We will highlight our resources to help teachers to meet the Gatsby Careers benchmarks.
We will highlight our new BSL Glossary resources, to support all students including those who use BSL to communicate.

This session is sponsored by OCR - proud to be part of the 2025 ASE Annual Conference

Speakers

Andy Brunning

Chemistry A level Subject Advisor, OCR

Andy joined OCR in September 2017 and is subject advisor for A Level Chemistry and Geology. He has a Chemistry BSc and a Secondary Science PGCE from the University of Bath. Before joining OCR, he worked as a chemistry teacher in Bournemouth and Cambridge. He also side-lines as a science... Read More →

Ally Davies

Subject Advisor for Science, OCR

After teaching physics and science - and leading departments - for over 20 years, I provided and managed professional support for teachers at Isaac Physics and for the Institute of Physics. I've been a Subject Advisor at OCR since November 2021. I'm committed to making science education... Read More →

Sponsors

OCR

We are a leading not-for-profit UK Exam Board. As part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a department of the University of Cambridge, we have access to unrivalled expertise and research capacity across assessment and examinations.We provide qualifications which engage people... Read More →

Improving representation careers and STEM identity ASE Jan 2025 pdf

Friday January 10, 2025 15:45 - 16:35 GMT
Physics B1 Lecture Theatre

11-19

Theme Inclusion and Diversity including SEND
Key Stage / Audience Type ECTs, Teacher Developers, 11-14, 14-16
Twitter feed @OCR_science