The Association for Science Education

Charlotte Clarke Derek Bell

ASE Chair Chief Executive

What is the ASE?

• The largest national subject association

• 15000 members

• 2000+ primary members

• 2000+ technicians

• 2000+ student members

• 500+ overseas members

History of ASE

• Formed in 1963 by the merger of the “Science Masters’ Association” and the “Association of Women Science Teachers”

• Traceable history dates from 1900

• First annual meeting in 1901

Aims of ASETo promote education by • improving the teaching of science• providing an authoritative medium through

which opinions of teachers of science may be expressed on educational matters

• affording a means of communication among all persons and bodies of persons concerned with the teaching of science in particular and with education in general

Structure of ASE

NAIGS ATSE Regions Technicians NQT

ASE Membership

Representation

CouncilPolicy

Strategy

Planning

Monitoring

AdministrationBooksales

FinanceMembership

WebsiteCurriculum

ConferencesEvents

Field OfficersINSET Services

HQ Management team

Operational support

Executive

Fees and information

Services, support, journals

Association committees

InternationalResearchPrimary11-19TechniciansSafeguardsE-strategyPublications committees

Council CommitteesQuality and Audit Finance and General PurposesCsciTeach Registration Board

ASE’s partners• Curriculum

authorities• Inspection bodies• Learned societies

eg Royal Society, BA, RSC, IoP, IoB

• STEM organisations• Science Learning

Centres

• TDA• HE institutions• Government• Industry• Local Authorities• Industry – e.g. GSK,

Wellcome• ……

ASE activity

• CPD, including ASE INSET Services, national and regional conferences

• Chartered Science Teacher – CSciTeach

• Publications – Booksales, Journals

• Projects

• Website

CPD – National ConferenceEarly January2008 at the University of LiverpoolAttracts 3000-4000 delegates350+ talks and workshopsVisits, academic lectures, exhibitions,

social programmeOrganised by Conference Committee

supported by HQ Conferences staff

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CPD – National Conferences

• Technicians’ Conference

• ATSE conference

• NAIGS conference

CPD - Regional Events

• Regional conferences – often 100-200 delegates, approx 10 a year

• Regional events e.g. in a one month period – 2 conferences and 12 other events across the country

• Organised by Region Committees, supported by Field Officers

CPD – ASE INSET Services• Projects e.g. ASE Certificate of Professional

Development, NOF training with the Science Consortium, Techcen

• Workshops/Courses e.g. Health and Safety, Technician training, teaching assistant training

• Commissions e.g. organisation of INSET programme for an LA, APS INSET materials for QCA, research in collaboration with a university, contributions to PGCE programmes

• Conferences – Management of conferences for LAs, Science Across the World

CSciTeach

CSciTeach

• A first for a subject association

• First successful applicants to be awarded Chartered Science Teacher status 2006/7

• Recognition of level of professionalism comparable with Chartered Chemist, Chartered Engineer etc.

Publications - Journals

• Education in Science

• Primary Science Review

• Secondary Science Review

• Science Teacher Education

Publications - Booksales

• Approximately 200 titles – Primary, Secondary, Post 16

• Other resources e.g. CD ROMS

Projects

• UPD8

• Science Across the World

• Outdoor Science

• Science Year CD ROMs

• Lab design software

• schoolscience.co.uk

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Science Across the World

~4200 teachers and their students,

125 countries

Refurb of 19th century lab

Special school science area

New build in conjunction with LA

Lab Design

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Website• Membership• Conferences• Booksales• Journals• INSET services• ASE Global• Regions• Resources

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Benefits of membership

• Advice and guidance

• Journals

• Discounted price on publications

• Cheaper registration for conferences

• CPD opportunities

• £5000000 indemnity insurance

Why does it work?

• Huge variety of levels at which a member can engage

• Strength in membership

• Regional activity

• ….

NAIGS discussion questions

• What does ASE do really well?

• How can ASE serve you, and the people you work with, better?

• What one thing could ASE do to increase membership?

• What one thing will you do as a result of being at this session today?