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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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
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.
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.
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 →
You say to them, “I really need you to prepare properly for this test so you don’t have your confidence knocked down again.” Their parents say, “You just need to work harder! Now get to your room and revise!” But their brain is saying, “I just don’t know what that means or how to do it!”
Pupils of all ages, stages and abilities find it really hard to organise and plan revision, or even know what successful revision looks like. There is a very good reason for this and in this session will teach you how to teach them about their learning brain; focussing on the structures of the learning brain, executive function and the importance of retrieval practice.
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.
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
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 →
.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.
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.
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 →
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.
