This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
Learn life drawing using short and long poses, focusing on line, color, composition, and the use of the Chinese brush, influenced by Eastern philosophies.
Explore collage and mixed media using paint, print, 3D, found objects, and more. Experiment with materials and creative techniques.
Learn the essentials of flat pattern cutting such as laying a block on paper and making pattern adaptions to realise your designs.
Create jewellery and small objects using wire-working techniques. Ideal for beginners or those with some jewellery experience wishing to learn a new skill.
Create work inspired by images of a life model. Pursue your own projects, e.g. make a mould, a portrait head, or a carving based on earlier figure studies.
Get creative with this enjoyable, experimental course where you will learn ceramics, wirework, metal and wood techniques to realise your project.
This course is for learners who are interested Clothesmaking and constructing garments from a commercial pattern.
Learn to lay and cut your fabric along with a range of sewing techniques to construct a simple garment of your choice.
Join our Mary Ward Counselling Introduction September 2026 - apply today!
Relaxation exercises, postures and classical Chi Kung Tai Chi movements that strengthen the body, relax the mind and lift the spirit. For newcomers and returning students.
Tai chi and chi kung (qigong) are ancient Chinese martial arts that bring about personal transformation through movement, breath, and meditation.
Learn to draw and paint portraits from clothed models, drawings, and photos. Ideal for those interested in portraiture techniques.
Learn Patchwork and Quilting through making samples and completing personal projects including both hand and machine stitching.
This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning to make stained glass or mosaic.
The course is for those who want to design and make their own stained-glass panels.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
A 6 week knitting course for beginners covering simple techniques, while exploring colour and texture.
A challenging two-year course qualifying you to practise as a counsellor in an agency. Please note the fee of £3475 is per year, total course cost is £6950. See Course Details for more information on fees.
Join our online beginners Pilates course, where you will learn fundamental Pilates exercises to improve your posture, balance, and body alignment.
We will explore various themes related to insanity and altered states of consciousness by examining a number of 19th-century works of fiction.
Learn French from scratch with French Stage 1 an A1 beginner course aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Build fluency, accuracy, and confidence at B1 level through engaging, real world communication and authentic French content
Practical sessions with an emphasis on building skills, sharing work in a supportive environment.
Practical sessions with an emphasis on building skills, sharing work in a supportive environment.
Acquire a variety of skills and approaches in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. Active participation is encouraged. Beginners and more experienced writers welcome.
Are you interested in developing your writing skills? Do you have personal stories, family histories or community memories to share? Then join us for this creative nonfiction writing course in which we will Remember our stories in order to Write ourselves. We’ll explore themes of identity, history and memory to develop individual and collective pieces of writing.
Explore collage and mixed media using paint, print, 3D, found objects, and more. Experiment with materials and creative techniques.
The mixed media still life course invites students to explore direct observation in a more experimental way than traditional drawing or painting.
A practical introduction to abstract art, suitable for beginners and more experienced artists.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
Explore and experiment with a range of ceramic techniques specifically for sculpture such as slip casting, slab building, coiling, press moulding and simple glazing.
Explore and experiment with a range of ceramic techniques specifically for sculpture such as slip casting, slab building, coiling, press moulding and simple glazing.
Mixed-ability adult learners,all levels welcome.
For those with some experience of printmaking who want to develop their skills and ideas. The course suits a range of abilities, including adventurous beginners.
Explore the ancient art of indigo dyeing in this immersive natural dye workshop. You’ll learn how to create and maintain a fructose-based indigo vat, master tie-dye and shibori techniques, and experiment with eco-friendly fixatives. Perfect for anyone interested in sustainable textiles and plant-based colour.
Essential Digital Skills Qualification - gain a valuable qualification to help you with using IT in work and life
Professional coaching and rehearsals in preparation for regular public performances. Students attend for two hours, spending time on solo performance, group learning, and performing group numbers.
Rediscover old favourites and learn new songs. Emphasis is on building confidence and enjoyment. No experience required.
Have you always wanted to write a film but never knew where to start? This course introduces you to the fundamentals of the craft of screenwriting - how stories are structured, how scenes are built, and how characters come alive on the page. Working through a combination of short exercises, script analysis and group discussion, you will begin to develop your own ideas in proper screenplay format. No previous experience is required, just a willingness to write and an interest in film and television.
Accredited by the University of the Arts London, this one-year Level 3 foundation diploma prepares you for higher education studies in Art and Design. You will attend up to 5 other short courses every week, as well as attending on a Thursday evening.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.
Learn life drawing to capture the human figure's proportions and explore shape, planes, form and space.
The course is for students who have no previous knowledge or experience of kiln fired glass painting or glass working skills.
This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning to make stained glass or mosaic.
Use simple, fun techniques, and gain skills and confidence in a range of materials while developing a personal style.
This is a new course that mixes jewellery and enamelling techniques.
