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The Maker Project
Bolton School of the Arts & Creative Technologies

Keywords

Applied Design and Crafts, Fine Metal-smithing, Furniture Making, Digital Surface Pattern

Countries

United Kingdom

Biography

I am an experienced educator and practitioner with over thirty years of experience working within the creative sector and adult education. A specialist in applied design and contemporary craft my portfolio career bridging education and industry has provided a wealth of underpinned knowledge and experience in delivering pragmatic solutions to trans-disciplinary methodologies.
My current position of Associate Teaching Professor within the School of the Arts & Creative Technologies concentrates teaching towards 2D applied and digital surface pattern techniques as part of the BA(Hons) Textiles & Surface Design programme. Additional responsibilities are directed towards student transition and industry engagement, bridging links with external partners and developing learners professional practice and self-promotion skills.
As an early career researcher my completed doctorate studies was directed towards investigating the value of creativity and skills acquisition within education and society, a direct response to the regression of arts and design within all levels of mainstream education. This has contributed to the formation of the CreatED research group, a collaboration between the Schools of Arts & Creative Technologies with Education exploring the place of creativity within 21st Centrury education practice.

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Employment (9)

University of Greater Manchester: Bolton, Greater Manchester, GB

2023-07-28 to present | Associate Teaching Professor (School of Arts & Creative Technologies)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

University of Bolton: Bolton, Greater Manchester, GB

2014-08 to present | Assistant Teaching Professor (Full Time) (School of the Arts)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

Hugh Baird College: Bootle, Merseyside, GB

2018-09 to 2022-09 | External Examiner (University Centre)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

Tom Sutton Designs: Preston, Lancashire, GB

1994-07 to 2014-11 | Owner / Designer / Consultant (Design: Furniture & Interiors)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

University of Central Lancashire: Preston, Lancashire, GB

1995-01 to 2014-06 | Associate Lecturer (Part Time) (Fashion, Design and Media)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

5ML: Liverpool, Merseyside, GB

2010-08 to 2013-08 | Director: PR & Logistics (Creative Entrepreneurship)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

Southport College: Southport, Sefton, GB

1994-09 to 2002-06 | Programme Leader (Art, Design and Performing Arts)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

Virginia Western Community College: Roanoke, VA, US

1998-06 to 1998-08 | Visiting Lecturer (Arts, Design and Media)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

Saint Helens College: Saint Helens, Sefton, GB

1994-09 to 1995-05 | Design Tutor (Part Time) (Art & Design)
Employment
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Dr Tom Sutton

Education and qualifications (3)

Higher Education Academy: other, GB

2019-02-14 to present | Senior Fellowship of Higher Education
Qualification
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University of Bolton School of Education and Psychology: Bolton, Greater Manchester, GB

2014-10 to 2024-11-19 | PHD by Practice [Prospective] via MPhil / The Maker Project - Thinking through practice: exploring the value of creativity and skills within education & society (School of Education & Psychology)
Education
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University of Central Lancashire: Preston, Lancashire, GB

1991-10 to 1994-07 | BA(hons) 3D Design, First Class
Education
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Professional activities (4)

Crafts Council: London, GB

2020 to present | Specialist Education Panel (Craft UK)
Membership
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Dr Tom Sutton

Advance HE: York, GB

2019-01 to present | Senior Fellow
Membership
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Dr Tom Sutton

North West Craft Network: Manchester, GB

2016-02 to present | Member
Service
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CraftNet: London, GB

2018-05-01 to 2021-05-01 | Regional Representative
Service
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Dr Tom Sutton

Funding (1)

(STRIVE Project) ASPIRE - Transition towards Aspiration - Bridging the creative employability gap

2017-11 to 2018-06 | Grant
University of Bolton (Bolton, Greater Manchester, GB)
URL: https://www.boltonschoolofthearts.co.uk/aspire
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Dr Tom Sutton

Works (22)

Thinking through practice: re-envisioning Kolb through applied design pedagogy.

AMPS - New Schools of Thought
2025-01-08 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Investigation
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

The Maker Project: Thinking through practice – analysing the importance of creativity and skill within education and society

2024-11-26 | Dissertation or Thesis | Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

Old Contemporaries

HIVE Artists CIC
2024-10-19 | Artistic output or performance | Conceptualization, Project administration, Visualization
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

Higher Education & Creative Pedagogy

BERA - British Education Research Association
2024-09-10 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton; Dr Daniela Bacova; Dr Clare Higgins
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Dr Tom Sutton

Thinking through Practice

TIRI Conference
2024-09-10 | Conference poster | Conceptualization
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

Thinking through practice

KISMIF - DIY Cultures, Democracy and Creative Participation
2024-07-13 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

The Maker Project [RE] c o n n e c t e d

HIVE Artsists Gallery
2024-01 | Artistic output or performance | Conceptualization, Project administration
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

Delivering Industry Advisory Boards (IAB) - impact and evaluation

TIRI Conference - Improving student experience and outcomes
2022-09-07 | Conference paper | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton; Julie Bateman; Jo Luckhurst
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Dr Tom Sutton

Practice based Assessment: Performance, Models, Feedback

TIRI Conference - Improving student experience and outcomes
2022-09-06 | Conference paper
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton; Ian Bowden; Faye Power
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Dr Tom Sutton

Crafts Council |Learning |Craft careers - How Tom Sutton became a crafts educator

Crafts Council UK
2022-05 | Interactive resource | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

Fostering industry engagement through blended delivery

Campus Plus+ Showcase
2021-12-07 | Conference paper | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

I-Dott Yearbook – H.E. annual review editorial

I-Dott Charity
2021-09 | Review | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton; I-Dott Charity
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Dr Tom Sutton

Maker Project Exhibition

Tom Sutton
2020-02-03 | Artistic output or performance | Project administration
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton; Marketplace Studios
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Dr Tom Sutton

Maker Project - Thinking through practice

Tom Sutton
2019-10-19 | Artistic output or performance
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Great Northern Events
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Dr Tom Sutton

Making Textiles Exhibition

Sutton. T (2019)
2019-01-24 | Artistic output or performance | Investigation
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair 2018

Great Northern Events
2018-10-11 | Artistic output or performance
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Dr Tom Sutton

ASPIRE - Impact and evaluation of a STRIVE Project

2018-07 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Visualization, Project administration
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton; Donna Claypool
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Dr Tom Sutton

Assistant Teaching Professor - Annual Review

2018-07 | Conference poster
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

No line on the horizon

University of Bolton TIRI Conference 2018, Book of Abstracts
2018-07-04 | Conference paper
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Dr Tom Sutton

Embedding employability creatively within the curriculum

University of Bolton TIRI Conference 2017
2017-07-05 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton; Donna Claypool
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Dr Tom Sutton

Promoting haptic skills through post-digital and traditional processes within applied design

University of Bolton Staff Research Conference
2014-07 | Conference poster | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr Tom Sutton
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Dr Tom Sutton

Design throughout the decades

Liverpool Design Festival 2011
2011-10-08 | Conference paper
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Dr Tom Sutton
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