Haidee Foy

Associate Member; Textiles Teacher
BA (Hons) (1st) Fashion Textiles & Business

Haidee founded the Textile Skills Centre Mentoring Scheme, working alongside a dedicated team of mentors to provide guidance, resources, and inspiration to educators internationally.  She has hosted Textile Skills workshops to support the professional development of teachers.  Haidee has also contributed to educational policy by making surveys more accessible for teachers and providing feedback on key curriculum documents, enhancing and future-proofing textile education for the benefit of both teachers and students

As an established classroom teacher, Haidee has taught numerous Textiles specifications in D&T and Art Textiles to both GCSE, BTec (Level 3) and A Level.  Having graduated with a 1st Class BA (hons) in Fashion Textiles and Business, Haidee gained experience working for an Indian retailer, Chinese textile manufacturer and High street retailer as a woven textiles and printed textiles designer before entering the teaching profession.  Haidee has vast experience of mentoring other adult professionals, including graduate trainees, newly qualified teachers and more established classroom teachers.