ASE 2027 Annual Conference

ASE 2027 Annual Conference

The ASE is delighted to be hosting its’ 2027 Annual Conference at the University of Northampton from 7th to 9th January.

08:45 GMT

CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS From Typhoid Mary to airborne diseases: Transmission and tracking LH127 (Learning Hub Level 1)Christine Royce • Beverly DeVore-Wedding BERG: Learning about biology in the Early Years LH231 (Learning Hub Level 2)Dr Lady Sue Dale Tunnicliffe • Miss Estruch Teach & Tell Co-designing an assessment matrix for thinking scientifically outdoors LH115 (Learning Hub Level 1)Rebecca Lee • Aamir Khalique Co-developing spatial computing climate change play toolkit with children LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Muhammad Zulfadhli Kamarudin (Pearson): Practical science models that schools can actually deliver LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Shauna O'Brien • Poppy Pan Under the microscope: What science teachers really think about the New Curriculum LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Grainne Hallahan

09:55 GMT

CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Harnessing the power of biology teaching to inspire students LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Dan Jenkins • Chris Graham • Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS) Making physics concepts stick through narrative, models and analogies LH321 (Learning Hub Level 3)Nicholas Hulbert Pedagogical approaches for teaching emotive issues in primary science LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Nicola Treby • Vanessa Matthews Purposeful practical work for inclusion in primary science LH115 (Learning Hub Level 1)Lynne Bianchi • Sarah Earle Keynote: Disciplinary oracy in the science classroom LH013 & LH014 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Amy Gaunt

11:15 GMT

(IRIS) From enrichment to entitlement: teaching research and innovation at secondary school LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Georgina Lott • Kelly Murfet • Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Beyond chick hatching: Humane alternatives for teaching life cycles LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Daisy Hall A novel way of teaching inheritance to students using forensic science. LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Mandy Hartley AI use in Trainees and Early Career Teachers LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Jonty Leese • Joanna Pellereau Preparing future teachers for generative AI: critical, creative, and ethical LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Ryan Gallagher • Stephen Murphy

12:25 GMT

CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Sequencing for Success: Building Scientific Writing Over Time LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Rosie Lloyd Honorary and Professional Members lunch (invitation only) Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)Lynn Ladbrook • Emily Perry • Claire Seeley (MA CSciTeach) • Natasha Serret • Marianne Cutler • David Allen • Rob Butler Using a dual lens to strengthen subject specific CPD in science LH344 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Catherine Leeson • Bethany Howes

13:35 GMT

(STEM Learning) Subject Knowledge for Physics Teaching (SKPT - a taster session for bringing physics to life in the classroom LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Elizabeth Calvert A gender/sex debate in biology LH321 (Learning Hub Level 3)Helen Stamp (she/her) CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Designing inclusive science pedagogy for every child to achieve and thrive LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Katy Bloom Do AfL practices provide feedback for teachers and guidance for learners? LH013 & LH014 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Chris Harrison Harnessing game based learning in science LH344 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Ed Walsh • Tammie Schrader

14:45 GMT

CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Climate change solutions in secondary physics, chemistry and biology LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Ellie Pinches How student‑led questions and feedback support learning and self-regulation LH115 (Learning Hub Level 1)Ade Magaji Metals are solid aren’t they? Tackling misconceptions through responsive teaching LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Jo Montgomery CSciTeach • Alex Farrer Presidential Address: We need to talk about equity: Dilemmas, threats and possibilities for science education LH013 & LH014 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Professor Louise Archer OBE

15:40 GMT

Chair Chat Learning Hub Level 2 landing space outside rooms LH227-230David Allen • Claire Seeley (MA CSciTeach) • Natasha Serret • Emily Perry Meet the ASE Teacher Developers Committee LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Katy Bloom

16:10 GMT

CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS BERG: Cultivating curiosity: high-quality plant science education for all LH231 (Learning Hub Level 2)Anna Newman-Griffis • Haruko Okamoto • Miss Estruch Teach & Tell Click, create, captivate: Use video media to engage and challenge learning LH127 (Learning Hub Level 1)Benjamin Scott

