Dr Lucy Currie

Assistant Professor

School: Communities and Education

HLS_Northumbria -University -Staff _Lucy -Currie I started my career in Education as Secondary School Teacher specialising in Geography and Literature in English. After 14 years of various teaching and leadership roles in Zimbabwe and Botswana I moved to the UK where I completed a Masters Qualification and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGCTLHE) with the Open University.

After 4 years running the BA(Hons) Special Education Studies degree for Essex University in collaboration with South East Essex College in Southend –on –Sea I joined Northumbria University in October 2007. Here I embraced the challenge of accredited work based learning which culminated in a professional doctoral study into Early Years Practitioners’ conceptions of accredited work based learning.

I am currently Programme Lead for the Education route of the Professional Practice Awards and the MA SEN and Inclusion.

Campus Address

M002 Manor House. Coach lane Campus West

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Key Publications

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Exploring systemic challenges and fostering an inclusive environment in Higher Education, Botchway, G., Currie, L., Bwanya, P. 2025, Advance HE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference
Shielding and self-care: Cultural taxation, mental health and wellbeing, Botchway, G., Currie, L. 15 Jan 2025, Holding the Space Conference
Experiences of vulnerable girls from an informal settlement in South Africa during COVID-19 lockdowns, Currie, L., Sibanda, S., Mtumtum, A. 2 Dec 2024, Care and Coronavirus, Leeds, Emerald
Creative design activities to support the complex learning enviroment of the classroom for children with autism specturm disorder (ASD), Elmarakbi, N., Robson, H., Currie, L. 8 Sep 2022, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, The Design Society

Professional Activity

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Invited talk: Multi-cultural work environments: Are we missing a trick? 2026
Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: Northumberland Early Years Conference 2022
Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: UALL Universities Association for Lifelong Learning 2017

Qualifications