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

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

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

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

Audience practical science, S1, S2, S3, S4, BGE, Inclusion

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

Mattie Downie

Biology Teacher, Oldmachar Academy

Saturday May 31, 2025 13:45 - 14:40 BST
SF007

Secondary

Audience practical science, S1, S2, S3, S4, Biology