17:30 GMT

ASE Reception Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)David Allen • Claire Seeley (MA CSciTeach) • Lynn Ladbrook • Natasha Serret • Emily Perry

08:45 GMT

(OUP) Critical and scientific thinking in the age of AI LH127 (Learning Hub Level 1)Emma Darcy • Oxford University Press CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Steve Jones • CLEAPSS The future of the physics teaching workforce LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Chris Shepherd • Gemma Butt Update from CLEAPSS LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Closing the primary science CPD gap: flexible models that work (White Rose Education) Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)Joe Partridge • Dan Breeze • White Rose Education Inclusive approaches to thinking scientifically LH113 (Learning Hub Level 1)Anna Stanton • Helen Tiplady Are we the change? Making ESD effective through inner development LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Milán Zoltán Páczai

09:55 GMT

CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS My pipette is a lab - the many uses of the single-use pipette CH314 (Creative Hub Level 3)Nasko Stamenov Post-16 chemistry masterclass: IR & 1H NMR spectroscopy LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Peter Hoare Research in action: unlocking better science teaching LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Anna Wicking • Jason Ashton Keynote: Raising the bar - ambition, curiosity and depth in science LH013 & LH014 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Mary Myatt

10:50 GMT

Chair Chat Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)David Allen • Claire Seeley (MA CSciTeach) • Emily Perry • Natasha Serret

11:15 GMT

Creativity & curiosity for all: the impact of student-led science LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Maria Rossini • Gemma Butt CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Panel: Thriving and surviving your first few years (for Early Career Teachers) Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)Martin Reece PISA 2025: Outcomes and implications for the Teaching and Learning of science LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Jonathan Osborne

12:25 GMT

(Pearson) Science reform in action - what comes next for teachers and learners? LH013 & LH014 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Shauna O'Brien • Tosin Oliyide Beyond keywords: Disciplinary literacy in Post-16 science curricula LH231 (Learning Hub Level 2)Afsan Redwan Bring climate change to life through chemistry and real-world contexts LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Rebecca Laye • Emma Lumb Chemical grenades LH127 (Learning Hub Level 1)Matthew Smith CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Building scientific literacy through explicit vocabulary teaching LH113 (Learning Hub Level 1)Rachael Cuthbert Frontier Science: Engineering the future LH345 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Ollie Folayan FREng CEng FIChemE What's the point of teaching science? What we've found from research LH344 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Mark Whalley

13:35 GMT

(OUP) Making Practical work meaningful in KS3 science LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Amanda Clegg • Karen Collins • Oxford University Press CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Mathematics support for serving science teachers - seeking a way forward LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Ally Davies • Caroline Neuberg Primary TeachMeet Lightning Talks Creative Hub Atrium Level 1Angharad Pass From clean air to biodiversity: Building student agency in real-world science (Earth Museum) LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Janet Owen FRSA, AMA • Pauline Stirling • Louisa Perkins • Earth Museum Teaching about ‘AI in real-world science’ in the science classroom LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Jane Waite • Ben Garside

13:45 GMT

(Pearson) ECT's & Secondary educators' lunch LH013 & LH014 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Shauna O'Brien • Tosin Oliyide • Poppy Pan • Pearson

14:45 GMT

Engaging young people in science through animal behaviour LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Charlotte Evans Building fluency in organic mechanisms (White Rose Education) LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)David Fairclough • White Rose Education CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Is science for everyone? Tackling unconscious bias in primary schools. LH115 (Learning Hub Level 1)Francesca Gale • Alex Farrer Talking Science: who needs teachers anymore? Teaching science in the age of AI (SEPA) LH013 & LH014 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Victoria Hedlund • Miles Berry • Marianne Cutler • SEPA

