My Experience
Qualifications
Academic Interests
Recent and Current External Roles
Teaching Experience
1985 - 1987 Teacher of Science , Hatch End High School, Harrow - Taught Physics and Chemistry to GCSE and was a form tutor
1988 - 1995 Teacher of Science and Chemistry, Eden Valley School, Edenbridge, Kent - Taught all three sciences to GCSE, Chemistry to Advanced Level, was teacher in charge of chemistry, form tutor and deputy head of sixth form
1995 - 2011 Senior lecturer at St Martin's College, later University of Cumbria. (See Academic Interests above for details)
2011 - Present Education Consutant and online tutor
Current Projects
Selected Outputs
Qualifications
- BSc(Hons) - Chemistry, Imperial College 1979
- PhD - Polymer Chemistry, Imperial College 1984
- PGCE - Institute of Education, London, 1985
Academic Interests
- I taught on the Secondary Science BSc (Hons) with QTS and on the MA Course. I assisted on SKE (Maths and ICT), Secondary Maths and ICT BSc (Hons) with QTS, and Primary Three-year QTS
- I also contributed to Education modules on the secondary undergraduate course and helped different subjects with ICT skills
- Recruiting, selecting and interviewing students for UG Secondary Science Education and PGCE
Recent and Current External Roles
- External examiner for PGCE in Science Education University of Birmingham (September 2005 to August 2008)
- External examiner for Natural Science Degree, University of Chichester (September 2005 to August 2009
- External examiner for PGCE in Science Education Swansea Metropolitan University (September 2008 onwards) Still Current
- Member of Association of Science Education
- Member of Association of Tutors in Science Education
- Chair of ASE ITT 2002 -2003
- Chair of ATSE Committee 2003 - 4
- ATSE Committee Member 2004 - August 2011
- Member of Steering Group for Development of Induction Website for New Tutors in Science Education (funded by the TDA)
- Organised ATSE Annual Conference August 2003 at St. Martin's College
- Organised ATSE Annual Conference August 2009
Teaching Experience
1985 - 1987 Teacher of Science , Hatch End High School, Harrow - Taught Physics and Chemistry to GCSE and was a form tutor
1988 - 1995 Teacher of Science and Chemistry, Eden Valley School, Edenbridge, Kent - Taught all three sciences to GCSE, Chemistry to Advanced Level, was teacher in charge of chemistry, form tutor and deputy head of sixth form
1995 - 2011 Senior lecturer at St Martin's College, later University of Cumbria. (See Academic Interests above for details)
2011 - Present Education Consutant and online tutor
Current Projects
- I am involved with a project funded by the TDA http://www.sci-tutors.org.uk
Selected Outputs
- Chapter in book: Riggs, A and Gujral A (2000) Pupils' Perceptions of Trainee Teachers Routledge
- ASE Annual Meeting (Jan 2000) Presentation of work on use of ICT by primary trainee teachers
- Child, A J, Philpott, C and Gujral A (2003) Punjabi and the Planemakers Race Equality Teaching 22 (1), 25 - 28
- Edited Proceedings of ATSE Conference 2003
- ATSE Day Conference (Mar 2003) Presentation of work for Induction Website for new tutors in Science Education
- ATSE Annual Conference (Aug 2003) Presentation of work for Induction Website for new tutors in Science Education
- ASE Annual Meeting (Jan 2004) Launch of the Induction Website
- As part of the ATSE team I wrote several sections of Induction Website for new tutors in Science Education; available on http://www.sci-tutors.org.uk