We are excited to share ASE’s Annual Conference 2025 (sponsored by AQA) programme with you and announce that our early bird ticket sales are now live (early bird available til 3rd November). 

The Conference is taking place at the University of Nottingham from 9th to 11th January 2025. 

We have reviewed pricing for this year to make the conference as accessible and affordable as possible and to reward those of our members* that book early. With that in mind, our early bird member price for a day ticket is 20% cheaper than last year and with no price increase to the member three-day ticket. 

Book your tickets now and secure ASE Member rate of just £99 for one day, with ASE Student Member tickets (trainees/ECTs) available for just £25 per day. 

*ASE Annual Membership is available for just £45 for teachers, £25 for technicians and free for students. 

About the Conference

The ASE’s Annual Conference is the UK’s largest science education conference gathering together science educators from across the education spectrum. The three days include over 250 sessions with keynotes, speakers and workshops, along with a fantastic exhibition of science education organisations and resource suppliers, social events and more. 
Last year’s attendees said… 

'The people are all really friendly and welcoming. There was a real buzz in the air and the three days flew by!'

‘Really practical and useful tips for improving my job.’

'Excellent CPD opportunities, networking and sharing best practice.'

'First time - should have gone a long time ago.'

Programme highlights for 2025 

Over 250 sessions to choose from, with sessions for primary and 11-19  across all three days, and dedicated days for technicians (Friday), ECTs (Friday) teacher developers (Thursday), Post-16  (Thursday) and research (Saturday). 

Each timeslot has a wealth of choices from practical workshops and teaching techniques, to project overviews, ‘Frontier science’ lectures from our University of Nottingham hosts, panel discussions, policy updates, case studies, our schools exhibition, opportunities to meet and network or spend time at the science exhibition, introductions for newcomers, evening socials and so much more…  

We are adding more sessions over the coming weeks, so do keep checking back! 

The themes underpinning the sessions this year are: 

• Using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to deliver the science curriculum
• Assessment
• Curriculum and New Teaching Approaches
• Inclusion and Diversity including SEND
• Practical Work
• Professional Journeys
• Research
• Sustainability
• Climate Change and Environmental Issues
• Wellbeing and Effective Working Practices.

A full list of our keynotes can be seen on our programme highlights page, sessions include:  

• AI, science education and dialogue – Professor Rupert Wegerif, University of Cambridge 
• Should practical work be like recipes? – Professor Andrew Noyes, University of Nottingham
• Mathematics (and the science curriculum) to 18 – Natasha Serret, Nottingham Trent University and Catarina Corriea, UCL 
• Can Geology save the world? – Professor Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson, Imperial College London 
• Climate change and health: bringing health and education together to build resilience – Dr Helena Clements, Office for Climate Change at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health   
• Science influencers: a model for professional identity, esteem and value – Speakers from the Science across the City Project