East Midlands (Derbyshire)
Neal Gupta
Teacher Network Coordinator for East Midlands (Derbyshire)
Ockbrook School
The Settlement
Ockbrook
Derby DE72 3RJ
Email: ngupta@ockbrook.derby.sch.uk
Current position
Head of Physics and Head of House, Ockbrook School.
Initial training
Physics with Laser Physics then PGCE.
Career
Teacher for 12 years, and 4 years working for British Rail as a signalling design engineer.
Personal interests
I play most sports, mainly football and have a keen interest in dancing having been to salsa lessons for 5 years. I am now attempting ballroom which is more of a challenge than teaching year 9 on a Friday afternoon!
Aim/Mission
As the local network coordinator my aims are to enthuse teachers by introducing new ideas for teaching Physics and develop a culture of teachers sharing their own good practice. I also would like to set up a support service for experienced teachers of Physics, non-subject specialists and probationary teachers.
Events
Details of all education related events taking place in the East Midlands can be found on the Education Calendar.
Central workshops I can deliver
| Delivered successfully | Rockets Dragsters Shocked and stunned New ideas? Son of new ideas? VPLab What happens next? Lights, camera, images |
| Happy to deliver | Datamouse Games Laboratory |
Specialist workshops I offer
- Encouraging group work in physics
- Building a paper rollercoaster