The course is for learners who are interested in mosaics and fusing and wish to acquire basic fusing skills and the necessary skills for designing and making mosaic panels.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
This course will give you a broad introduction to the uses and theories of colour and a range of materials, including paint, collage and pastels.
Learn to solder silver and copper to make pieces of jewellery including rings, pendant and stone settings.
Students of all levels can join the class, as the aim is one of supporting the individual to progress their own ideas or art practice in a supportive environment.
Dynamic and hands-on exploration of ceramic sculpture. This course provides a supportive environment to develop your sculptural voice through clay.
Resin jewellery making is a fun, inexpensive way to be creative. Learn techniques to add colour and mould resin into unique jewellery pieces.
You'll explore hand-built sculptures and wheel-thrown objects, experiment with glazes, and play with textures. Cater to all skill levels.
This course is for anyone with an interest in reading novels that test the boundaries of the genre and the limits of the printed page. No previous experience in these areas is necessary, just an appetite for the strange and new in fiction.
This course is aimed at both beginners and students experienced in jewellery making.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Learn the basics and create your own metal jewellery.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Beautiful, evocative music and dances from many world cultures. Good for co-ordination, uplifting and fun.
This course is for musicians to work together towards performance standard.
This course is for musicians to work together towards performance standard.
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
Whether writing from life or imagination, a first timer or an old hand, carve yourself a couple of hours' writing time each week - no homework, no assignments, just supportive workshops which are designed to crack open the brand new writing in you.
Learn and develop the techniques needed to realise your own glass art and glass jewellery projects.
Learn and develop the techniques needed to realise your own glass art and glass jewellery projects.
The course will introduce students to basic fusing techniques within glass including tack and contour fusing and glass slumping.
A fun and welcoming introduction to salsa‑inspired fitness, focusing on basic steps, rhythm, and gentle cardio to build confidence and coordination
Communicate with confidence in everyday situations across the French-speaking world.
Vous êtes capable de discuter et de comprendre de nombreux sujets, mais vous souhaitez le faire avec plus d’assurance.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
Ready to start using a computer? This complete beginner-friendly course will help you learn the basics and build your confidence step by step.
‘Why should I let the toad work / Squat on my life?’ asked Philip Larkin. Why indeed? Still, at least you can spend your lunch break discussing classic poems in a friendly group with guidance from an expert tutor.
Ready to start using a computer? This complete beginner-friendly course will help you learn the basics and build your confidence step by step.
Learn Microsoft Excel for beginners: build confidence using spreadsheets, formulas, charts and workplace data in this practical Excel course for work
Learn Microsoft Excel for beginners: build confidence using spreadsheets, formulas, charts and workplace data in this practical Excel course for work
A practical, entry-level course designed to build everyday digital skills for life and learning.
Ideal for those who have previously taken the beginners course, or have some experience. Learn more advanced techniques (e.g. finger-picking), as well as trickier chords and melody playing.
Ideal for complete beginners. Learn to strum a tune in your first session and build confidence and skills throughout the course. You will need your own instrument - tutor advice available, see full course description for details.
Learn the functions of your digital camera or smartphone and understand composition so that you can photograph more confidently and creatively.
If you like to make sense of what is a confusing – or at times even bewildering-- arena of political discourse, this is the right course for you. It is the first of two separate courses dedicated to the exploration of political ideologies.
A tutor-guided study group of set works from the Western classical music canon with topics/works to be chosen in consultation with the class.
Develop a deeper understanding of transformative period in the history of medicine. Learn about the changes and continuities in early modern medical theory and practice in Britain.
This taster course is for anyone interested in gaining a deeper level of understanding society, and those wishing to develop better tools by which to question existing social practices
A practical, entry-level course designed to build everyday digital skills for life and learning.
Spend a day getting to know the sewing machine and how to use it more effectively. Perfect to people who have a sewing machine but not confident in using it.
Develop skills to design and create wirework jewellery. You will learn basic techniques of working with coloured wire to create JEWELLERY or DECORATIVE OBJECTS
Are you curious about AI and how it can help in your everyday life?
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
Learn to lay and cut your fabric along with a range of sewing techniques to construct a simple garment of your choice.
Adobe Lightroom is used across the photography industry and this course will teach you how to use it from opening images and file organisation to developing, editing and exporting your photos in different formats.
In this online taster course we will read some classic ghost stories from M.R. James, Rudyard Kipling and Edith Wharton.
The course combines learning digital skills and theory with practical photography. It is suitable for beginners who want to develop a new interest in photography, or you might want to refresh your existing skills.
This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
Develop skills to design and create wirework jewellery. You will learn basic techniques of working with coloured wire to create JEWELLERY or DECORATIVE OBJECTS
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
Join Level 3 Counselling Studies and Skills at Mary Ward Centre
This course explores some of the radical reading materials that Black and Asian activists read, shared and learned from in Britain in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Learn watercolour techniques combining colour with Pen and Ink, using glazes and resist, dry brush, dip pen and wet into wet.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
Learn basic Japanese sashiko techniques to add both strength and beauty to repaired pieces.
