Staff Profile

 Nicola.Downey@newcastle.ac.uk

Education Administrator- Professional Services

SACS Education Team

I am one of the two Education Administrators in the School of Arts and Cultures Programme Team, ensuring that students are effectively supported throughout the lifecycle of their programme. I have responsibility for the Music and Fine Art Clusters. I work with the team of Education Assistants and the Learning and Teaching Coordinators to complete a range of activities to support the smooth running of a cluster of programmes. This includes student registration and induction, maintenance of student data, assessments and committee support. The programmes I support are:

Undergraduate:

W300 BA (Hons) Music

W301 BA (Hons) Contemporary and Popular Music

W304 BMus (Hons) Music

W344 BA (Hons) Folk and Traditional Music

1344U BA (Hons) Folk and Traditional Music with Year Abroad

1669U BA (Hons) Music with Placement Year

1671U BA (Hons) Music with Placement Year

1672U BA (Hons) Folk & Traditional Music with Placement Year

W150 BA (Hons) Fine Art

I also work voluntarily within the university as a Sexual Violence Liaison Officer, offering guidance and support to students who experience any form of sexual violence whilst studying in Newcastle.

I have previously worked as a teacher for 17 years; 3 years EFL Teaching in State High Schools and Junior College in Japan and the remaining time as a Primary School teacher in the UK specialising in Upper Key Stage 2 Year 5 & 6.