Millie Whitehead
Art & Design
Millie studied Art & Design with us, with a focus on Fashion and Textiles. She then went on to study at the Royal School of Needlework and was head hunted straight out of university by Alexander McQueen!
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Becky Swallow
Art & Design
Becky Swallow started her career as an Assistant Accountant, but following a car accident and back injury, she was unable to sit at a desk. While in hospital, she was introduced to art therapy and she discovered her love of creativity. Becky went on to study photography and now has her own business, Becky Swallow Photography.
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Richard Gibbens
Art & Design
Richard studied Level 3 Diploma in Art and Design - Foundation Studies (Photography) with us and is now a freelance Photographer, focusing on documentary, landscape, journalistic, theatre, portrait and event photography. Richard often uses photography to support social and environmental causes and to celebrate all kinds of landscape, with a preference for remote places that he can often reach without a car!
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Emilie Mason
Art & Design
Emilie studied the Extended Diploma Art and Design and then progressed to the Foundation Studies Art and Design here with us at Kendal College.
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Our Pottery Next Steps course is an exciting course aimed at helping you discover a creative direction as a ceramic artist. This advanced course builds on the techniques delivered within our introductory Pottery course helping you develop a specialist portfolio of work.
The course focuses on developing your knowledge of creative process and your ability to initiate and manage self-directed pottery projects with a clear purpose and meaning. With access to our Ceramic Studio and Photography Studio to photograph work, you will develop your technical understanding, refine your visual skills through design sketching and presentation boards, develop your ideas, and analyse and review your work from technical and aesthetic perspectives. The course will be delivered through demonstrations and hands-on practical tasks with tutor support; there will be an emphasis on you leading a student-led, self-motivated project set to an agreed project brief.
During the course you will work toward an NCFE Level 2 Award in Creative Craft, that will be part of two design based projects. This qualification is assessed through coursework, which involves some written elements and note taking. There are no exams. This course will involve regular personal study outside the class, including organising course work for assessment and/or feedback.
There is an additional fee of GBP25, which covers the use of resources and materials. If you are gaining a fee waiver for the course, the course fee will be waived but this workshop fee is still required.
Entry Requirements
Having prior learning and/or experience with ceramic techniques is essential, having completed our introductory Pottery course at level 1 or gained similar experience elsewhere.
The next-steps course assumes a good working knowledge and understanding of ceramic techniques & processes, if you are unsure then please contact us for guidance.
After Your Course
If you have enjoyed this course you may be interested in our part-time Turn your Creativity into a Business course, or you could progress onto our full time Foundation in Art & Design (Level 3/4).
Fees
£300.00
The current fee information is related to the 2025/26 academic year.
The fee displayed is the course fee. Course fees are charged per course for part-time students. There is the opportunity to pay in instalments if your course has a duration of 15 weeks or over. Please get in touch with Student Services for more information.There may be additional costs associated with this course, including kits, equipment, books, and travel expenses. Financial support may be available to support you with these. See our Student Money pages for more information.
You may qualify for financial support to cover the cost of this government-funded qualification if any of the below apply to you:
- You are aged 16 to18 on 31st August of the relevant academic year and are not studying at another school or college
- Have a gross annual income of less than GBP25,000 (means-tested benefit or salary)
- Have a household income under GBP35,000 and are in financial hardship (bursary funding)
If your employer is paying the course fee and would like to be invoiced, please let us know.
