Clay Workshops for Schools & Youth Groups
Pottery wheel and hand-building sessions that help young people regulate emotions, build confidence, and express themselves creatively
How clay supports student wellbeing
Young people are facing unprecedented stress and anxiety. They need tools to manage big feelings not lectures about mindfulness, but embodied practices they can actually use.
Clay gives them:
✓ Emotional regulation through physical shaping, squeezing, centering
✓ Confidence building (everyone can work with clay — no 'right way' means no failure)
✓ Focus & presence (clay work naturally brings wandering minds into the present moment)
✓ Non-verbal expression (for students who struggle to articulate feelings, clay offers release)
Our School Sessions
Hand Building for Wellbeing
Creative clay workshops using hand building techniques for emotional expression and stress relief. Students create pinch pots, coil vessels, or sculptural forms while learning about grounding and emotional regulation.
Age appropriate facilitation for primary and secondary students. PSHE-aligned content available.
Perfect for: PSHE days, mental health awareness weeks, wellbeing programmes, art therapy alternatives
Uncompromising standards
Meditative focus training through pottery wheel work. Students learn to center clay while practicing present moment awareness. The concentrated focus required helps with anxiety reduction and attention regulation.
Perfect for: Older students, exam stress periods, leadership programmes, neurodivergent students
6 Week Clay Confidence Course
Progressive ceramics skills with a wellbeing focus. Students build hand-building and pottery wheel skills while developing emotional regulation tools, confidence, and creative self-expression.
Week by week skill building with a therapeutic outcomes focus. Includes take-home grounding practices and student reflection journals.
Perfect for: After-school clubs, mentoring programmes, vulnerable student groups, alternative provision
Our clay workshops are fully accessible for SEND students:
✓ Neurodivergent-friendly: Clear structure, sensory considerations, permission to stim/fidget
✓ Physical adaptations: Wheelchair accessible, adapted for fine motor challenges
✓ Communication support: Visual instructions, non-verbal options, AAC-compatible
✓ Sensory regulation: Clay is naturally grounding for students who need proprioceptive input
✓ No pressure environment: Students can work at their own pace without performance anxiety
We work with SENCOs to adapt sessions for your students' specific needs
