Daisy Wilson
Background
Daisy is an ITE PGCE Secondary Art lecturer with 20 years’ teaching experience across schools in Wales and London. She completed a BA (Hons) in Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art and an MA in Arts Practice (Arts, Health and Wellbeing) at the University of South Wales.
Alongside her teaching career, Daisy has delivered family engagement workshops at the British Museum and led community-based arts events, reflecting her commitment to making high-quality art experiences accessible to all. Increasingly, her work focuses on the intersection of art and wellbeing, underpinned by research into the positive role of creativity in supporting mental health. She is particularly concerned in how this can be integrated into educational settings.
Specialist Subjects
- Art Education and Teacher Training
- Visual Arts and Wellbeing
- Curriculum for Wales: Expressive Arts AoLE
- Assessment and Standardisation
- Community and Family Arts Engagement
Professional and/or Research Experience
Her research interests centre on the role of the visual arts in promoting positive wellbeing, particularly for children and young people. She is committed to empowering teachers to deliver art projects that foster autonomy, self-expression and resilience, ensuring that creativity remains at the heart of education.
Qualifications
- BA (Hons), Edinburgh College of Art, Heriot-Watt University
- MA in Arts Practice (Arts, Health & Wellbeing), University of South Wales