On this course, get to grips with the functions of your smartphone camera as well as the help you need with composing, editing, saving and sharing photographs.
This fascinating programme on Psychology covers the theoretical approaches and underpinnings of understanding more about ourselves and others around us.
Suitable for students interested in working from direct observation but in a more experimental way than a traditional drawing or painting class.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
Try our 1 hour Summer Fitness Salsa Taster. Learn basic salsa steps, boost coordination and enjoy a fun, low impact Latin cardio workout perfect for beginners.
Whether you're interested in stand-up, scriptwriting, or simply exploring the comedic mindset, this course gives you the tools to bring your ideas to life.
For those who have done at least one year of work in a writing group at Level 1 and who are working on their own projects. Looking for more direction and commitment in your writing? These courses address questions of self-discipline and risk-taking and are designed to develop and hone your skills.
Exotic and familiar, Eastern and Western, experimental and conventional, Japanese fiction offers every kind of reading pleasure. On this course we will study a selection from the wonderful Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories.
This course directs a sociological lens on the enduring reality of racism in the 21st century, as well as its historical components.
Learn the basics and create your own metal jewellery.
A one day workshop where beginners can learn a range of techniques and processes for creating enamelled jewellery. More advanced students may develop their own projects.
This is the second part of our complete beginner-friendly course. You’ll build on the basics, learn new skills, and grow your confidence even more
This is the second part of our complete beginner-friendly course. You’ll build on the basics, learn new skills, and grow your confidence even more
If you like to make sense of what is a confusing – or at times even bewildering-- arena of political discourse, this is the right course for you. It is the second of two separate courses dedicated to the exploration of political ideologies.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
Learn basic mending skills, while exploring the artistic potential of repair.
On this course we will examine some of the ways people think and act in different cultures, including our own.
Perfect for those who would like to learn in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Develop skills to design and create wirework jewellery. You will learn basic techniques of working with coloured wire to create JEWELLERY or DECORATIVE OBJECTS
A deeply relaxing sound healing session with crystal quartz bowls, affirmations, and chakra alignment to restore emotional and energetic balance.
Create your own festive stocking from handmade felt and embellish it with embroidery.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
How to dry sift powder enamels onto a bowl and stencil a design on it and in it.
This practical course provides an opportunity to glaze your fired work creatively exploring a combination of decorative techniques and with the support and guidance from your tutor.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
Learn life drawing using short and long poses, focusing on line, color, composition, and the use of the Chinese brush, influenced by Eastern philosophies.
Explore collage and mixed media using paint, print, 3D, found objects, and more. Experiment with materials and creative techniques.
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
Create jewellery and small objects using wire-working techniques. Ideal for beginners or those with some jewellery experience wishing to learn a new skill.
Explore creative ceramic hand-building techniques, basic ceramic skills, introduction knowledges and surface decoration in a relaxed, supportive studio environment.
Explore creative ceramic hand-building techniques, basic ceramic skills, introduction knowledges and surface decoration in a relaxed, supportive studio environment.
Learn to lay and cut your fabric along with a range of sewing techniques to construct a simple garment of your choice.
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
Relaxation exercises, postures and classical Chi Kung Tai Chi movements that strengthen the body, relax the mind and lift the spirit. For newcomers and returning students.
Tai chi and chi kung (qigong) are ancient Chinese martial arts that bring about personal transformation through movement, breath, and meditation.
Whether writing from life or imagination, a first timer or an old hand, carve yourself a couple of hours' writing time each week - no homework, no assignments, just supportive workshops which are designed to crack open the brand new writing in you.
Learn to draw and paint portraits from clothed models, drawings, and photos. Ideal for those interested in portraiture techniques.
Learn Patchwork and Quilting through making samples and completing personal projects including both hand and machine stitching.
The course is for students who have no previous knowledge or experience of kiln fired glass painting or glass working skills.
This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning to make stained glass or mosaic.
The course is for those who want to design and make their own stained-glass panels.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
A 6 week knitting course for beginners covering simple techniques, while exploring colour and texture.
A handbuilding and throwing course for all levels.
This course covers Watercolour techniques combining colour with Pen and Ink, using glazes and resist, dry brush, dip pen and wet into wet.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
A beginners course in pilates introducing the fundamental principles, incorporating breath, whole body movement and stretch. We will learn fundamental pilates exercises and how to use them to improve posture, balance, body alignment and better movement patterns. The course will be run via Zoom, please make sure you have installed it in advance of your first class.
This course explores Charles Booth’s landmark survey, Life & Labour of the People in London (1889-1903) and the accompanying Poverty Map.
Learn French from scratch with French Stage 1 an A1 beginner course aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Build fluency, accuracy, and confidence at B1 level through engaging, real world communication and authentic French content
Practical sessions with an emphasis on building skills, sharing work in a supportive environment.
