Swati Kale

2023- Fellow of Higher Education Academy 

2016 - Certificate in Leadership and Management, Institute of Leadership and management (ILM), UK.

2006 - PG Certificate in Higher Education Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

1995 - MSc (Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics) University of Bombay, India.

1992 - BSc (Physiotherapy) University of Bombay, India.

• Course Director MSc (pre-registration) Physiotherapy, September 2023 till date
• HSC INTO Academic link, 2016-2023
• Chair of the Faculty Appeals and Complaints Panel, 2021 till date
• Member of the Faculty Appeals and Complaints Panel (FACP), 2014 - 2021
• Chair of Exam Board-BSc (OT, PT, SLT) and MSc (pre-reg) OT and PT courses, 2013-2018
• Admissions Lead for BSc Physiotherapy and MSc (pre-reg) Physiotherapy course, 2010-2015
• Module coordinator for the Human Sciences modules on the BSc (Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy) courses.
• Module coordinator for the Human Sciences module on the MSc (pre-registration) Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy courses
• Library liaison for the school

Current teaching activity is focussed on BSc and MSc (pre-reg) courses in Physiotherapy with the main areas of teaching being physiotherapeutic skills in neurology and paediatrics.

Other areas of teaching involve human movement analysis and human sciences. 

Teaching methods primarily include seminars, practical, enquiry-based learning and blended learning approaches.

• Developmental disabilities in children
• Use of e-learning in higher education
• Social inequities in health
• Use of technology in teaching and assessments 

Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of East Anglia- 2002 till date

Lecturer in Physiotherapy, School of Physiotherapy, Seth G.S. Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India 2000 - 2002

Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy, College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 1996-2000

Junior Physiotherapist, Department of Physiotherapy, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College (LTMMC) and LTM General Hospital, Mumbai, India 1993-1996

Junior physiotherapist, private Back Care Clinic, India January 1993-September 1993

During the first ten years of my career (1992-2002) I gained clinical experience in various settings such as medicine, surgery, intensive care units, burns, plastic surgery, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, paediatrics and neurology along with teaching on the undergraduate and post graduate courses in physiotherapy primarily in Mumbai as well as in South India.