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12:00pm BST

Keynote Talk - What the Future Looks like: science in the 21st century PentlandLIMITEDJim Al-Khalili

1:00pm BST

Welcome by Richard Lochhead MSP, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science PentlandLIMITED

1:15pm BST

Family learning - STEM bags A28 - Cromdale HallLIMITEDJaney Irving Practical STEM ideas A28 - Cromdale HallLIMITEDGillian Reilly Rubbish Science A28 - Cromdale HallLIMITEDLesley Hunter • LINDA McKEE Up-cycled Science A28 - Cromdale HallLIMITEDDebbie Jones

2:00pm BST

Drama as a formative assessment tool in primary science TintoLIMITEDDavid Allen Effective primary science: What does the academic research tell us? PentlandLIMITEDJane Turner • Clare Warren Working scientifically with WOW moments MoorfootLIMITEDSue Luke • Sally Hardman Creative approaches to "Working Scientifically" in the primary classroom Ochil 2FULLDebbie Eccles Developing talk and explanation skills in Science Harris 1LIMITEDJo Moore Explore, Engage, Extend KilsythLIMITEDTracy Tyrrell Getting Hands-on in Your Classroom - Using the Scientific Method Harris 2LIMITEDNicola Stock • Jayne Quoiani Let’s Go! Taking children on a STEM Trail Carrick 3LIMITEDJeannette Morgan Magnificent Moths: Creative approaches to understanding natural selection and population change, using models and scaffolds to support learning Carrick 2LIMITEDClarysly Deller Old Ways, New Ways: Australian Aboriginal tool-making Ochil 1LIMITEDJason Barrow • Caroline Bishop Science is all around D20 - Cromdale HallLIMITEDMike Hargreaves Scotland's National Primary Cluster Programme in Science and Technology: Impact on Learning and Teaching Carrick 1LIMITEDAlastair MacGregor • Kath Crawford • Kevin Lowden • Stuart Hall • Nicola Connor TAPS: making a lasting whole school impact SidlawLIMITEDDerek Bell • Sarah Earle • Pauline Rodger • Elaine Stockdale The Importance of Engaging Children in Real Scientific Research FintryLIMITEDSue Martin • Jo Cox • Dudley Shallcross • Paul Tyler

3:45pm BST

Two for One! This session will include two half hour talks FintryLIMITEDMatt Larsen-Daw • Fran LONG Seize the Day! Making the most of pre-service teachers’ experience of primary science within an initial teacher education programme. Ochil 3LIMITEDAndrea Doherty • John McCullagh The 'Brian Cox School Experiments' - Using the Royal Society's resource PentlandLIMITEDLucy Blackmore • Jo Cox Developing your science pedagogy through the national model of professional learning Ochil 2LIMITEDAlison Weatherston • Lise McCaffery Discover the natural world: bringing biology into the classroom Ochil 1LIMITEDJoe Burton Looking For Learning: a way to promote peer assessment using short self-made films Carrick 2LIMITEDRobin James Playground Science - Enabling child-led enquiry at breaktimes MoorfootLIMITEDTom Holloway SSERC and CLEAPSS Primary Practical Workshop Carrick 3FULLJason Harding • Maria Pack • Georgie Parker • Hayley Sherrard Standing on the Shoulders of Giants TintoFULLAlison Trew • Alex Sinclair TAPS: supporting progression by focusing on science skills Harris 1LIMITEDHeather White • Sarah Earle • Neil McAllister Writing science KilsythLIMITEDRuth Shallcross Effective primary science subject leadership SidlawLIMITEDJane Turner • Clare Warren • Derek Bell • Julia Burger Outdoor learning Harris 2FULLDr Katherine Forsey • Nicky Collins • Jeannette Morgan • Leigh Hoath Reviewing your practice from different perspectives Carrick 1LIMITEDKendra McMahon • Clarysly Deller • Sarah Frodsham

5:00pm BST

PSTT Networking Event with Drinks Cromdale HallLIMITEDMike Hargreaves • Andy Carley

7:00pm BST

The Primary Science Teacher Awards (PSTA) Dinner - Tickets available! Dynamic EarthLIMITED