16:10 GMT

CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS ECTS, techs and teachers working together LH347 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Jane Oldham RSciTech Frontier Science: What we learn(ed) from rainbows LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Michael Berry Integrated instructions and microscale practical work LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Bob Worley • David Paterson (CLEAPSS) Promoting oracy through practical science LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Helen Spring CSciTeach • Kathryn Horan CSciTeach • CLEAPSS Food, cooking and STEM "Science on Stage" Booklets LH229 (Learning Hub Level 2)David Featonby • Ruth Oliveira The silent teacher: How classroom design co-creates science learning LH344 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Milán Zoltán Páczai

17:10 GMT

Meet the ASE 11-19 Committee LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Rebecca McCready Meet the ASE Primary Committee LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Angharad Pass

08:45 GMT

CLEAPSS Hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS The neuroscience of science lessons LH115 (Learning Hub Level 1)Jessica Wood Frontier Science: How the physical sciences can empower biology - applications of single molecule fluorescence to the biosciences LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Sir David Klenerman Research Meet (1) LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Alastair Gittner

09:55 GMT

(OUP) The magic of storytelling in the diverse physics curriculum LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Jonathan Lansley-Gordon • Oxford University Press CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Panel: Big Followings, Real Learning: A Q&A With Science Educators Who Reach Millions Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)Stuart Naismith • David Allen Research Meet (2) LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Alastair Gittner Staying human in the science learning loop (AI Fairness) LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Victoria Hedlund

10:50 GMT

Chair Chat Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)David Allen • Claire Seeley (MA CSciTeach) • Emily Perry • Natasha Serret

11:15 GMT

CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Making practical science memorable: A cognitive-science informed approach LH127 (Learning Hub Level 1)Euan Douglas Teaching primary science outdoors LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Helen Spring CSciTeach Using research on children's misconceptions to develop primary science LH113 (Learning Hub Level 1)Nicky Waller Keynote: Authentic scientific inquiry in school science: Learning from the history and philosophy of science Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)Hasok Chang Using AI effectively to reduce workload - A realistic perspective LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)Joanna Pellereau

12:25 GMT

Beyond the formula: Teaching molar relationships using proportionality (White Rose Education) LH322 (Learning Hub Level 3)David Fairclough • White Rose Education CLEAPSS hands-on workshop drop-in LH017 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Matt Endean • CLEAPSS Decolonising primary science: examples, research and next steps LH113 (Learning Hub Level 1)Danielle Oudomvilay • Alex Sinclair Rich retrieval: consolidating and elaborating scientific concepts LH127 (Learning Hub Level 1)Kendra McMahon • Kerry-Anne Barber Frontier Science: Exploring Mars LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)John C Bridges SFHEA Relax and unwind with 3 short films on nature Leathersellers Hide (Learning Hub Level 4)Marie Ann Reynell Talking and thinking at Science on Stage: using simple stimuli and strategies to build a culture of rich scientific talk LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Peter Munroe • Alex Black Future green engineering jobs in the KS3 curriculum. LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Kim Biddulph • Michael Hardisty

13:35 GMT

Student agency to use AI tools when learning in science LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Veronica Cucuiat • Jane Waite Primary pop-up make and take LH013 & LH014 (Learning Hub Ground Floor)Angharad Pass Sunsets, Shadows, and Seasons: Motions and Mathematics in the Sky LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Janet Stramel • Dean Stramel What if the next climate solution is in your classroom? Project Earth - empowering young people to build a better world. LH124 (Learning Hub Level 1)Becky Parker MBE Yes you can! CH314 (Creative Hub Level 3)Peter Borrows • Chris Lloyd • Ralph Whitcher

14:45 GMT

(Pearson) Future-ready science: Connecting climate, media literacy and green pathways LH125 (Learning Hub Level 1)Tosin Oliyide • Becky Thorne Making the most of AI-generated science images in the primary classroom LH115 (Learning Hub Level 1)Helen Harden CSciTeach • Victoria Hedlund The best of Science on Stage 2026 LH323 (Learning Hub Level 3)Stuart Farmer • Becky Parker MBE • Maren Kelly • Peter Munroe • Simon Poliakoff • Rose Edmondson • Alex Black

15:55 GMT

Microscale chemistry: What do pupils think about it? LH324 (Learning Hub Level 3 lab-type space)Louise Glynn • Andy Markwick