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Dr Malini Mistry

Senior Lecturer in Education

Malini Mistry

I started my career working as a primary school teacher and gained experience across all year groups .

Whilst working in the primary sector, I managed and led many areas of learning in the curriculum including ICT, History, Geography, RE and Early Years.

I was also an active Key Stage 2 coordinator in addition to my senior leadership role. I came to the University of Bedfordshire in 2005 where I became passionate about Early Years and Professional Studies for different year groups on the B.Ed (QTS) and Primary PGCE courses.

I have also led and managed units such as Child Development, Geography, Science, Religious Education, School Experience for Year 2 students on the B.Ed (QTS) course. On our current Primary BA (QTS) course I have led units such as Child Development and Dissertation as well as working part of a team on other units such as Meeting Needs of Children and SEND. In addition, I have worked as part of a team on the Primary PGCE course for units such as Research Informed Teaching and the Reflective Practitioner.

Current Role

  • Course coordinator for BA Applied Early Years (Top Up)
  • Lead units such as Early Years Research Project (Dissertation) and Early Learning Birth to Five on the BA Applied Early Years (Top Up) course
  • Lead the unit Child Development on Primary BA (QTS) course
  • Lead the unit High Quality Practice in Early Years on the EYTS and PGCE 3-7 courses
  • Placement visits for all courses

Qualifications

  • FHEA Fellow of the Higher Education Authority.
  • MBA in Educational Management - University of Leicester (First class Honours degree)
  • BEd with QTS - University of Northampton (2:2 degree, Major in Humanities)

Teaching Expertise

  • Early Years
  • Primary
  • Professional Studies
  • Children who have English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Research Interests

  • Early Years and primary
  • Children who have English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Publications

Books

  • Mistry. M. & Sood, K. (2020) Meeting the needs of young children with English as an Additional Language (EAL): Research informed practice. London: David Fulton
  • Sood, K., Peart, S. and Mistry, M. (2017) Becoming a Successful School Leader: Developing New Insights. London: Routledge.
  • Mistry, M. and Sood, K. (2015) English as Additional language in the early Years: Linking theory to practice. London: David Fulton Book.

Refereed Journals Articles

  • Grant, K & Mistry, M (2010) `How does the use of role play affect the learning of year four children in a predominately EAL class’, in Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. Volume 38, No.2. (155 – 164)
  • Mistry, M & Sood, K (2010) `English as an Additional Language: Challenges & Assumptions’, in Management in Education, 24, No.3, July (1- 4).
  • Sood, K. & Mistry, M. (2010) `English as an Additional Language: is there a need to embed cultural values and beliefs in institutional practice’, in Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education – pending publication
  • Sood, K. & Mistry, M. (2011) `English as an Additional Language: is there a need to embed cultural values and beliefs in institutional practice’, in Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. Volume 39, No.2. (203 – 215)
  • Mistry, M & Sood, K (2011) `Rethinking educational leadership to transform pedagogical practice to help improve the attainment of minority ethnic pupils: The need for leadership dialogue’, in Management in Education – pending publication
  • Mistry, M & Sood, K (2011) `Raising standards for pupils who have English as an Additional Language (EAL) through Monitoring and Evaluation of Provision in Primary Schools’, in Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education – pending publication
  • Mistry, M & Sood, K (2012) `How are leaders integrating the ideology of globalisation in primary school contexts’, in Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. iFirst Article (1-13)
  • Mistry, M & Sood, K (2013) `Why are there still so few men within Early Years in primary schools: view from male trainee teachers and male leaders?, in Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. iFirst Article (1-13)
  • Mistry, M & Sood K (2013) ` Permeating the social justice ideals of equality and equity within the context of Early Years: Challenges for leadership in multi-cultural and mono-cultural primary schools’, in Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education – pending publication

Other publications

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1234 793149
E: malini.mistry@beds.ac.uk