Practical sessions with an emphasis on building skills, sharing work in a supportive environment.
Acquire a variety of skills and approaches in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. Active participation is encouraged. Beginners and more experienced writers welcome.
Explore collage and mixed media using paint, print, 3D, found objects, and more. Experiment with materials and creative techniques.
A practical introduction to abstract art, suitable for beginners and more experienced artists.
Learn and develop the techniques needed to realise your own glass art and glass jewellery projects.
Learn and develop the techniques needed to realise your own glass art and glass jewellery projects.
Mixed-ability adult learners,all levels welcome.
For those with some experience of printmaking who want to develop their skills and ideas. The course suits a range of abilities, including adventurous beginners.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
The course will introduce students to basic fusing techniques within glass including tack and contour fusing and glass slumping.
Explore and experiment with a range of ceramic techniques specifically for sculpture such as slip casting, slab building, coiling, press moulding and simple glazing.
Explore and experiment with a range of ceramic techniques specifically for sculpture such as slip casting, slab building, coiling, press moulding and simple glazing.
A fun and welcoming introduction to salsa‑inspired fitness, focusing on basic steps, rhythm, and gentle cardio to build confidence and coordination
Professional coaching and rehearsals in preparation for regular public performances. Students attend for two hours, spending time on solo performance, group learning, and performing group numbers.
This course is designed for anyone over 60 who enjoys singing, or thinks that they might enjoy singing.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.
Learn life drawing to capture the human figure's proportions and explore shape, planes, form and space.
The course is for students who have no previous knowledge or experience of kiln fired glass painting or glass working skills.
This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning to make stained glass or mosaic.
You'll explore hand-built sculptures and wheel-thrown objects, experiment with glazes, and play with textures. Cater to all skill levels.
Explore creative ceramic hand-building techniques, basic ceramic skills, introduction knowledges and surface decoration in a relaxed, supportive studio environment.
Use simple, fun techniques, and gain skills and confidence in a range of materials while developing a personal style.
Learn to solder silver and copper to make pieces of jewellery including rings, pendant and stone settings.
This is a new course that mixes jewellery and enamelling techniques. Enamelling is the process of fusing glass powders onto copper and silver.
The course is for learners who are interested in mosaics and fusing and wish to acquire basic fusing skills and the necessary skills for designing and making mosaic panels.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
This course will give you a broad introduction to the uses and theories of colour and a range of materials, including paint, collage and pastels.
Resin jewellery making is a fun, inexpensive way to be creative. Learn techniques to add colour and mould resin into unique jewellery pieces.
Explore the history of literature, empire, the Atlantic Ocean, and the connections between them.
Communicate with confidence in everyday situations across the French-speaking world.
Build confidence in French while exploring the culture, history, and society of France and the wider Francophone world.
This course is aimed at both beginners and students experienced in jewellery making.
Create unique jewellery from scratch! You will learn how to design your own piece and craft it through cutting, texturing, shaping, and soldering.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.
A practical, entry-level course designed to build everyday digital skills for life and learning.
Beautiful, evocative music and dances from many world cultures. Good for co-ordination, uplifting and fun.
This course is for musicians to work together towards performance standard.
This course is for musicians to work together towards performance standard.
This course covers Watercolour techniques, colour composition, using glazes and resists.
This course is for learners who are interested Clothesmaking and constructing garments from a commercial pattern.
Ready to start using a computer? This complete beginner-friendly course will help you learn the basics and build your confidence step by step.
Are you curious about AI and how it can help in your everyday life?
Ready to start using a computer? This complete beginner-friendly course will help you learn the basics and build your confidence step by step.
A practical, entry-level course designed to build everyday digital skills for life and learning.
Improve your Microsoft Excel skills for work: learn formulas, tables, charts, filters and data analysis in this practical Excel improvers course.
Ideal for those who have previously taken the beginners course, or have some experience. Learn more advanced techniques (e.g. finger-picking), as well as trickier chords and melody playing.
Adobe Lightroom is used across the photography industry and this course will teach you how to use it from opening images and file organisation to developing, editing and exporting your photos in different formats.
A tutor-guided study group of set works from the Western classical music canon with topics/works to be chosen in consultation with the class.
Whether you're interested in stand-up, scriptwriting, or simply exploring the comedic mindset, this course gives you the tools to bring your ideas to life.
Learn basic mending skills, while exploring the artistic potential of repair.
"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world,” said author Philip Pullman. Another writer, Robert McKee, added, “Stories are how we remember; we tend to forget lists and bullet points.” Stories are important: they are powerful and can be dangerous – Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche warns us about the danger of a single story. And stories told through visual art can be particularly powerful - sometimes in a good way (e.g. Henri Matisse’s Bonheure de Vivre); sometimes bad (e.g. Nazi propaganda cartoons). We will look at a wide range of examples from our own and other cultures. The emphasis on this course will be on discussion, sharing ideas based on the cross-cultural material provided in class as well as our own individual experiences.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
Learn to lay and cut your fabric along with a range of sewing techniques to construct a simple garment of your choice.
