Nina Myszkowski - MA Education 

 

Faculty of Education, Health and Social Care 

Biography

Teacher Nina Myszkowski is the Foundation Stage Leader at Freemantle Infant School in Southampton. She is also in the final year of a part-time MA Education at Winchester.

“Everything I’ve done so far has led me this way,” said Nina who completed her original teacher training at Winchester in 2003. “A few years ago, I took a practitioner course with Masters points in Developing the Reflective Early Years Practitioner.

“The course reignited my thirst for learning and I decided to carry on with my studies and take the Masters. I’m so glad I did – the experience has been massively valuable, challenging me academically as well as personally, not to mention significantly improving my research skills.

“I’ve been able to examine closely a variety of educational approaches including Reggio Emilia, High Scope and Montessori, and led an INSET day at my school to share my research. As a result, my school held a creative week, where every child from Nursery through to Year Two had free access to whichever classroom or activity they wanted, giving them greater autonomy over their learning. It was wonderful, on so many different levels.

“The MA Education has made me more reflective and taught me to unpick every opportunity to see how to move things forward. In Early Years if you develop a thirst for knowledge and give children the skills to be confident to learn, you’re setting them up for life. You’re impacting on people’s lives and that’s really important to me.”