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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. 

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

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

Download primary resources slides

Free and accessible STEM resources showcase

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

Download secondary resources slides

Accessible teaching for students with SEND

Educators from the Engage Teacher Network
Aimed at all teachers.

Watch accessible teaching summary video

Making STEM Accessible

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

Download Lightyear Foundation slides

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Including careers in the classroom to broaden aspirations

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

Download NUSTEM session summary
Download NUSTEM slides

EngineeringUK: Boosting the E in STEM

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

Download Engineering UK session summary
Download Engineering UK slides

Application Tips for Kick Start and Engage Grants

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

Download grant application tips session summary
Download grant application tips slides

Making the most of British Science Week

Educators from the Engage Teacher Network
Aimed at all teachers.

Download British Science Week session summary

CREST top tips from Educators

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Educators from the Engage Teacher Network
Aimed at primary teachers.

Download primary CREST tips slides

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CREST top tips from Educators

Educators from the Engage Teacher Network
Aimed at secondary teachers.

Download secondary CREST tips slides

Easy practical science for the classroom

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

Download practical science slides

The power of project work in the curriculum

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

Download project work slides

How to use Explorify to improve science teaching and learning

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

Download Explorify slides

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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