Committees
In addition to the ASE Trustees and Education Group, ASE has several dedicated committees and specialist groups. Their expertise and experience forms part of ASE’s voice.
You could also be part of setting the agenda for ASE’s activity in providing professional learning across science education.
How to get involved
One of the major advantages of membership of ASE is the opportunity to share your expertise with your colleagues. Getting involved with an ASE committee will challenge your strategic thinking and put you at the heart of steering ASE’s direction into the future. ASE calls for nominations every year to elect members to become involved in our governance structure either as a Trustee, part of our Education Group or on our national committees. Members are also asked to vote for their Chair of the Association.
If you can lend your experience, then please get in touch. Our committees and groups meet 3 times a year either virutally or face to face.
Committees
Science Education 11-19 Committee
Chair: Helen Harden CSciTeach
This Committee advises and supports teachers of science in secondary schools and colleges on all aspects of the science curriculum, including assessment.
Primary Science Education Committee
Chair: David Church CSciTeach
This Committee is a dynamic and creative group at the cutting edge of primary science, which seeks to promote best practice in the teaching of science in primary schools.
Science Laboratory Technicians Committee
Chair: Ann Bullen RSciTech
This Committee co-ordinates the Association’s activities for its technician members. As well as providing advice and support to technicians.
International Group
Chair: Marc Neesam
This group co-ordinates the international links of the Association in a variety of ways, including organising the International Programme at the Annual Conference.
Futures Group
Chair: Alex Sinclair
This expert group provides support and voice for Initial Teacher Education and Continuing professional development, fostering high quality professional learning for future generations of science teachers at all levels of education.
Quality and Audit Committee
Chair: Dr Dennis Sutton
The Quality and Audit Committee (Q&A) was established to ensure that the Association operates to the benefit of the members. In short, it is the members’ voice within ASE.
Research Committee
Chair: Alastair Gittner CSciTeach
This group provides expertise in science education research to inform ASE policy and action, particularly in encouraging a research-based approach to teaching.
Publications Committee
Chair: James Williams
This group is committed to raising the profile of ASE and promoting and supporting membership through its books. Its members make the publishing decisions required to fulfil the responsibility for these resources. For example, it considers proposals from potential authors. An individual group member acts as a link with the author during the preparation of a book. Working together with the ASE publishing staff and within a policy framework, such links ensure that each publication comes up to the high standards of ASE.
Education Group
Chair: Simon Quinnell CSciTeach
The Education Group gives advice to The Trustee Body on all aspects of science education. It has representation from all sectors of the science education community, in order to bring expertise to that debate and to formulate actions to take forward the strategic objectives.
Health and Safety Group
Chair: Ralph Whitcher
This is an 'expert group' committee that gives advice to members on all matters relating to health and safety in science education. The Group is an authority in the fi eld of best safe practice in practical school science, respected nationally and internationally.