education
EXPERIENCE
I have led hundreds of classes with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, from children at specialist PMLD schools through to adults with mental health issues, and everyone in between. The youngest person I've taught is 4 and the oldest 85!
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Classes, workshops and creative sessions led since 2016. That's more than 1 a week for 9 years!
Participants have taken part in my sessions (roughly 10 per session)
Workshop at Southend Museums, 2023. Photo by Magda Cichocka
expertise
I am able to deliver sessions in a wide variety of artforms and can tailor them to suit the needs of the class. Whether you're looking to try something for the first time in a one-off session or deep dive on a topic across several weeks, we can co-design your sessions together.
excitement
My classes are designed to challenge participants and to reinforce learning through fun creative exercises. Each session is varied, we work through things in stages, and everyone leaves with a sense of achievement.
Workshop at Southend Museums, 2024. Photo by Magda Cichocka
session ideas
britain's ancient
history
This 6 session course takes us from Stone Age Britain through to the Norman Conquest, looking at the art and culture of the different peoples who lived here across 11,000 years.
Each topic is available as a stand alone workshop, or we can deep-dive on one or more of the topics across several weeks.
Ideal for KS2 and KS3 students.
talks and
presentations
testimonials
As well as running creative sessions, I talk about a range of topics relating to contemporary and medieval art, art history, cultural history and early medieval British history. I can also research and develop bespoke talks for your community. Great for U3A groups, community groups, college and university classes and more.
Examples of topics include:
- On my experience of recreating St Mary's Church Woodham Doom painting
- Anglo-Saxon place names
- local histories and their wider context (e.g. Basildon and The Peasants Revolt)
- Anglo-Saxon Runes and Irish Ogham
- On working as a freelance artist
- On using art as a tool in historical education
"Steve is a significant artist with an important practice, and an artist facilitator of the highest calibre"
- Sam Miller, Artistic Director of Green Shoes Arts
"Sara and Steve combined historical knowledge with hands on skill and expertise. A brilliantly organised course!"
- Participant at the London International Palaeography Summer School 2025
costs
1-off Sessions
1 Hour: £90
2 Hour: £120
Half-day: £200
Full-day: £320
6-week bookings
6 x 1 Hour: £450
6 x 2 Hour: £600
6 x Half-day: £1000
6 x Full-day: £1600
Course content is flexible, and each session can be delivered as 1 or 2 hour sessions. It is also possible that for some topics, we can develop bespoke intensive courses to really focus in on an idea or theme.
There is also the opportunity to develop final pieces together, so that your can have a permanent reminder of the sessions and what was learnt.
Workshop at St Mary's School, Prittlewell. Photo by Magda Cichocka
Get in touch and let's meet your educational and budget needs!
My fee structures are based on the Artist Union of England's Rates of Pay Guidelines.