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Engage Teacher Conference past sessions

Once a year, members of the Engage Teacher Network are invited to come together online to connect and share best practice that will transform access to relevant and meaningful science work for all young people. See what the buzz is about! 

Information from the 2025 Engage Teacher Conference will be added soon.

Engage Teacher Conference

The Engage Teacher Conference is an opportunity to hear from fellow teachers, education experts, and businesses about the latest sector news, best practice, free resources and funding.

On this page you can catch up on sessions from previous conferences, watch recordings, see presenters' slides, or if you don't have much time - check out the session summaries. 

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2024 Engage Teacher Conference

Read the 2024 round-up article for a summary of this conference or take a look at each session below.

Free and accessible STEM resources showcase

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Hear from a variety of resource providers
Aimed at primary teachers.

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Free and accessible STEM resources showcase

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Hear from a variety of resource providers
Aimed at secondary teachers.

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Accessible teaching for students with SEND

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Educators from the Engage Teacher Network
Aimed at all teachers.

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Making STEM Accessible

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Em Diserens, STEM Partnership Programme Manager, Lightyear Foundation
Aimed at all teachers.

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Including careers in the classroom to broaden aspirations

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Dr Carol Davenport, Associate Professor and Director, NUSTEM
Aimed at primary teachers.

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EngineeringUK: Boosting the E in STEM

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Dan Powell, Head of Neon, EngineeringUK
Nathan March, Head of Engagement Projects, EngineeringUK
Aimed at secondary teachers.

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Application Tips for Kick Start and Engage Grants

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Susan Matambanadzo, Education Manager, British Science Association
Norry Leonard, STEM and Creative Lead, Victoria Primary School
Aimed at all teachers.

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Making the most of British Science Week

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Educators from the Engage Teacher Network
Aimed at all teachers.

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CREST top tips from Educators

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Educators from the Engage Teacher Network
Aimed at primary teachers.

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CREST top tips from Educators

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Educators from the Engage Teacher Network
Aimed at secondary teachers.

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Easy practical science for the classroom

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Catherine Davies, Education Resources Manager, British Science Association
Aimed at primary teachers.

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The power of project work in the curriculum

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Maria Rossini, Head of Education, British Science Association
Aimed at secondary teachers.

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How to use Explorify to improve science teaching and learning

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Liz Hooper, Resources and STEM Centre Lead, Explorify
Aimed at primary teachers.

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2024 Conference highlights

Teachers at last year's conference shared some really helpful tips which we summarised in the following videos.

Supporters of the Engage Teacher Network

We thank our generous funders, Horners’ Education Charity for supporting the 2024 Engage Teacher Conference, and UK Research and Innovation’s support of the Engage Teacher Network. 

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