This course will give you the time to create your own designs and enjoy making up your glass mosaic with lovely fragments of coloured stained glass. You can work at a relaxed pace in a friendly group and have fun.

The topics covered in this course are:
Stained Glass Mosaic Techniques and materials
Health and safety
Making a design for glass mosaic
Glass cutting and shaping Gluing and grouting

There are no formal assessments.

Students will work towards a personal Tailored Learning Outcome regarding their physical health, mental health and developing stronger communities. During the beginning of the course, the tutor will spend 1:1 time with students to determine which learning outcome they would like to work towards.

Applicants must be at least 19 years of age at the start of the academic year.

You don’t need to have any art experience to join this course.

We kindly ask that you try to attend each week for the duration of the course to get the most out of the experience. Your regular participation will help you fully benefit from the activities, learning and achieving your goal set out from the Tailored Learning Outcomes.

These courses are also available for self-referring or referred patient/client.

If you have a support worker or have a condition, we will need to be aware of, please let us know – there may be other specialised creative courses that are more suited to your needs from other health providers. The tutor will spend some time with you 1:1 to support you with your declared needs to ensure we give you the best support and guidance during the course.

These courses are delivered under the government Tailored Learning Scheme. They are limited to one Wellbeing course per term (excluding online)

The courses are part-funded and therefore means / benefit tested, and fees may still apply. Below is our sliding scale table of tiered costings depending on your financial situation. All of these costs are at the part-funded price.

Subject to means / benefit tested, fees could be reduced to one of the following tiers:

Tier 1 - £10 materials (£20 stained glass)

Income under £20,319 (Gloucestershire) £23,400 (Bristol area)

Benefits - Universal Credit (UC) * Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

Tier 2 - £40 (£50 stained glass)

Income – under £27,000 (Gloucestershire and Bristol)

Benefits - Universal Credit (UC) **, Carer’s Allowance, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), State Pension, Attendance Allowance and food bank voucher.

Tier 3 - £50 (£60 stained glass)

Income – Between £27,000 and £30,000

Tier 4 - £75 (£85 stained glass)

Income – Over £30,000

*UC Cap for Tier 1 for a sole claim £617per month and for a joint claim £988.
**UC Cap Tier 2 for a sole claim £817per month and for a joint claim £1188.LI