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Welcome to our spring term 2025 programme

Enrol on a course to improve your wellbeing, bring out your creative talents or enhance your personal and professional development. There are courses in English and maths available, and we offer a range of vocational courses and qualifications from Entry Level to Level 3.

Our courses are now mainly onsite at the Thomas Calton Centre, Alpha Street, SE15 4NX, with a small proportion of courses available online.

Limited places are available in our crèche for learners and working parents and carers! 15 hours per week free for eligible families with children aged 2 to 5 years!

Please enrol online by completing our enrolment form where possible. You can also visit the Thomas Calton Centre Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Fashion, textiles and crafts

Learning to sew or developing craft skills can open up a new world of opportunities.

Scissors and measuring tape

Sewing is a versatile skill, as it's challenging, therapeutic and useful all at the same time. Sew for yourself, for children or your home or sew for others. Keep it as a hobby or branch out into a new career or education path. Use our courses to build confidence in sewing and crafting, and other life skills such as time management or self-assessment.

We have a range of courses to suit all abilities and levels of experience, from absolute beginners to those wanting to develop their sewing techniques. New courses this term include Free-hand Cutting Garment Making. Learners with some experience can choose our new Pattern Manipulation or Design and Make courses. We will support you in making a range of items from bags and cushion covers to clothes from complex patterns, and in repairing and re-styling existing garments to give them new life.

Our £5 materials fee for these courses covers sundry items used in the first few weeks of your course. For your subsequent projects, you must provide your fabric, threads and other relevant materials.

How to enrol

Complete an enrolment form online

Find out how to enrol, locations and more about our services.

Course details

Title

Days and times

Course code, start date, number of weeks

Fees

£5 annual registration fee also applies

Sewing skills – mixed levels

Monday

11am to 2pm

FT4013                    

6 January 2025

11 weeks

£165 standard

£82.50 concession

Materials fee £5      

Garment making

Monday                1.30pm to 4.30pm

FT4014

6 January 2025

11 weeks

£180 standard

£90 concession

Materials fee £5      

Sewing skills for beginners

Monday                

6pm to 9pm

FT4015                  

13 January 2025

10 weeks

£150 standard  

£75 concession

Materials fee £5

Garment making

Monday

6.30pm to 9pm

FT4016

13 January 2025

10 weeks

£125 standard  

£62.50 concession

Materials fee £5

Sewing skills for beginners

Tuesday

10am to 1pm

FT4017                  

7 January 2025

11 weeks

£165 standard

£82.50 concession

Materials fee £5      

Pattern Manipulation

Tuesday

1.30pm to 4.30pm

FT4018                 

7 January 2025

11 weeks

£165 standard

£82.50 concession

Materials fee £5      

 

NEW Sewing and sustainability – alter, repair, re-style and upcycle your favourite clothes

Wednesday 

11am to 2pm

FT4019

8 January 2025

11 weeks

£165 standard

£82.50 concession

Materials fee £5      

NEW! Design and make

Wednesday

1.30pm to 4.30pm

FT4008

8 January 2025

11 weeks

£165 standard

£82.50 concession

Materials fee £5      

Sew and make

Wednesday        6.30pm to 9pm      

FT4020                  

15 January 2025

10 weeks

£125 standard       

£62.50 concession

Materials fee £5

Making children’s wear

Thursday           

10am to 1pm

FT4021

9 January 2025

11 weeks

£165 standard

£82.50 concession

Materials fee £5 

NEW! Free-hand cutting garment making

Thursday

1.30pm to 4.30pm

FT4011

9 January 2025

11 weeks

£165 standard

£82.50 concession

Materials fee £5 

Sewing skills for beginners

Saturday                     10am to 4pm

FT4022

8 March 2025

2 weeks

£55.00 standard

£27.50 concession

Material fee £5

Soft furnishings – cushions, curtains blinds & lampshades

Tuesday

12 noon to 3pm

WU4012

14 January 2025

10 weeks

£150 standard

£75 concession

Materials fee £5

Soft furnishings – cushions, curtains blinds & lampshades

Wednesday

6pm to 9pm

WU4013

15 January 2025

10 weeks

£150 standard

£75 concession

Materials fee £5

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