Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Nicky Everett
Senior Lecturer
Nicky is a Senior Lecturer and the admissions tutor on the Childhood Development and Playwork course. Her background is within Hospital Play and Youth support, where she worked at the Leeds Teaching Hospital for 14 years prior to joining the team at Leeds Beckett.
Nicky previously worked in Oncology as a Hospital Play Specialist with children aged 0 - 18yrs, then moving within the department to take on the role as a Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Coordinator working with young people aged 13 - 18yrs.
Current Teaching
- Child Development - through the lens of Play
Research Interests
Nicky is very passionate about Hospital Play for children and young people, and the power of play within this setting. She is currently writing and collaborating on a book which encompasses and showcases the work within this area. The book includes the experience and work of other Hospital Play staff in the UK, America, Australia, The Middle East and New Zealand.