BTEC Level 3 Art and Design Course in Kensington and Chelsea. Classes run at Morley College London North Kensington Campus, one day a week over 34 weeks. Fees may apply depending on your circumstances, so check the college website for funding options. This is an intensive ceramics programme. You'll work through traditional and non-traditional making techniques, including throwing, hand-building, coiling, slab work, and decorating with slips, oxides, and glazes. Design briefs push your creative thinking alongside your practical skills. You'll need to build a portfolio and attend an interview before enrolling.
Who this course is for
This one-day-a-week Ceramics course is an intensive programme of study, structured to enable you to further develop both your design and practical making skills. You will work on projects that will take you through several traditional and non-traditional making and decorating techniques, such as throwing, hand-building, pinching, coiling, slab work, and the use of slips, oxides, engobes, and glazing. The course aims to encourage your creative thinking through challenging design briefs. You will work with visual research and design development and develop practical ceramic skills to a good standard for the creation of final designs in response to a project brief.
Entry requirements
You may be an applicant with advanced qualifications and/or work experience, 19+ and planning a career change, or wanting to fulfil an ambition to study art and design working with ceramics. You will need to develop a strong portfolio and a body of work for a course place and university. All applicants are encouraged to visit current exhibitions and maintain a personal sketchbook. An interview task will be set before the interview to be able to enrol in this course.
What you will learn
You'll practise wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques to make ceramic forms.
You'll explore coiling, pinching, and slab work as core making methods.
You'll apply surface decoration using slips, oxides, engobes, and glazes.
You'll develop design skills through structured creative briefs.
You'll build a portfolio of work to a standard suitable for university applications.
You'll strengthen your ability to think creatively and respond to design challenges.
How you will learn
Learning is studio-based and project-led. You'll work through a series of design briefs that combine practical making with creative development. Assessment is through a portfolio of work built up over the course, demonstrating your technical skills and design thinking. An interview task is set before enrolment, and you'll be expected to visit exhibitions and keep a personal sketchbook throughout.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Morley College London North Kensington Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start. All applicants are encouraged to maintain a personal sketchbook from the outset.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Studio potter, creating and selling handmade ceramic work
Ceramic artist, exhibiting and taking commissions
Art technician, supporting ceramics or craft departments in schools or colleges
Props maker, producing ceramic or sculptural pieces for film and theatre
Product designer, specialising in ceramics or materials
Art teacher (with further training), teaching ceramics or art and design
What you could study next
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Level 3) - a common next step before applying to a degree, broadening your practice across disciplines.
BA (Hons) Ceramics, Craft, or Fine Art - a degree for those wanting to develop a professional studio practice or pursue a career in the arts.
Higher National Diploma (HND) in Art and Design - a two-year higher education qualification if you want a structured route into industry or further study.
