91AV

鈥淐HANGE, CHALLENGE AND JOY IN TEACHING CHEMISTRY鈥�

A one day conference organised by the 91AV 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 91AV

Bob Worley 听RSC Excellence in 91AV 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 91AV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 91AV assessment听Peter Hoare and Andy Long

3.听 Practical 91AV听Maureen Wade

4.听 Literacy and Maths Skills for 91AV听Chrissie Maitland