In this course we will explore the afterlives of empire in Britain, using a postcolonial and antiracist lens to learn how race, migration and empire have shaped modern and contemporary Britain. The course is interdisciplinary, spanning across History and Literature to give us a fuller picture of modern, postcolonial Britain.
This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
Examine political, social, religious, cultural, and demographic aspects of seventeenth-century London, locating the metropolis at the heart of Stuart history.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
Improve your Microsoft Excel skills for work: learn formulas, tables, charts, filters and data analysis in this practical Excel improvers course.
Salsa fitness is a high-energy, dance-based workout that blends fast-paced Latin rhythms with dynamic movements for a fun, full-body cardio experience
A deeply relaxing sound healing session with crystal quartz bowls, affirmations, and chakra alignment to restore emotional and energetic balance.
Learn basic Japanese sashiko techniques to add both strength and beauty to repaired pieces.
This short course introduces adult learners to how psychological factors shape criminal behaviour.
This online course explores two subgenres of supernatural fiction: the weird and the eerie.
Who were considered the ‘Best of Young British Novelists’ in 1983, and what became of them? What do their styles and topics reveal about the decade, looking back 40 years on? Read extracts by all 20 writers plus classic novels by Pat Barker and Graham Swift.
Create unique jewellery from scratch! You will learn how to design your own piece and craft it through cutting, texturing, shaping, and soldering.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
Explore creative ceramic hand-building techniques, basic ceramic skills, introduction knowledges and surface decoration in a relaxed, supportive studio environment.
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
This is the second part of our complete beginner-friendly course. You’ll build on the basics, learn new skills, and grow your confidence even more
Learn the essentials of flat pattern cutting such as laying a block on paper and making pattern adaptions to realise your designs.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
This is the second part of our complete beginner-friendly course. You’ll build on the basics, learn new skills, and grow your confidence even more
The mixed media still life course invites students to explore direct observation in a more experimental way than traditional drawing or painting.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
Essential Digital Skills Qualification - gain a valuable qualification to help you with using IT in work and life
Explore creative ceramic hand-building techniques, basic ceramic skills, introduction knowledges and surface decoration in a relaxed, supportive studio environment.
Explore watercolour techniques, colour composition, using glazes and resists.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
Explore combining embroidery with felting to create exciting colour and textural effects.
Learn watercolour techniques combining colour with Pen and Ink, using glazes and resist, dry brush, dip pen and wet into wet.
On this course you will learn how to string pearls on silk with knots in between the pearls with calottes how to use the Beadalon wire with crimps for finishing your necklaces.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
The course is for those who want to design and make their own stained-glass panels.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Learn drawing and painting at various locations across London, including parks, museums, and stations.
This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
Learn life drawing using short and long poses, focusing on line, color, composition, and the use of the Chinese brush, influenced by Eastern philosophies.
Explore collage and mixed media using paint, print, 3D, found objects, and more. Experiment with materials and creative techniques.
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
Create jewellery and small objects using wire-working techniques. Ideal for beginners or those with some jewellery experience wishing to learn a new skill.
Explore coiling, slab building, and expressive surface design in our professional studio.
Explore creative ceramic hand-building techniques, basic ceramic skills, introduction knowledges and surface decoration in a relaxed, supportive studio environment.
This course is for learners who are interested Clothesmaking and constructing garments from a commercial pattern.
Learn to lay and cut your fabric along with a range of sewing techniques to construct a simple garment of your choice.
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
Ready to start using a computer? This complete beginner-friendly course will help you learn the basics and build your confidence step by step.
Relaxation exercises, postures and classical Chi Kung Tai Chi movements that strengthen the body, relax the mind and lift the spirit. For newcomers and returning students.
Tai chi and chi kung (qigong) are ancient Chinese martial arts that bring about personal transformation through movement, breath, and meditation.
Learn to draw and paint portraits from clothed models, drawings, and photos. Ideal for those interested in portraiture techniques.
Learn Patchwork and Quilting through making samples and completing personal projects including both hand and machine stitching.
The course is for students who have no previous knowledge or experience of kiln fired glass painting or glass working skills.
This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning to make stained glass or mosaic.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Explore the ancient art of indigo dyeing in this immersive natural dye workshop. You’ll learn how to create and maintain a fructose-based indigo vat, master tie-dye and shibori techniques, and experiment with eco-friendly fixatives. Perfect for anyone interested in sustainable textiles and plant-based colour.
This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
A 6 week knitting course for beginners covering simple techniques, while exploring colour and texture.
Learn to lay and cut your fabric along with a range of sewing techniques to construct a simple garment of your choice.
