Craven Dunnill Jackfield also runs an award-winning educational programme, hosting workshops for around 7,500 children each year in traditional ceramic decoration and manufacturing. Each workshop is adapted for the needs of students, providing a programme for all ages and abilities. Various courses include tube lining, slip casting, freeform and encaustic tile making and are tailored to cover areas of curriculum such as science, maths, design and technology, history, geography, business, literacy and citizenship.
Our workshops embrace both the fantastic history of our extraordinary site, the energy and enthusiasm of a modern commercial tile manufacturer passionate about the retention of traditional processes and the continuing advancement of technology.
The Tile Decorating Workshops are suitable for children of all ages and no prior skills are required. Students will produce their own tile using the tube lining technique which was popular in the Art Nouveau period. Tiles can be made individually or working in groups to create panels.
You can book a group workshop up to a year in advance. Workshops last around one and a half hours. Maximum size group is 30 students. However, we are able to offer the option of split groups should your class be in excess of our maximum. School visits are available 7 days a week, subject to availability.
Early booking is recommended. Workshop cost per student £9 and £20 postage inc vat. Additional museum entrance charges will apply, if required.
01952 884627
jennifer@cdjackfield.com