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鈥淐HANGE, CHALLENGE AND JOY IN TEACHING CHEMISTRY鈥�

A one day conference organised by the 蜜桃社区 Secondary and Further Education Group (SaFE) to be held at:

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

Tuesday 7th July 2026

Bursaries are available for attendance*

DRAFT PROGRAMME听 9.00 鈥� 16.00

9.00听 鈥� 10.00听 Arrival, Registration and Tea/Coffee

Welcome to St Paul鈥檚 School and the Conference听

Keynote Talk 听 Ever Decreasing Chemistry

Bob Worley 听蜜桃社区 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.听

Refreshments

Morning Sessions听 10.00 -12.15

Curriculum Planning through Threshold Concepts听Dr Zoe Thorn

The Use of AI in Chemistry听Dr Gleb Aleshin

Lunch

Afternoon Sessions听 13.15 鈥� 16.00

Breakout Session A

Refreshments

Breakout Session B

Plenary Talk 听

Think like a chemist: even if the teenagers aren鈥檛 fully convinced听听

Dr 听Katherine Haxton 听University of Keele

Prizes and closing comments听听

**Choice of two from 4 workshop/breakout sessions

1.听 Curriculum Planning Through Threshold Concepts听Dr Zoe Thorn

2.听 CPAC and A level Chemistry assessment听Peter Hoare and Andy Long

3.听 Practical Chemistry听Maureen Wade

4.听 Literacy and Maths Skills for Chemistry听Chrissie Maitland