This course covers Watercolour techniques combining colour with Pen and Ink, using glazes and resist, dry brush, dip pen and wet into wet.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
A beginners course in pilates introducing the fundamental principles, incorporating breath, whole body movement and stretch. We will learn fundamental pilates exercises and how to use them to improve posture, balance, body alignment and better movement patterns. The course will be run via Zoom, please make sure you have installed it in advance of your first class.
Is film noir a genre? Why did it emerge in the United States? We will look at twelve classic American films of the 1940s and 1950s to explore these and other questions about film noir, and some of the stories on which they were based.
Learn French from scratch with French Stage 1 an A1 beginner course aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Build fluency, accuracy, and confidence at B1 level through engaging, real world communication and authentic French content
Practical sessions with an emphasis on building skills, sharing work in a supportive environment.
Practical sessions with an emphasis on building skills, sharing work in a supportive environment.
Acquire a variety of skills and approaches in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. Active participation is encouraged. Beginners and more experienced writers welcome.
Explore collage and mixed media using paint, print, 3D, found objects, and more. Experiment with materials and creative techniques.
This term students explore mixed media via paint techniques, print (lino or geli plate), 3D/relief and fabric (batik/stitch etc).
A practical introduction to abstract art, suitable for beginners and more experienced artists.
Learn and develop the techniques needed to realise your own glass art and glass jewellery projects.
Learn and develop the techniques needed to realise your own glass art and glass jewellery projects.
Mixed-ability adult learners,all levels welcome.
For those with some experience of printmaking who want to develop their skills and ideas. The course suits a range of abilities, including adventurous beginners.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
This beginners' course is for anyone wanting to learn basic drawing skills in a friendly and accessible atmosphere.
The course will introduce students to basic fusing techniques within glass including tack and contour fusing and glass slumping.
Explore and experiment with a range of ceramic techniques specifically for sculpture such as slip casting, slab building, coiling, press moulding and simple glazing.
Explore and experiment with a range of ceramic techniques specifically for sculpture such as slip casting, slab building, coiling, press moulding and simple glazing.
A fun and welcoming introduction to salsa‑inspired fitness, focusing on basic steps, rhythm, and gentle cardio to build confidence and coordination
Fiction writers are often the first to identify and analyse a social phenomenon. We will examine two centuries of London history through the eyes of novelists and poets, from William Blake to Zadie Smith. In this way, London’s social and economic history will be revealed through imaginative writers’ eyes.
Professional coaching and rehearsals in preparation for regular public performances. Students attend for two hours, spending time on solo performance, group learning, and performing group numbers.
This course is designed for anyone over 60 who enjoys singing, or thinks that they might enjoy singing.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.
Learn life drawing to capture the human figure's proportions and explore shape, planes, form and space.
The course is for students who have no previous knowledge or experience of kiln fired glass painting or glass working skills.
This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning to make stained glass or mosaic.
You'll explore hand-built sculptures and wheel-thrown objects, experiment with glazes, and play with textures. Cater to all skill levels.
Explore creative ceramic hand-building techniques, basic ceramic skills, introduction knowledges and surface decoration in a relaxed, supportive studio environment.
Use simple, fun techniques, and gain skills and confidence in a range of materials while developing a personal style.
This is a new course that mixes jewellery and enamelling techniques.
Learn to solder silver and copper to make pieces of jewellery including rings, pendant and stone settings.
The course is for learners who are interested in mosaics and fusing and wish to acquire basic fusing skills and the necessary skills for designing and making mosaic panels.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Exploring colour through different media
Resin jewellery making is a fun, inexpensive way to be creative. Learn techniques to add colour and mould resin into unique jewellery pieces.
Dicover core myths, mysteries, and key global historical social structures that underpin our understanding of globalisation and the world as we know it.
Explore the turmoil that characterised English politics and religion during our timeframe, especially the ways in which royal authority was contested; plots and conspiracies; rebellions; and the circulation of news and false news.
Servants were everywhere in eighteenth-century Europe: cleaning houses, cooking food, running errands, and caring for children. Today, service work of all kinds is still crucial to maintain families and societies around the world. This course pairs a historical text with a modern film each week, in order to ask: How have writers and filmmakers grappled with the conflicts, rivalries, and hidden complicities of masters and servants? How have artists used servants to understand and reimagine society? And how different does our culture look if we put servants and service at the centre?
Communicate with confidence in everyday situations across the French-speaking world.
Build confidence in French while exploring the culture, history, and society of France and the wider Francophone world.
This course is aimed at both beginners and students experienced in jewellery making.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Learn the basics and create your own metal jewellery.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Beautiful, evocative music and dances from many world cultures. Good for co-ordination, uplifting and fun.
This course is for musicians to work together towards performance standard.
This course is for musicians to work together towards performance standard.
Whether writing from life or imagination, a first timer or an old hand, carve yourself a couple of hours' writing time each week - no homework, no assignments, just supportive workshops which are designed to crack open the brand new writing in you.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.
