Annual Conference 2026 Secondary Sample Programme

Our full programme is available through the Sched application, with multiple filters available to view by audience or theme. Below is a sample to illustrate what a day at Annual Conference could look like for an individual with an interest in 11-19 science education. However, there are many other choices an individual could make - so this is just one example to provide a bit of guidance.  

 

Thursday 8th January

Time slot Title of session Speakers
From 07:45 onwards Register for conference
08:00-08:45Exhibition open for visitors
08:45-09:40International Keynote: The OECD Teaching Compass: Navigating curriculum change and teacher agency in a complex worldMiho Taguma, OECD
09:55-10:50Making careers central: Hitting Gatsby through scienceKelly Murfet, Georgie Lott, IRIS
10:50-11:15Tea / coffee / exhibition browsing
11:15-12:10International science teacher recruitment and retentionMarianne Cutler, Rob Butler, ASE
12:25-13:20Clever questions to improve scientific understanding with equations/graphsAlan Denton, Physics Coach, Melanie Ellis, Science Learning East
13:35-14:30Lunch / exhibition open OR Creating and developing your education setting’s Climate Action PlanJo Pettifer, Let’s go Zero, Becky Lawrence, National Education Nature Park
14:45-15:40Presidential Address: New Year Resolutions? Current and future challenges for science participationLouise Archer, ASE President and UCL Institute of Education
15:40-16:10Physics and Tea with the Institute of Physics
16:10-17:3011-19 panel session: Secondary leadership (and aspiring leaders) - leading through challenge and change
17:30-19:30ASE Reception ASE Reception for networking and ASE Book of the Year prize giving, followed by a pay as you go bar open until 10:00.

Friday 9th January

TimeslotTitle of Session Speakers
07:45 onwards - register for conference
08:00-08:45Exhibition open for visitors
08:45-09:40Use of AI in curriculum implementationAndy Chandler-Grevatt, University of Brighton
09:55-10:50Making and taking decisions in practical scienceChris Harrison, King’s College London
10:50-11:15Tea / coffee / exhibition open for browsing
11:15-12:10SAPS: Biology practicals that work drop-in sessionAlex Jenkin, Dan Jenkins, Science and Plants for Schools
12:25-13:20Networking Lunch for 11-19 sponsored by Educake
13:35-14:3011-19 Keynote: Space - challenges and opportunities in the Century of Change? Anu Ojha, UK Space Agency
14:45-15:40STEM success with Isaac Physics, STEM SMART & the British Physics OlympiadRobin Hughes, The British Physics Olympiad, Ingrid Murray, Isaac Physics
15:40-16:10Tea / coffee / exhibition open for browsing
16:10-17:30Turbocharge your science explanationsPanos Athanasopoulos, Prestatyn High School
19.00 – 22.00 ASE curry and quiz evening

Saturday 10th January

TimeslotTitle of SessionSpeakers
07:45 onwards - register for conference
08:00-08:45Exhibition open for visitors
08:45-09:40Has the reformed GCSE curriculum improved the effectiveness of practicals? Sheeba Viswarajan, University of East London
09:55-10:50Bringing careers to life: Embedding 6 Gatsby Benchmarks into every science lessonSarah Mintey, Samantah Batch, Developing Experts
10:50-11:15Tea / coffee / exhibition open for browsing
11:15-12:10Panel: Working together to improve science educationJo Foster, Institute for Research in Schools
12:25-13:20The BEST approach to Oak sciencePeter Fairhurst, Alistair Moore, University of York
13:35-14:30Lunch / exhibition open for browsing
14:45-15:40Practical applications of AI to improve teaching and reduce workloadEuan Douglas, St George’s Catholic College
15:40-15:55Tea / coffee
15:55 - 16:50 Tackling mathematical misconceptions in scienceAmanda Clegg, AKC Educational Consultancy, Karen Collins, Apogee Education
16:50 Conference ends!