What to bring, what it costs on top of the course fee, when your pots are ready, and what happens if you miss a lesson. If your question isn't here, email us and we'll answer it properly.
Tuition, clay, glazes and use of studio equipment are included. You only pay extra for the pieces you choose to fire, and for a toolkit if you want one.
£5Once, optional
Tools are not included in the course fee. You can opt in to purchase a basic toolkit when you book your course. The 8-piece kits cost £5 and contain all the basic tools you'll need. If you already have your own tools, you can bring those instead.
£2.25Per 500ml fired
Firing is the only thing charged separately, at £2.25 per 500ml. A standard mug is roughly 500ml, so about £2.25 a piece.
You'll only pay for the pots you select to be fired. Anything you make and decide not to fire goes back to be recycled, and you pay nothing for it. So you can practise your skills to your heart's content and choose which creations you send to the kilns.
On our weekly courses a lesson is three hours long, and that includes half an hour of cleaning at the end of each lesson. That half hour isn't padding. Dry clay dust is the one real health risk in a ceramics studio, and wet-cleaning as you go is how it never becomes airborne.
You'll need to bring your own apron to the class and make sure it is clean. Synthetic fabrics are better than cotton or wool, because natural fibres trap clay dust more easily.
We advise you to wear sensible clothing and shoes, as pottery can get quite messy.
You can expect to make simple shapes to start with, but then you are going to have a lot of freedom to do whatever you prefer. However, please note that we have a limitation of one plate per student. If you want to make your own dinner set, a studio membership will be more suitable.
The main objective of our courses is to teach you how to make ceramics well and help you practise and develop your technique, rather than to make as many pots as possible. Our 12-week courses are our most popular courses, as they offer a great balance between learning technique and getting your practice in.
Other formats run differently. Intensives are seven hours a day, junior sessions are two hours rather than three, and what you'll make depends on which course you're on. The apron, the toolkit and the firing charge are the same whichever course you book. Your course page has the rest.
On most courses, you should be able to catch up in your next lesson.
The first few and last few lessons are the most crucial, because that's when you'll learn how to get started and when you'll finish your projects. It's important not to miss these. It isn't possible to catch up on a class or sit in on a lesson on a different course. To get the most out of your course, make sure you can make all the class dates before you sign up.
Once a place has been booked, the fees are non-refundable.
However, if we are still able to sell your place to another student before the course starts, we'll be happy to swap your place over and refund your fees. Once a course has started, we are not able to issue refunds or move you to a different course.
You should wait at least two weeks after your last lesson before coming to collect your class pots. Work goes through the kiln in batches rather than one piece at a time.
Hoxton
During the regular studio opening hours.
Leyton
During the regular studio opening hours.
Highgate
During the regular studio opening hours.
Laburnum StreetTeaching space
Monday to Thursday 7pm to 9.30pm · Saturday 11am to 1.30pm and 3pm to 5.30pm · Sunday 11am to 1.30pm
Camden Art CentreTeaching space
Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 6pm. Closed to the public 31 August to 10 September 2026 while the gallery changes exhibitions, so please collect either side of that.
2 weeks
The earliest you should come to collect
2 months
You'll have to collect your work within 2 months of ending your course
Bring bags
Boxes and/or wrapping material, to carry your work home
We can't fire anything that has been made outside the studio.
Our firing schedule is already tight.
You can't bring your own clay, glazes or other ceramic materials to our classes.
Terracotta and earthenware can't be used in any of our studios. If you'd like to experiment with different materials, studio membership is the better route.
It isn't possible to use our studio or equipment outside your scheduled class hours.
Students can't start early or stay late. Membership gives you access to use our studio for up to 15 hours a week, chosen from the 66 hours a week we're open.
It isn't possible to bring pets or another person with you.
Anyone joining you needs their own place on the course.
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Yes, just add them to your shopping basket during the checkout process. There are no assigned seats, so you'll be able to work next to each other.
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Yes, Klarna is available at checkout, although it may not show up as a payment option for everyone.
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New courses usually go on sale roughly one month before they start. You can sign up to our newsletter to be notified when a batch of new courses is about to be released, which is worth doing because the popular courses can go fast.
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As soon as the next course goes online you will receive an email from our team, so you'll be able to book a spot then.
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Yes, you can reserve a space for them through our website and just leave their details at the checkout. Or you can give them one of our vouchers.
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All our courses, with the exception of those advertised as intermediate, are suitable for students of all levels.
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Our intermediate throwing course is aimed at potters who are confident at all the basic throwing techniques such as wedging, centring, making cylinders, making bowls and trimming, as these techniques will not be covered in the course.
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Our courses are designed to teach all students hand-building as well as wheel-throwing techniques. Classes are usually split into two groups that rotate between the wheel and hand-building. If wheel throwing is the only thing you're here for, we run throwing-only courses instead.
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YouTube is a fantastic resource for videos about any pottery topic you can think of. Simon Leach's Pottery Handbook is also a perfect staple for the beginner potter's library. Your teacher will be able to give you more links and recommendations during your course.
Email the studio and a person will answer. If it's about a course you've already booked, put the course name and start date in the subject line and we'll find you faster.
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Last updated: 13 August 2026