Making Science Stick, An ASE Revision Masterclass - in partnership with Educake, supported by AQA
Join us at the Bristol Aquarium for this one day revision skills masterclass – in partnership with Educake.
About the Revision Masterclass
Preparing students for their exams is an essential part of teaching. It involves supporting them to develop effective revision strategies and exam techniques, while also helping to embed their knowledge over time. Making the best use of precious lesson time and meeting the needs of all students can be challenging for teachers, and ensuring consistency across a department can be equally challenging for leaders.
This one-day Masterclass will share up-to-date research on retrieval practice and memory strategies. It offers the opportunity to hear from fellow educators about effective classroom practice and to explore digital tools that can support both teachers and students. Teachers, leaders and researchers will share their good practice, leaving you buzzing with ideas to take back to your school.
- Date: 7 March 2026
- Time: 09:45 - 16:00
- Venue: Bristol Aquarium (there is no parking available on site: see the aquarium's tips on getting there and nearby car parks).
Who is the Masterclass for?
Everyone supporting science learning is welcome. Sessions will be targeted at those working with 11–16 science learners, and themes will be relevant for practitioners at all stages, from trainee teachers to experienced teachers, as well as department, school and MAT leaders.
This Masterclass will develop your ideas and confidence in embedding science learning from the start of a course through to final revision before exams. You will also have the opportunity to network, share good practice and socialise with others committed to science education.
Programme
| 9.45 - 10.15 | Registration, coffee and exhibition | |
| 10.15 - 11.10 |
Keynote: Karen Collins Karen Collins, Head of Curriculum at PiXL with over 20 years of science-teaching experience, will deliver an insightful keynote exploring effective revision techniques and how to implement them. Karen will discuss research around revision, including the forgetting curve, the procrastination scallop, and Dunlosky’s finding, as well as sharing practical strategies you can use with your students. |
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| 11.05- 12.05 | Choice of 2 x 55 min Workshops | |
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Making Revision Accessible to SEND Learners: Katy Bloom Katy is Senior Lecturer and School Learning and Teaching lead at York St Johns University. This talk will explore some of the additional challenges some SEND learners may face and ways you can support them and meet the needs of every student in your classroom. |
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Building Strong Foundations: Jon Scott and Jo Scott-Halsey Exam success is based on strong foundations that are built throughout the course. In this session we will hear different approaches that schools have taken to embed learning at every point, building a strong base of knowledge, understanding and technique to support student success. Jon Scott, an experienced Physics teacher and Chair of ASE West of England committee, will explain how his school’s approach to assessment has changed, moving away from end of unit tests, to more regular knowledge recall. Jo Scott-Halsey is the Deputy Strategy Leader for TKAT MAT. Jo will share their successful MAT wide, evidence-based approach to giving students strategies to approach exam questions. |
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| 12.05 - 12.50 | Lunch and exhibition | |
| 12.50 - 13.20 |
Nicola Allen, Educake: Personalised learning: How Educake can support you Educake has a range of resources created to directly support exam success, including thousands of quizzes that are adaptable and offer a low-stress environment, intuitive analytics that provide clear reporting, instantly marked answers that provide clarity for the students and decrease workload for teachers, and so much more. Led by Nicola Allen, Managing Director at Educake, this session will offer strategies to make revision season easier for you and more effective for your students through practical demonstration of our platform. This will include demonstrating the accessibility features, teacher-set quizzes, command word resources and science animations, amongst other things. You will come away from this session with a clear understanding of how you can improve and personalise the learning experience of your students, identify their areas of challenge and reduce your workload with the help of Educake. |
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| 13.20 - 14.15 |
Keynote: Gareth Bates Gareth, an experienced secondary school teacher and lecturer will discuss the structuring and timing of revision activities as students move closer to the exam period. |
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| 14.15 - 14.30 | Break and exhibition | |
| 14.30 - 15.00 |
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| 15.00 - 15.55 | Choice of 2 x 55 min Workshops | |
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What to revise and how to revise it? Constance Young, Gwynneth Mayers, Jo Scott- Halsey Making use of interventions, revision sessions and revision lessons is an important part of exam preparation, but how can you make the best use of this time? This session will explore areas to focus on (and evidence to support this), ideas for structuring revision time and how to use this time to maximise student success. Constance Young will use Educake’s data to share the areas that students find most difficult. Gwynneth Mayers, an experienced teacher and school CPD leader will look at how to make best use of revision lessons and interventions. Jo Scott-Halsey, Deputy Strategy Leader for TKAT, will introduce their MAT wide strategy to support students with revision on areas that are most likely to come up. |
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Supporting learners with required practicals: Barnaby Wakefield, Damian Gent Practical skills are an essential part of science education, this workshop will look how the planned use of videos can strengthen practical skills, enhance learning in practical lessons as well as being used as an essential revision resource. Barnaby Wakefield is a science teacher at Malmesbury school who have had great success in using videos of the required practicals to support teaching them, developing student skills and supporting during revision. Barnaby will share how these videos are used to support the development of practical skills, develop understanding of the required practicals and support exam preparation. Damian Gent is Subject Lead for science at AQA and will talk about how practicals are assessed. |
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| 15.55 - 16.00 | Reflections on the day | |
| 16.00 - 17.00 | Option to visit the Aquarium with discounted entrance fee. |
Tickets
Tickets are £25 and include teas, coffees and lunch. You can purchase a ticket for access to the Aquarium from 16:00 - 17:00 for just £5.
In booking your ticket, you are agreeing to sharing your data with ASE, Educake and AQA. If you would like to opt out, please email: conferences@ase.org.uk
Exhibition Opportunities
- 2m Exhibition stand £100+VAT
- 4m Exhibition stand will cost £175+VAT.
Electrical supply is included and one exhibitor lunch with refreshments will only cost an additional £10. Additional lunches can be purchased.
Welcome Pack
All delegates will receive a welcome pack, add an insert to promote your business/ venue/ event.
- Welcome Pack insert £50+VAT.
In partnership with Educake
Used by 1 in 4 science departments in England, Educake provides online quizzing that teachers can use for homework, revision or independent learning. Educake works with science teachers to build student confidence through low-stakes assessment.
Supported by AQA
Since 1903, AQA has been rewarding achievement by designing and delivering fair and inclusive assessment. The most chosen exam board in England, setting and marking the papers for around half of all GCSEs and A-levels. AQA’s qualifications are taught in 30 countries around the world.
ASE Membership
Not a member of the ASE yet? Now’s the perfect time to join! Membership starts at only £45 for teachers, £25 for technicians, and is completely free for students. Enjoy a wide range of benefits, including free and discounted CPD, resources, best practice support, journal access, and more.