Whether you have a passion for performing, a flair for design or dream of working in the film, television, games or music industry, we have a course to equip you for whatever part of the industry you want to go into.

Award winning
Our creative arts courses have been named the best in the country and earned the college a prestigious national award.
We have been named Training Provider of the Year at the Creative and Cultural Skills Awards 2019! Our creative arts department is forward thinking, innovative, committed and that’s why we have been nationally recognised.
Creative Arts Facilities
Whether you’re looking to be top of the pops in the music industry, sniff out news as a print or broadcast journalist, create the next hot shot computer game, or tread the boards in a West End show, you’ll learn all you need to know in the creative department at our brand new City Learning Quarter campus
Facilities include:
- TV studio and editing suites with industry software
- Radio broadcasting suite
- Digital recording studios
- Mac suite for music composition and sequencing
- Print and fashion room
- 3D games design studio with high spec PCs and VR headsets
- Fine arts and graphics studio
- Photographic studio
- Dance and performing arts studio and stage


Learn from professionals
All of our tutors have professional experience in the creative industry and, as a member of the National Skills Academy for Creative and Culture, we have access to professionals from a range of creative sectors to enhance your learning.
Awarded Arts Mark Gold status by Arts Council England for our excellent courses and links with employers we pride ourselves on producing work-ready students equipped with the skills and knowledge to be a success in the industry.




With a range of Level 2 and Level 3 courses, study with us and get your creative career underway.
- Qualifications in art & design, creative media, games design, music technology, performing arts and photography
- Industry-standard music recording, photography, graphics and 3D studios, and a dedicated performance space
- Depending on your course, work alongside professional film crews, get involved in live sound sessions at The Slade Rooms in the city centre, and take part in your own performance
- Tutors with wide range of professional experience in the creative industry
- Opportunities for progression to an apprenticeship or higher education qualifications
- Educational visits to enhance your learning and develop your knowledge of the industry
- Opportunity to do work experience abroad through the Turing scheme
Find a course that works for you
Discover more about each of our courses and search for the right course for you.
UAL Level 3 Award and Certificate in Photography
Course code: Q1593
Start date: 2026-09-10
I am: a future adult learner (19+)
UAL Level 3 Award and Certificate in Photography
Course code: Q1593
Start date: 2026-09-10
I am: a future adult learner (19+)
UAL Level 2 Award and Certificate in Photography
Course code: Q1592
Start date: 2026-09-08
I am: a future adult learner (19+)
UAL Level 2 Award and Certificate in Photography
Course code: Q1592
Start date: 2026-09-08
I am: a future adult learner (19+)
Photography
Course code: X0056
Start date: 2027-09-06
I am: a future student (16-18)
Photography
Course code: X0056
Start date: 2027-09-06
I am: a future student (16-18)
Student success stories

Callum Wilkinson
Sector: Creative Practice in Art and Design UAL Level 3

Callum Wilkinson
Sector: Creative Practice in Art and Design UAL Level 3

Eliza Austin
Sector: Music Level 3

Eliza Austin
Sector: Music Level 3

Claire Westwood
Sector: Art and Design Level 3

Claire Westwood
Sector: Art and Design Level 3

Elise Evans
Sector: Performing Arts Level 3

Elise Evans
Sector: Performing Arts Level 3

Lily Jasper
Sector: Photography Level 5 HND

Lily Jasper
Sector: Photography Level 5 HND

Claire Richards
Sector: Photography Level 5 HND

Claire Richards
Sector: Photography Level 5 HND

Daryl Warklate
Sector: Games Design Level 2

Daryl Warklate
Sector: Games Design Level 2

Vanessa Sparkes
Sector: Photography Level 3

Vanessa Sparkes
Sector: Photography Level 3

Amelie Bartlett
Sector: Art and Design Level 3

Amelie Bartlett
Sector: Art and Design Level 3

Tori McAvan
Sector: Photography Level 3

Tori McAvan
Sector: Photography Level 3

Tyler Whiting
Sector: Photography Level 2, Level 3 and Level 5 HND

Tyler Whiting
Sector: Photography Level 2, Level 3 and Level 5 HND

Laura Kocur
Sector: Art and Design Level 3

Laura Kocur
Sector: Art and Design Level 3

Lucky-Primrose Cambridge
Sector: Art and Design Level 3

Lucky-Primrose Cambridge
Sector: Art and Design Level 3

Nicole Lewis
Sector: Performing Arts Level 3







