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Beginners' Ceramics - Hand-building with clay
Beginners' Ceramics - Hand-building with clay
Course Overview
Course Code
P00965
Start Date
29/10/2026
Study Hours
Part Time
Duration
7 weeks
Start time
13:00 pm
End time
16:00 pm
Campus
St Margaret's Campus
Level
Level 1
This is a fun and practical course held at St. Margaret's Campus, where you’ll learn how to make things out of clay by hand. It’s great for beginners and no experience is needed. You’ll try out different ways of working with clay, like pinching, coiling, and using slabs to build shapes.
You’ll also learn how to decorate your work, add glaze, and find out how pottery is fired in a kiln.
All materials are included, and you get to take home the pieces you make.
You will learn key hand-building techniques with clay. This includes pinching, coiling, and slab construction. You’ll explore how to shape and join clay to make simple ceramic forms. The course also covers surface decoration, texturing, and the basics of glazing. You’ll understand how to prepare your work for firing. You’ll gain insight into the ceramic process from start to finish. You will learn to use tools and materials safely in a studio. By the end of the course, you’ll have created your own ceramic pieces using the skills you’ve developed.
No previous experience is necessary, just an interest in the subject.
Material fee: £10
Annual Tuition fee: £25
There are no additional costs
The Ceramics course and is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to progress onto other areas of practical crafts courses. You will have opportunities to progress onto more advanced courses, or you may wish to take your experience forward into designing and producing your own work at home, utilising the skills you have developed.
You will be contacted or you will be sent a conditional offer according to the entry requirements for the course. You will then be invited in to enrol for your chosen course of study. For enrol and pay courses: Once you have decided to take the course, you need to fill in a short learner details form online and pay the course fee. Once you have done this, you will receive an electronic confirmation of enrolment and payment.
Course Overview
Course Code
P00965
Start Date
29/10/2026
Study Hours
Part Time
Duration
7 weeks
Start time
13:00 pm
End time
16:00 pm
Campus
St Margaret's Campus
Level
Level 1