New on the STE Hub: Keynote Insights From the 2025 ASE Teacher Developer Conference
The ASE Teacher Developers Conference 2025, kindly sponsored by the Ogden Trust, brought together science educators from across the UK to share insights, reflect on challenges, and explore opportunities in teacher development. The conference featured keynote presentations, workshops, and attendee reflections, capturing the energy and impact of the day.
A highlight of the event was “Rethinking a Science Curriculum for Social Justice”, presented by Haira Gandolfi, Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge. Haira explored how scientific development is deeply intertwined with social, political, and economic structures, drawing on examples such as nuclear weapons, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and environmental injustices. She emphasised how science teaching often overlooks these socio-scientific perspectives and the importance of embedding social justice considerations into curricula.
"Personally, I came away fresh with ideas to take back to my science team especially around how to refine our science provision for trainee teachers at the Nottingham Institute of Education, NTU. One idea that stuck with me: telling a richer, more nuanced story of Darwin’s scientific legacy. I left the conference feeling nourished from the quality of thinking presented across the day and motivated to keep making a difference with our trainee teachers."
Natasha Serret, Associate Professor of Science Education, NTU and Editor for ASE Science Teacher Educator online hub
The ASE continues to support all those involved in science education. From technicians and trainee teachers to experienced educators through professional development, networking, and communities of practice.
The STE Hub, an online platform for teacher educators and science teachers, provides further resources from the conference, including articles, podcasts, and access to the STE archive. Membership costs £24.99 per year and can be added via your ASE account.
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Join us at ASE Annual Conference 2026
ASE’s Annual Conference at the University of Nottingham from 8th to 10th January 2026. On Thursday 8th January we have a programme specially curated for teacher developers working in both primary and secondary education.
Highlights include:
- A keynote by Jon Hutchinson on The Curriculum Review
- Primary and Secondary panel sessions exploring leading through the changes and challenges we face in science education.
- Plus a host of sessions and workshops, all chosen to support teacher developers in their roles.
Early bird tickets on sale now!
We need your help for the Teacher Developers conference for 2026
The ASE Teacher Developers Conference 2026 is coming up, and we’d love to hear from you. Would you prefer the conference online or face-to-face next year?
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