ASE Annual Conference 2025 Programme Highlights

The ASE is delighted to be hosting its Annual Conference at the University of Nottingham from 9th to 11th January 2025. International sessions are incorporated throughout the event for this year and we will have a great exhibition with lots of exclusive Conference offers.

Throughout: Sessions for both Primary and 11-19 are threaded throughout all three days

Thursday: Post-16 focus, and for those involved in leading and delivering professional development, the Teacher Developers’ Group programme

Friday: is the dedicated Technicians day and Early Career Teacher day.

Saturday: Focus on Research.

Keynote speakers

AI, science education and dialogue

Rupert Wegerif
Professor of Education, Academic Director of the Digital Education Futures Initiative, Faculty of Education and Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

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Mathematics (and the science curriculum) to 18

Natasha Serret
Senior Lecturer in Education, Nottingham Trent University

Catarina Corriea
Lecturer in Education, University College London

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Should practical work be like recipes?

Andrew Noyes
Professor of Education, University of Nottingham, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Welcoming diverse pre-service science trainees: transformational practices

Keynote selected by Teacher Developers' Group

Robert Campbell
Course Lead PGCE Secondary Science, St Mary's University Twickenham

Dan Cottle
Associate Professor Physics Education, University of Birmingham

Rachel Davies
Lecturer Science Education, Kings College London

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Climate change and environmental action

Paul Vare
EdD Course Leader, School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire

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Can Geology save the world?

Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson
Professor of Basin Analysis, Imperial College London (Dept of Earth Science & Engineering)

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Science influencers: a model for professional identity, esteem and value

Christina Whittaker Co-lead Science Across The City Project, Science Across the City Karen Peters Strategic co-lead Science across the city, Science Across the City Becki Price Science Subject Leader, The Willows Primary School Dawn McCann Science subject leader, Hillside Primary School

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Climate change and health: bringing health and education together

Dr Helena Clements Consultant Paediatrician, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Officer for Climate Change at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

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Purposeful and effective practical work in primary science

Julie Jordan University of Manchester Lynne Bianchi Professor / Director, SEERIH, University of Manchester Sarah Earle Professor of Primary Science Education, Bath Spa University

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