50th Anniversary Short Courses
To celebrate 50 years of championing creative education these one day courses have been inspired by original 1970s subjects and heritage crafts.
Try your hand at calligraphy, engrave a celebratory glass, make jewellery with precious metal clay, carve a soapstone sculpture. Learn a traditional skill to last a lifetime.
Find out more about our 50th anniversary celebrations. Search all short courses here.
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Basketmaking, chair seating and willow work
English rush basketry, an introduction
Course full - Join waiting list
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Wood, carving and turning
Carve a tropical butterfly in limewood
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- Tutor
- Alex Jones
- Date
- 12 February 2022
- Price
- £143.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11557
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Modelling, casting and other techniques
Paper sculpture – fluid forms
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- Tutor
- Richard Sweeney
- Date
- 17 February 2022
- Price
- £146.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11586
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Bookbinding and paper marbling
Vanishing fore-edge painting – book art
Course cancelled
- Tutor
- Martin Frost
- Date
- 19 February 2022
- Price
- £168.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11415
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Pottery and ceramics
Throwing pots
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- Tutor
- Alison Sandeman
- Date
- 26 February 2022
- Price
- £142.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11430
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Interior Design
Experience Interior Design
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- Tutor
- Adrienne Chinn
- Date
- 7 March 2022
- Price
- £190.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11588
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Sewing, embroidery and accessories
Millinery – a sinamay button beret
- Tutor
- Anne Tomlin
- Date
- 25 March 2022
- Price
- £143.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11497
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Printmaking
Letterpress – poster printing
- Tutor
- Tom Boulton
- Date
- 28 March 2022
- Price
- £148.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11509
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Jewellery
Blacksmithing and metalworking
Introduction to maille making
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- Tutor
- Andrew Braund
- Date
- 13 April 2022
- Price
- £148.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11589
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Jewellery
Precious Metal Clay – an introduction
- Tutor
- Sarah Macrae
- Date
- 21 April 2022
- Price
- £198.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11590
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Constructed and woven textiles
Basketmaking, chair seating and willow work
Sewing, embroidery and accessories
Swiss straw work – hat decorations
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- Tutor
- Veronica Main
- Date
- 25 April 2022
- Price
- £153.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11591
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Jewellery
Jesmonite coasters
- Tutor
- Haidee Drew
- Date
- 26 April 2022
- Price
- £141.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11592
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Carving in stone and wood
Carving a small soapstone sculpture
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- Tutor
- Paula Haughney
- Date
- 2 May 2022
- Price
- £148.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11593
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Pottery and ceramics
Botanical casts and impressions in porcelain paper clay
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- Tutor
- Lucy Cobb
- Date
- 9 May 2022
- Price
- £158.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11594
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Silversmithing
Make a silver pickle fork
Course full - Join waiting list
- Tutor
- Abigail Brown
- Date
- 17 May 2022
- Price
- £155.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11595
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Blacksmithing and metalworking
Blacksmithing
- Tutor
- Cara Wassenberg
- Date
- 21 May 2022
- Price
- £149.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11596
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Calligraphy and lettercutting
Signwriting – paint a house name or number
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- Tutor
- Terry Smith
- Date
- 1 June 2022
- Price
- £163.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11597
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Jewellery
Introduction to plastic smithing
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- Tutor
- Bronwen Gwillim
- Date
- 6 June 2022
- Price
- £138.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11598
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Automata, puppets and clocks
Puppetry – make a talking puppet
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- Tutor
- Isobel Smith
- Date
- 7 June 2022
- Price
- £138.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11599
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Sewing, embroidery and accessories
Goldwork hand embroidery – golden footprints
2 places available - Book now
- Tutor
- Hanny Newton
- Date
- 16 June 2022
- Price
- £158.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11600
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Sewing, embroidery and accessories
Basketmaking, chair seating and willow work
Make a raffia-work bag
2 places available - Book now
- Tutor
- Claire Richards
- Date
- 18 June 2022
- Price
- £143.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11601
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Modelling, casting and other techniques
Sculpture from the environment
1 place available - Book now
- Tutor
- Dan Lobb
- Date
- 1 July 2022
- Price
- £132.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11602
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Garden courses
Growing and arranging perennials for cutting
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- Tutor
- Rachel Siegfried
- Date
- 5 July 2022
- Price
- £158.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11603
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Glass
Make a stained glass golden daisy panel
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- Tutor
- Carole Gray
- Date
- 5 July 2022
- Price
- £173.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11604
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Mosaics
Making mosaics – an introduction
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- Tutor
- Joanna Veevers
- Date
- 11 July 2022
- Price
- £148.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11605
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Picture framing, gilding, decorative finishes and upholstery
Oil gild and decorate a frame and mirror glass
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- Tutor
- Richard Walker
- Date
- 16 July 2022
- Price
- £158.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11606
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Art textiles
Extreme stitching – an exploration of stitch with found materials
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- Tutor
- Cas Holmes
- Date
- 14 August 2022
- Price
- £133.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11607
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Jewellery
An introduction to Argentium silver
2 places available - Book now
- Tutor
- Amanda Zoe
- Date
- 17 August 2022
- Price
- £168.00
- Ability
- Intermediate/Advanced
- Reference
- S1D11608
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Constructed and woven textiles
Passementerie – make a cotton key tassel
2 places available - Book now
- Tutor
- Anna Crutchley
- Date
- 29 August 2022
- Price
- £143.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11609
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Jewellery
Coloured aluminium jewellery
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- Tutor
- Lindsey Mann
- Date
- 1 September 2022
- Price
- £146.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11610
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Photography and digital image manipulation
Take quality photos – digital photography
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- Tutor
- David Clapp
- Date
- 2 September 2022
- Price
- £133.00
- Ability
- Beginners/Intermediate
- Reference
- S1D11611
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Silversmithing
A short introduction to engraving on metal
Course full - Join waiting list
- Tutor
- Angus McFadyen
- Date
- 6 September 2022
- Price
- £129.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11612
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Sewing, embroidery and accessories
Jewellery
Decorative fan making in Perspex and polypropylene
Places available - Book now
- Tutor
- Sarah Macrae
- Date
- 10 September 2022
- Price
- £163.00
- Ability
- Beginners
- Reference
- S1D11613
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Art textiles
Fusible fun – creative textile techniques
Places available - Book now
- Tutor
- Christine Chester
- Date
- 17 September 2022
- Price
- £138.00
- Ability
- Suitable for all
- Reference
- S1D11614