ASE Annual Conference 2026
08 January 2026 – 10 January 2026
08:00 – 16:30
Type: Conference
Hold the date for the ASE 2026 Annual Conference, in partnership with AQA, which will be held at the University of Nottingham. Session Proposals are now closed.
11-19 Teachers
BGE (Broad General Education)
Early Career Teachers
Primary Teachers
Senior Leaders
Student Teachers
Teacher Developers
Technicians
National
International
Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk)
Berks, Bucks and Oxon
Beds, Herts and Cambs
North & East Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland)
West Midlands (Herefordshire, West Midlands, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire)
The ASE’s Annual Conference, in partnership with AQA, is the UK’s largest education conference across the science teaching and learning spectrum. The three days include over 250 sessions with keynotes, speakers and workshops offering a broad scope of professional development, along with a fantastic exhibition of publishers, exam boards, organisations and resource suppliers, as well as social events and more.
The 2026 Conference will be a return to the popular venue of the University of Nottingham. We will update this page with information as we develop the programme.
For a taste of what will be on offer, you can view our Annual Conference in pictures news story and a selection of session write ups from earlier this year.
Session Proposals for ASE Annual Conference 2026
Session proposals are now closed. Applicants will be advised on the success of their application by mid/late July 2025.
For queries please email conferences@ase.org.uk
Exhibition
Please see our dedicated partnership and exhibition information page
The exhibition floor plan will be published around July ’25. ASE offers its’ annual conference sponsors exhibition space in accordance with their requirements, prior to the floor plan being more widely available. Discussions with sponsors are currently under way. If you are interested in sponsoring any element of the 2026 Annual Conference, please email conferences@ase.org.uk and one of the team will respond. Thank you.
