Kat is an Executive Director of School Improvement at a Multi Academy Trust in the West Midlands. In previous roles, Kat led a Teaching School Hub overseeing the professional development of over 200 schools, and a senior leader in a Single Academy Trust. Kat holds a Master’s in Expert Teaching, NPQEL and is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. She has published work on the topics of curriculum development, teacher workload and system- level change management and implementation in education.