Many of the students who join Year 1 of the course have normally studied for a Foundation Diploma or a National Diploma in Art and Design (or equivalent). Some applicants from other backgrounds (for example school leavers or people returning to education) may need further time and support to help develop the necessary specialist skills and experience to progress smoothly on to degree level education – this is where the Foundation Entry Year (known as ’Year 0’) comes in.

To achieve your goal it’s crucial that you have frequent contact with tutors. Sadly, students at many other institutions rarely see staff due to huge group sizes – happily we’re very different! We know that small year groups are best and so we recruit around twenty students each year. This means that you see us regularly and receive a massive amount of regular support and feedback. We also believe that you should work from a studio base. In our case this is a huge, dynamic, modern, multi-functioning space in which all years of our course mix, share ideas and inspire one another.