Bill Clinton’s Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, said 'us' and 'them' were the two most dangerous words in the human vocabulary because they drive us apart. An example from our own society could be Brexiteers versus Remainers. An example from traditional Nuer society in South Sudan could be one clan versus another. Why doesn’t this division split society apart? We’ll look at the sorts of cross-cutting ties that can hold us together. The emphasis will be on discussion, sharing ideas based on the cross-cultural material provided in class as well as our own individual experiences
Ready to start using a computer? This is the second part of our complete beginner-friendly course. You’ll build on the basics, learn new skills, and grow your confidence even more
A practical, entry-level course designed to build everyday digital skills for life and learning.
Stories and storytelling are uniquely human activities, spanning all cultures and connecting people, ideas, history, and values.
Ideal for those who have previously taken the beginners course, or have some experience. Learn more advanced techniques (e.g. finger-picking), as well as trickier chords and melody playing.
This course will introduce beginners how to clean copper in prepartion for enamelling
This course is open to anyone interested in post-apocalyptic fiction; you do not need to have read any of the writers before or have any prior knowledge of this genre.
Explore the social, cultural, political, and urban history of Georgian London (1714–1830) in this 8-week course, tracing the capital’s transformation during a period of rapid growth, refinement, and inequality.
A tutor-guided study group of set works from the Western classical music canon with topics/works to be chosen in consultation with the class.
A practical, entry-level course designed to build everyday digital skills for life and learning.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
Join stand-up comedian Mike Sheer for a two-day, hands-on workshop focused on writing stand-up comedy.
Salsa fitness is a high-energy, dance-based workout that blends fast-paced Latin rhythms with dynamic movements for a fun, full-body cardio experience
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
On this course you will be introduced to the fundamental of pattern cutting, with the view to designing and making your own top.
Learn basic Japanese sashiko techniques to add both strength and beauty to repaired pieces.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
The mixed media still life course invites students to explore direct observation in a more experimental way than traditional drawing or painting.
Explore wheel-thrown pottery and create unique pieces. Beginners are welcome!
Now that the Mary Ward Centre has moved to Stratford, are you curious about the history of the area?
Whether you're interested in stand-up, scriptwriting, or simply exploring the comedic mindset, this course gives you the tools to bring your ideas to life.
Learn the basics and create your own metal jewellery.
Learn how AI can streamline operations, boost productivity, and unlock growth for small businesses and freelancers in this 3-hour practical taster session.
Learn basic glass slumping and fusing techniques to create your own simple glass art.
This is the second part of our complete beginner-friendly course. You’ll build on the basics, learn new skills, and grow your confidence even more
Are you curious about AI and how it can help in your everyday life?
In this course we will explore the afterlives of empire in Britain, using a postcolonial and antiracist lens to learn how race, migration and empire have shaped modern and contemporary Britain. The course is interdisciplinary, spanning across History and Literature to give us a fuller picture of modern, postcolonial Britain.
Learn Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for work: build confidence creating professional documents, presentations and workplace materials in this practical course
Learn Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for work: build confidence creating professional documents, presentations and workplace materials in this practical course
What makes a prize-winning book in the twenty-first century? And why have prizes become such an important influence on the books we read and buy? On this course we will study four of Britain’s most significant literary prizes and read a representative winner of each from the last twenty years, including books by Anna Burns, Ali Smith and Don Paterson.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
A deeply relaxing sound healing session with crystal quartz bowls, affirmations, and chakra alignment to restore emotional and energetic balance.
This practical course provides an opportunity to glaze your fired work creatively exploring a combination of decorative techniques and with the support and guidance from your tutor.
On this course you will learn how to string pearls on silk with knots in between the pearls with calottes how to use the Beadalon wire with crimps for finishing your necklaces.
Have you ever wanted to write for children but didn’t know where to begin? In this inspiring and practical six-week course, children’s author Carrie Weston (creator of the Oxford University Press Boris series) introduces the rich world of children’s literature and guides you step by step through crafting your own original story for young readers.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
This course covers Watercolour techniques, colour composition, using glazes and resists.
Learners from this years (25/26) courses on the Stained Glass and Mosaic courses at Redbridge Institute
For learners from the current academic years cohort of Stained Glass and Mosaic courses at Redbridge Institute
This course covers Watercolour techniques with line in coloured inks, colour composition and movement through line and colour.
Enjoy a day of creativity with clay! Learn hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques to craft unique pieces. All skill levels are welcome!
3 day Nerikomi and Neriage workshop to create your own pottery pieces.
Come along and learn some exciting enamelling techniques with experienced jewellery tutor Sally Lees.
Introduction to Interior Design: Creating Mood Boards, Floor Plans, and Sample Boards
This one-day workshop introduces the practice of urban sketching: drawing directly from observation to record places, spaces and the everyday life of the city.
