Beaulagh Brooks
A highly experienced Educator, Academic, Manager and Designer-Maker, with a passion for Teaching & Learning focusing on the Creative Industries and Applied Arts. Beaulagh is especially interested in Studio Practice and developing students employability and Graduate enterprise skills, alongside creative research and practice. Her current research interest focuses on exploring the influence of craft on economies and communities.
Beaulagh enjoys leading and developing Education practice to encourage enterprise and creativity through Curriculum development, Pedagogy and Course writing. She is an experienced line-manager and enjoys teamworking.
She also remains dedicated to supporting Start-up SMEs and Designer Makers. As Co-Founding Director of Centrepunch Ltd, a graduate hub established in South London between 2012-2016, she supported graduates and new SMEs into business and provided workshop space for the Goldsmithing industry. Centrepunch has since moved to an online resource and continues to offer support and guidance to graduates from across the Creative industries through a network of associate tutors and members.
With over 25 years of studio practice, having set up BSC Design’ in 1995, Beaulagh has a wealth of experience as a Designer-maker, and has a network of far reaching industry contacts. She has sustained her studio practice alongside her extensive teaching portfolio across the sector. This enriches her teaching and learning practice for the benefit of her students.