Primary/ITE (Midlands)
Kaytie Holdstock has nearly 20 years of experience in primary education, specialising in art and design. She began her career teaching in primary schools and supporting local settings as an art advisor for the local authority. Her passion for high quality primary art education led her into teacher training, and she now works as the Primary Art Lead at the University of Worcester.
In this role, Kaytie supports schools across and beyond the Midlands through WRAPT, her primary art teacher network. She has contributed to a wide range of research projects focused on strengthening understanding of primary art education and is the author of Teaching a Diverse Primary Art Curriculum, published by Bloomsbury.
Kaytie has recently been appointment as the curriculum drafter for the revised KS1 and KS2 national curriculum, where she is working alongside the DfE, NSEAD and Access Art to shape meaningful and inclusive art education for future learners.