Learn the components needed to make a t shirt and with no waste.
Akira Kurosawa’s Rashōmon is one of the most acclaimed films of all time. But did you know it is adapted from two short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa? On this course we will read these and discuss their transformation into film, along with more short fictions that became movies by outstanding Japanese authors including Haruki Murakami.
Exploring East London history via some of the vividly realised fiction written about its various districts in the years between 1820 and 1920. We will think about how imaginative fiction and historical fact intertwine to create local legend.
Using images, maps and extracts, we will explore the world of the London anatomy schools and the ‘resurrection men’ who supplied the corpses they required as teaching material.
Learn to draw realistically using the sight size method!
Beginners - Patchwork Tote Bag Workshop. You will learn how to piece together squares and construct them into a stylish tote bag.
Beginner Photoshop taster for textile print design—learn simple colour editing, layering and motif creation using Adobe Photoshop in two evening sessions.
Build essential workplace cyber safety skills in this taster beginner course
Try our 1 hour Summer Fitness Salsa Taster. Learn basic salsa steps, boost coordination and enjoy a fun, low impact Latin cardio workout perfect for beginners.
Try our gentle 1 hour Summer Stretch & Flex taster. Beginner friendly, low impact movements to improve flexibility, release tension and feel good.
A fun one-day summer workshop exploring glass fusing techniques to make beautiful jewellery.
A friendly and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of drawing. It is designed especially for absolute beginner.
Introduction to Interior Design: Creating Mood Boards, Floor Plans, and Sample Boards
Spend a day getting to know the sewing machine and how to use it more effectively. Perfect for people who have a sewing machine but are not confident in using it.
Confused about essential oils? This workshop is ideal for anyone wanting to understand what they are, how they work and how to use them safely.
In this course we’ll explore this unsettling and subversive novel by Emily Brontë.
Because of the ‘Jack the Ripper’ killings, the late Victorian East End can be read as a cityscape of poverty and fear. But there is another Whitechapel – a magnet for a variety of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds who sought to grapple with the problems of the modern city and to create a better life.
A city is made of words as much as bricks and mortar.
Over two full days, participants will begin by naturally dyeing their fabric using botanical dye techniques before moving into garment construction.
The Art Trail visits art galleries to see exhibitions and learn about contemporary art.
Introduction to Interior Design: Creating Mood Boards, Floor Plans, and Sample Boards
The Art Trail visits art galleries to see exhibitions and learn about contemporary art.
Why are we drawn to murderers, manipulators, and morally ambiguous anti-heroes? Why do crime novels, true crime podcasts, and psychological thrillers hold such enduring appeal?
This immersive one-day introduction explores the foundations of sustainable fashion design.
Draw a live model in poses inspired by famous masterpieces, exploring composition, movement and expressive figure drawing
Learn the basics of traditional glass painting and how to build up an image on glass using layers of fired paint.
Learn basic mending skills, while exploring the artistic potential of repair.
Learn the relaxing craft of macramé knotting and create a decorative handmade textile piece.
With the art of fan-making being a 'critically endangered craft in the UK', this unique, fun, educative and therapeutic class aims to 'revive' its concept to new and diverse audiences.
Learn Fashion CAD basics in a six hour Saturday taster using Adobe Illustrator to create clean technical garment flats.
Create beautiful handmade melt and pour soaps in this beginner friendly soap making workshop, perfect for learning natural colours, fragrances, and botanicals this summer.
Learn and engage with podcasting fundamentals by exploring the timely question, “Does social media do more harm than good?” through collaborative discussion and production.
Learn basic Japanese sashiko techniques to add both strength and beauty to repaired pieces.
Hands can be hard to draw! But will yield to study and when mastered become a powerful expressive element!
Advanced - Learn to make a Lone Star Block Design. If you are familiar with the basics of quilting then this course will help you develop your skills and learn how to construct a lone star block design.
A fun one-day courses that explore several techniques in monoprint and monotype printmaking.
A deeply relaxing sound healing session with crystal quartz bowls, affirmations, and chakra alignment to restore emotional and energetic balance.
On this 90-minute walk, we will stop off at several historic locations to think about two very dark periods of London’s medical history.
Now that the Mary Ward Centre has moved to Stratford, are you curious about the history of the area?
Parks and gardens are cooling spaces within the urban heat of summer in Stratford.
Discover the creative technique of draping fabric directly on the dress stand to develop garment shapes and silhouettes.
Explore the elegant craft of painting on silk to create unique decorative textile designs.
This is the second part of our complete beginner-friendly course. You’ll build on the basics, learn new skills, and grow your confidence even more
The course is for students who have no previous knowledge or experience of kiln fired glass painting or glass working skills.
A mixed-ability course covering hand-building, basic throwing, and glazing techniques to help you create your own ceramic piece.
Visiting London's galleries and museums to explore contemporary art with our tutor, including occasional discussions on earlier 20th-century movements.