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Two Year Diploma Course

Clay College offers something quite different from other ceramics courses in the UK. This course provides a level of skill sufficient for a graduate to set themselves up as a practising potter. The skills taught include making, design and planning, clay and glaze technology, kiln design, building and firing, marketing, and promotion.

It is an intensive course, with six 14- 15 week terms packed into two years. You can expect lots of contact time and regularly invited highly skilled and internationally known makers to complement our in-house delivery. You will learn a huge amount and a lot will be expected of you in terms of hard work, commitment, and enthusiasm.

If you are serious about ceramics then there is certainly no other course in Britain offering what Clay College is offering. Our long-term goal is to change the current system of teaching Studio ceramics.

We can accept applications from UK residents, EU and non-EU residents with UK residency visas/settled status. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from the EU and outside the EU, unless you have a valid UK visa. (Please note the Diploma Course is not an officially accredited course which may cause some complications when applying for Visas, for any enquiries, please send an email to: application@claycollegestoke.co.uk)

Fees

From the beginning, we decided to set ourselves up as an independent college and took the hard decision to forgo being accredited by an existing University in order to have the freedom to create a skills-based curriculum for studio pottery that will be unique in the UK. Clay College Stoke is a not-for profit organisation. We successfully fundraise throughout the year to support the College , but need to charge fees to cover course and staffing costs. Fees for the Diploma Course is £9250 per year, including all basic materials.

Bursaries

We are able to offer limited financial assistance, based on need, to a couple of students. These bursaries will be awarded in cases of financial hardship and will be applied to defray fees across the two years of the course. The amount available will only meet a proportion of total fees. The funds available will be determined through the application process. Any applicant who may qualify for assistance and wishes to apply should state this in their application form.

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