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My Experience

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 Consultant and online tutor. Taught Science at Stonegate School, Bentham (2016 - 2018)


Past Projects
  • I was 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
Aftab Gujral, GAFTRI Tutoring And Proofreading Services