ASE 2025 Annual Conference

Based on the speaker's research for their Master's project, this session explores the research on what secondary science teachers believe about dialogue, talk and oracy in the classroom. Opening with a summary of what experience and knowledge science teacher have about dialogic teaching, the session then evaluates the attitudes that science educators hold towards the pedagogies of dialogue and oracy.

Finally the talk will consider what barriers might prevent the use of dialogue and talk in the science classroom, concluding with some useful strategies on how to foster understanding through talk. Delegates will come away understanding more about dialogue, specifically how attitudes towards talk can affect practice in the classroom. Teachers who attend will be more reflective about their own attitudes to dialogue and therefore better equipped to evaluate its use in their own lessons.

Pearson aim to cultivate science capital by making it a relevant, relatable, and accessible subject. In this session, Pearson will delve into some approaches for bringing science to Pupil Premium students. They will share strategies for making Science tangible for students and suggest ways to promote STEM careers in the classroom and wider school environment.

This session is sponsored by Pearson Edexcel

Save planning and marking time and raise student attainment and confidence with Isaac Physics (Key Stages 3,4 and 5). Extend and challenge with Isaac Physics and the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO).

Isaac Physics is a free online open learning platform to support the development of problem-solving skills in physics from 11 to university. Now offering resources for maths at GCSE and A Level (including further maths) and chemistry and biology at A Level. Work is auto-marked with feedback. Regular use of Isaac Physics is evidence-based to improve student skills, attainment and success in meeting offers for high-tariff universities for STEM degree courses; additionally, on average teachers save 3-4 hours on planning and marking. This session will introduce attendees to the features of an Isaac Physics Teacher account and explore the many resources on Isaac Physics for secondary science teachers.

Attendees will learn about Isaac Physics’s ready-made lesson resources, tests and mentoring to raise student attainment and confidence, support revision and develop problem-solving skills. All free and auto-marked with feedback!

Attendees can access Isaac Physics free weekly online CPD, suitable for ITE trainees, ECTs and more experienced teachers and subject leads. Delivered by the Isaac Physics Teacher Support Manager, an IOP-accredited Physics Teacher Educator. Sessions are designed to be welcoming, supportive and inclusive of all teachers of science, irrespective of age, gender, sexuality, disability, beliefs, race, teaching experience and subject specialism. Save planning and marking time and raise student attainment and confidence with Isaac Physics (Key Stages 3,4 and 5). Extend and challenge with Isaac Physics and the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO).

Isaac Physics is a free online open learning platform to support the development of problem-solving skills in physics from 11 to university. Now offering resources for maths at GCSE and A Level (including further maths) and chemistry and biology at A Level. Work is auto-marked with feedback. Regular use of Isaac Physics is evidence-based to improve student skills, attainment and success in meeting offers for high-tariff universities for STEM degree courses; additionally, on average teachers save 3-4 hours on planning and marking. This session will introduce attendees to the features of an Isaac Physics Teacher account and explore the many resources on Isaac Physics for secondary science teachers.

Attendees will learn about Isaac Physics’s ready-made lesson resources, tests and mentoring to raise student attainment and confidence, support revision and develop problem-solving skills. All free and auto-marked with feedback!

Attendees can access Isaac Physics free weekly online CPD, suitable for ITE trainees, ECTs and more experienced teachers and subject leads. Delivered by the Isaac Physics Teacher Support Manager, an IOP-accredited Physics Teacher Educator. Sessions are designed to be welcoming, supportive and inclusive of all teachers of science, irrespective of age, gender, sexuality, disability, beliefs, race, teaching experience and subject specialism. Wherever possible we aim to accommodate teachers' caring responsibilities.

The BPhO complements Isaac Physics in developing problem-solving skills, confidence and curiosity in physics with a range of challenging competitions which allow students to compete against other aspirational students. There are fourteen annual physics competitions for students in Year 10 to Year 13 (although some students in Year 9 may participate). These aim to encourage the study of physics and to recognise excellence in young physicists. Attendees will learn how to get their students involved and find out about the range of competitions, including the Computational Challenge, Astro Olympiad and international teams!

The BPhO complements Isaac Physics in developing problem-solving skills, confidence and curiosity in physics with a range of challenging competitions which allow students to compete against other aspirational students. There are fourteen annual physics competitions for students in Year 10 to Year 13 (although some students in Year 9 may participate). These aim to encourage the study of physics and to recognise excellence in young physicists. Attendees will learn how to get their students involved and find out about the range of competitions, including the Computational Challenge, Astro Olympiad and international teams!

As we approach a likely curriculum review, the IOP has been considering the design principles and structure of a physics curriculum that develops deep and enduring knowledge and understanding of some big ideas of physics, capability in its practices and ways of thinking, and positive lasting impression of the subject. In this session, we will explore and discuss how those principles might be put into practice.

Why do some students struggle to draw graphs?
This session summarises the research around graph research and interpretation providing simple solutions for the classroom.

By the end of this session delegates will have a better understanding of the complexities of graph construction and interpretation alongside a series of simple strategies to implement immediately in the classroom.