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Start Date: 24/09/2025      End Date: 26/11/2025        Start Time: 14:00      End Time: 17:00        Hours per Week: 3.00      No of Weeks: 9
Fees:      £193.00 (tuition)     £349.00 (overseas)     £73.00 (concessionary)
Tutor: Lina Avramidou        No of Places: 10

Course Overview

Course Overview
This is an intermediate course suitable for students with some previous experience. You will develop existing skills and knowledge, learn new techniques and ways to combine different processes. You will be encouraged to work at your own pace on self-directed projects or tutor led projects that will be designed to cover your individual interests and experience. You will be supported to expand your skills and develop your creative ideas and personal practice.
Techniques may include Monoprint, Drypoint, Collagraph, Chine-Collé, Linocut, Woodcut, Screen-printing with paper and photographic stencils and Cyanotypes.

Objectives

Objectives
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Develop creative ideas and personal practice.
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Improve understanding and professionalise your use of one or more printing techniques
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Create a body of printed artwork of high standard
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Be able to use professional visual arts and printmaking terminology
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Document your progress using a sketchbook or journal.
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Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements
You should have some previous experience to work at Intermediate level.
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Equipment Required

Equipment Required
We will provide basic materials. You may
need to provide your own specialist materials.
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What courses can I go on to?

What courses can I go on to?
You can continue with the course or progress to an advanced course. You may want to think about promoting yourself and your work and consider enrolling on the Using Instagram and WordPress course. Please see our website Idea Store - Learning for further information on a range of Visual Arts courses or speak with your tutor. Your tutor will support you in researching these and other courses outside of Idea Store Learning.
progression route.

Your tutor will support you in researching these and other courses outside of Idea Store Learning.
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What examination is there?

What examination is there?
At the beginning of the course an initial assessment takes place to identify your level of
experience knowledge or current skills.
The tutor will carry out informal assessments to check your understanding, there is no exam.
You will complete a self-assessment at the beginning, middle and end of the course.
Your tutor will let you know how you are getting on throughout the course to you will help you
work to your full potential.
At the end of the course you will receive written feedback.
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How will I know I am making progress?

How will I know I am making progress?
You will have an ‘Individual Learning Plan’ where the course learning outcomes are shown and where you can set your own learning goals and monitor your own progress.

You will need to evaluate your own progress and manage your time.

Your tutor will give ongoing feedback and will keep you informed of your progress.
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Other Info

Other Info
We have high expectations regarding attendance and punctuality. We expect 100% attendance for all scheduled sessions and that you do so punctually and are ready to start learning at the start of the class.
We acknowledge the rare occasions when that will not be possible, please inform us before the class by emailing ideastoreadmin@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
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Extra Support

Extra Support
If you have declared a learning difficulty, disability or support need whilst enrolling and you require support/assistance in class or to complete your course, please discuss your needs with your tutor at the first lesson.

If you intend to take an examination and feel you have an additional learning need or special requirements, you must declare them to your tutor within the first 2 weeks of your course.

If you are studying in an online group, then you can arrange a one-to-one online discussion with your tutor, after the session, or by email.

Where we aim to make reasonable adjustments to support our learners, please note we are unable to provide any type of in class or in person support if your course takes place online.
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