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Challenge, Change and Joy in Teaching Chemistry

A one day conference organised by the RSC Secondary and Further Education Group (SaFE).

Date

7 July 2026

Subject areas

Education

Location

London, UK

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A one day conference organised by the 新月直播app下载 Secondary and Further Education Group to be held at:

St Paul鈥檚 School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9JT, UK

MORNING SESSIONS

9.00 鈥 10.00 Arrival, Registration and Tea/Coffee

10.00 鈥 10.10 Welcome to St Paul鈥檚 School听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Matthew Smith

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Welcome from the SaFE Chair听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Julie Hyde

10.10-10.50听听听 Keynote Talk听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淓ver Decreasing Chemistry鈥

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bob Worley RSC Excellence in Chemistry Education Award Winner

Bob will describe how practical chemistry can be made safe, sustainable and enjoyable through easily accessible observations and measurements on a small scale.

10.55 鈥 11.15 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Refreshments

11.15 鈥 11.35听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Teaching approaches to overcome thresholds in chemistry teaching鈥

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Zo毛 Thorn -Long Road Sixth Form College

11.35 鈥 11.55听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淎I as a 鈥楪ood but Unreliable Assistant鈥: Workload Reduction and Responsible Integration in Secondary Chemistry Education鈥

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Gleb Aleshin - King鈥檚 School, Ely

11.55 鈥 12.15 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Change, Challenge and Joy in Practical Chemistry Labs

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Julie Hyde - University of Sheffield

RSC 2024 Excellence in Higher Education prize winner

12.15 鈥 13.15听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lunch

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

13.15 鈥 14.00听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Breakout Session A**

14.00 鈥 14.15听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Refreshments

14.15 鈥 15.00听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Breakout Session B**

15.00 鈥 15.40 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Plenary Talk听听听听

鈥淭hink like a chemist: even if the teenagers aren鈥檛 fully convinced鈥听听听听听听听听 Dr Katherine Haxton 听听听听听University of Keele

Chair RSC Chemistry Education Research Group interest group.

15.40 鈥 16.00听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Prizes and closing comments听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr Julie Hyde

**Choice of two from 4 workshop and breakout sessions. Session 4A at 13.15 only. Session 4B at 14.15 only

1.听听听听听听听听听听 Teaching to overcome threshold concepts in organic chemistry

Dr Zo毛 Thorn, Long Road Sixth Form College

2.听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淒emystifying CPAC and chemistry practical assessment

Dr Peter Hoare and Andy Long, SaFE Committee

3.听听听听听听听听听听 The Puddle and Beyond 鈥 an exploration of microscale chemistry

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Maureen Wade, RSC 2024 Excellence in Secondary Education prize winner

4A.听听听听听听听 Practical strategies to support literacy in chemistry

Christabel Maitland, RSC Education Division

4B.听听听听听听听 鈥淗ow AI can help in planning and assessment in teaching chemistry鈥

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Penny Robotham

*A limited number of bursaries for RSC members of up to 拢200 to cover registration and travel expenses are available. Preference will be given to members of SaFE.

Speakers

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Dr Julie Hyde

Sheffield University

UK

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Penny Robotham

The National Mathematics & 新月直播app下载 College

UK

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Bob Worley

Secondary and Further Education Group

UK

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Dr Katherine Haxton

Keele University

UK

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Dr Zoe Thorn

Long Road Sixth Form College Cambridge

UK

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Maureen Wade

Victory Academy

UK

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Gleb Aleshin

King's School , Ely

UK

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Peter Hoare and Andy Long

RSC SaFE Committee

UK

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Chrissie Maitland

RSC Education Division

UK

Committees

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Julie Hyde

Chair Secondary and Further Education Group

UK

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Matthew Smith

Committee Member St Pauls School

UK

Event details

As this is a one day conference postal and oral abstracts will not be running

Deadlines

Early bird registration deadline 听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听 31/05/2026

听Early bird RSC member registration fee 听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 拢20

听Early bird non-member registration fee 听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听 拢25

听Early bird student RSC member registration fee 听听听听听听 拢10

听Early bird student non-member registration fee 听听听听听听听 拢10

After the early bird deadline

RSC member registration fee 听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 拢25

听Non-member registration fee 听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 拢30

听Student RSC member registration fee 听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 拢10

听Student non-member registration fee 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 拢10听

Deadlines

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Secondary and Further Education Interest group

St Paul's School

St Paul's School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9JT, UK

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