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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
Saturday, May 31
 

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

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
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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

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
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Tim Browett

Physics Coach, Institute of Physics Scotland
Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST
SF004
  All

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
avatar for Paul Tyler

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

10:30 BST

Microscale as a tool of inclusion
Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST
SF005
We often go big on chemistry demonstration to inspire and create that wow factor, but what about thinking micro? By scaling down to small quantities and basic tools we open up channels for experiential learning, some of which can be repeated and reflected in day to day activities. Come learn about the epiphany of opportunity in microscale stumbled upon by a problem-solving technician and a very tired new recruit that improved my teaching practice, engaged learners, and saved a few pennies along the way.
Speakers
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Cassaundra Abousamak

Chemistry Teacher, Nairn Academy
Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST
SF005 SF005
  Secondary

10:30 BST

Smart carts and sparkvue
Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST
SF007
Smart carts combine motion, force and acceleration sensors. They make excellent tools for investigating much more than just motion. This session will explore smart cart experiments. Participants should bring a device so they can try the experiments out for themselves.
Speakers
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Robert MacGregor

Physics Teacher, St Leonards School
Saturday May 31, 2025 10:30 - 11:25 BST
SF007
  Secondary

11:30 BST

Cognitive science; the learning brain and how to harness it
Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST
SF018
 I have been developing this session since I attended the 2024 Centre for Transformative Teaching and Learning Conference last summer, in the US. Since then I have been leading an (eventually) 18 month course to a large group of staff at RGC and I am hosting a whole school parent event this month. I will share the best, evidence-based strategies for supporting pupils to learn and revise; essential at all stages. It will cover retrieval practice, the learning brain and executive function.
Speakers
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Lara Carnegie

Physics Teacher, Robert Gordon's College
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Lydia Willetts

Biology Teacher, Robert Gordons College, Aberdeen
Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST
SF018
  All

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
EA

Elaine Arbuckle

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

11:30 BST

Using squid as a teaching tool
Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST
SF010
Something different to use as a practical to show biological structures . Have you tried using squid ? Come and have a go together with fish eyes .This will also give you an opportunity to discuss the role of dissection and to share any other biology practical ideas
Speakers
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Susie Burr

PSQM Hub Leader and ASE Scotland Committee Chair, Independent Consultant
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... Read More →
Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST
SF010
  Primary

11:30 BST

Toys can engage learners and promote learning
Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST
SF003
A cheap toy is used to investigate energy transfers and look at velocity time and displacement time graphs using Tracker to analyse a video of the toy jumping.
Speakers
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Catherine Dunn

Education Officer, SSERC
Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30 - 12:25 BST
SF003
  Secondary

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

13:45 BST

Inclusive practical work in science
Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF005
This session will consider approaches to enhancing the accessibility of practical work at BGE, illustrated by three commonly used activities. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate minor adaptations to these activities and consider how these approaches could be applied in their own practice.
Speakers
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Jane Essex

Senior Lecturer in Chemistry Education, University of Strathclyde
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.
Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF005 SF005
  All

13:45 BST

Together we are saving wildcats
Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF004
.How to bring conservation to life: reviewing learning opportunities and logistical challenges faced when the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Discovery & earning department worked with the Saving Wildcats partnership to develop a two-part, in-school programme for local primary schools. These 50-minute lessons supported teachers’ delivery across the curriculum, including science, literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing experiences, and utilised digital and practical resources.
Speakers
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Jessica Wise

Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF004
  Primary

13:45 BST

Help! It's physics!
Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF003
Why is it that practical physics can often cause technicians to panic? This practical based session will look at the Physics elements of the SSERC Local Authority Resources from a technician’s perspective. We will look at the Thermal Imaging Camera, Vernier SpectroVis Plus and fibre optic probe, Vernier LabQuest 2 with various sensors and Cloud Chamber whilst discussing options for support (given the opening question) within physics.
Speakers
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Caroline Butler

Science Technician
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Neil Duddy

Science Technician, Belmont Academy, Ayr
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Ghislaine Duncan

Science Technician, Dumfries and Galloway Council
Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF003
  Secondary

13:45 BST

Modelling in a science classroom
Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF007
A focus on how to use live modelling to teach different aspects of the curriculum. Session would focus on practical ways to do this, for both teaching staff modelling a process and for pupils modelling it themselves (playdoh, stop motion etc). Would show examples from my classroom and how I utilise my iPad to teach.
Speakers
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Mattie Downie

Biology Teacher, Oldmachar Academy
Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF007
  Secondary

14:45 BST

British sign language (BSL) STEM glossary - a tool for introducing concepts in science
Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
SF020
This workshop introduces the University of Edinburgh’s British Sign Language (BSL) STEM Glossary, a comprehensive resource supporting deaf learners across science subjects. Participants will explore how to integrate BSL signs for scientific terms into their teaching practice, making science education more inclusive. The session covers practical implementation strategies for primary through secondary levels, highlighting how the glossary enhances conceptual understanding and engagement for all.
Speakers
avatar for Audrey Cameron

Audrey Cameron

Chancellor's Fellow, University of Edinburgh
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... Read More →
Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
SF020
  All

14:45 BST

They say it's your birthday - teaching STEM through poetry
Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
SF008
Poetry serves as a bridge between the whispers of individual thought and the roar of collective experience.” (Saulo) Poems providing contexts for STEM learning? Literacy as the vehicle, rather than endpoint? This collection, one poem for every day of the year, has been recited, recorded, illustrated, annotated, catalogued and packaged in PowerPoints with suggested learning activities, contacts, resources, and more, much more. A few poems will be scrutinised; their validity challenged and discussed.
Speakers
avatar for Nicky Souter

Nicky Souter

Chartered Science Teacher, SouterSciTutor
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... Read More →
Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
SF008
  All

14:45 BST

Daffodils, DNA and diversity: a Jalview adventure for budding scientists
Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
SF018
This activity will be based on the Daffodil DNA citizen science project using freely available Jalview software. The premise will be introduced followed by a run through of the Jalview schools workbook to help students explore 2 classes of macromolecules - DNA and proteins, including what they are composed of and how they relate to each other. Delegates will need access to a PC/laptop, wifi and a web browser to participate.
Speakers
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Khadia Jabeen

Biology Teacher, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee and School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, University of Dundee
EL
Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
SF018
  Secondary

14:45 BST

Practical physics for BGE
Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
SF010
This session will introduce a host of activities, covering each of the Physics areas of the BGE Science curriculum. Each practical activity will address second or third level content using typical lab equipment or everyday items.
Speakers
TB

Tim Browett

Physics Coach, Institute of Physics Scotland
Saturday May 31, 2025 14:45 - 15:40 BST
SF010
  Secondary
 
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