ASE 2025 Scotland Region Conference: Directory

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

Susie Burr

I was a Biology and general science teacher but now work mainly with Primary Schools. I am passionate about plants and encouraging children of all ages to enjoy the outdoors. I run a Primary Science Quality Mark hub In Scotland and have had amazing schools achieving all levels from award to Outreach.
I also run PD workshops for teachers in all aspects of science and science days for schools. I am an ASE trustee , Hon Treasurer and chair of ASE Scotland . ASE enthusiast who would encourage everyone involved in science education to join . A great community of science educators always happy to... Read more

Company Independent Consultant
Position PSQM Hub Leader and ASE Scotland Committee Chair
Location Ayr

Audrey Cameron

I hold the position of University of Edinburgh Chancellor's Fellow, where my focus lies at the intersection of science education and British Sign Language research and as a Chemistry tutor on the PGDE Secondary Education (Chemistry/ General Science) course. I also manage the Scottish Sensory Centre's BSL Glossary project, a collaborative effort with a team of 37 Deaf scientists, educators working with deaf children and BSL sign linguists since 2007.
https://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.html#top... Read more

Company University of Edinburgh
Position Chancellor's Fellow

Jane Essex

I am a staunch advocate of science education for everyone, so always good to talk to about inclusion in all its guises. Other hobbies/ obsessions are practical science and science in everyday and heritage contexts.

Company University of Strathclyde
Position Senior Lecturer in Chemistry Education
Location Glasgow

Nicky Souter

Nicholas (Nicky) Souter’s early years were spent exploring woodland, peat bogs, lochs, and the local Campsie Fells taking in their natural history.

His first formal science lesson in ‘the big school’ included being told that the universe includes matter and energy. That elegant and intriguing starting point was the hook that set him on a lifelong journey of sharing science, its processes and philosophies, with school pupils and teachers.

He possesses undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in life science and in education, is a Chartered Science teacher and a Fellow of the Royal Soci... Read more

Company SouterSciTutor
Position Chartered Science Teacher

Paul Tyler

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 which is emailed out to schools for free. Fellow of the PSTT and active ASE member sitting on the Ed Board for the Primary Science Journal.

I am a PSTT fellow and long serving member of the ASE as well as a practising primary school teacher in Scotland. I have written books, articles and resources for teachers and am an experienced conference speaker; sharing my15 years of primary science expertise... Read more

Company Kirkhill Primary School, East Renfrewshire
Position Primary Teacher and Consultant
Location Glasgow