ASE 2025 Scotland Region Conference: Full Schedule

ASE is delighted to offer its’ Scotland regional Annual Conference for 2025, with something suitable for primary and secondary science educators, technicians and probationers! Tickets are now open for booking.
Prices start from £20 for ASE members. Come along and gain some excellent professional learning opportunities and talk with exhibitors about their latest resources and initiatives. We look forward to welcoming you. For queries please email conferences@ase.org.uk

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09:00 BST

Registration, welcome with tea/coffee and exhibition

Saturday May 31, 2025 09:00 - 09:40 BST

The Street

Saturday May 31, 2025 09:00 - 09:40 BST
The Street

All

Audience EYFS, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, Technicians, N5

09:45 BST

Keynote: Towards a future-orientated 3-18 sciences curriculum

Saturday May 31, 2025 09:45 - 10:25 BST

Lecture Theatre

Education Scotland is leading the process to review and update Scotland's 3-18 Sciences Curriculum. In this opening address, Ian Menzies, Senior Education Officer for Science and STEM at Education Scotland, will provide an overview of the national Curriculum Improvement Cycle process that is underway and will outline the early developments and thinking from the practitioner-led Collaboration and Core Groups that are supporting this exciting process of change

Speakers

Ian Menzies

Senior Education Officer (Sciences, STEM, Learning for Sustainability and Outdoor Learning), Education Scotland

Saturday May 31, 2025 09:45 - 10:25 BST
Lecture Theatre

All

Audience S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, EYFS, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, BGE, Technicians

10:30 BST

Science on stage, practical teaching ideas from across Europe

Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST

SF004

Over the last 25 years, hundreds of teachers from across Europe have shared teaching ideas at the Science on Stage conference and its Physics on Stage predecessor. In this session, past UK delegates will share some of their favourite practical activities - ones that they have brought home and use in their own classrooms. The session’s activities are aimed at BGE across the Sciences, but Science on Stage also includes content for younger learners.

Speakers

Tim Browett

Physics Coach, Institute of Physics Scotland

Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST
SF004

All

Audience EYFS, P1, P2, S1, S2, S3, S4, BGE, practical science, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, Technicians

10:30 BST

Climate science for primary schools

Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST

SF003

Exploring how to best teach Primary age children about the science of the climate and why it is changing. The session will involve practical activities and links to different areas of the curriculum.

Speakers

Paul Tyler

Primary Teacher and Consultant, Kirkhill Primary School, East Renfrewshire

Primary school teacher and Science Coordinator in a large primary school just outside Glasgow. Interested in all things primary science, Science Capital transitions to secondary and anything to do with Topical Science and Citizen Science. I produce a monthly Topical Science Update... Read More →

Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST
SF003

Primary

Audience EYFS, P1, P2, practical science, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7

11:30 BST

Top tips for inclusion in the primary school

Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST

SF008

What does inclusivity in the primary school look like? How can we ensure that we are meeting the needs of our children in an already packed curriculum? Come along and listen top tips and suggestions to make your primary classroom more inclusive. Join in the discussion in what works for us in our every day teaching environment.

Speakers

Elaine Arbuckle

Primary Teacher

Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST
SF008

Primary

Audience EYFS, P1, P2, Inclusion, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, Technicians

12:30 BST

Sandwich lunch with tea and coffee available

Saturday May 31, 2025 12:30 - 13:40 BST

The Street

Saturday May 31, 2025 12:30 - 13:40 BST
The Street

All

Audience EYFS, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, Technicians, N5