pottery classes
inclusive Ongoing Classes for disabled and NON-Disabled Adults
These classes are ongoing and unstructured with students working on personal projects at their own pace. The studio is fully equipped with all the materials and tools you might require, including 8 wheels.
If you have any specific support needs, please do inform us prior to attending your taster class. Personal carers are invited to join the class for those who need additional assistance.
The cost per 2.5 hour class is £15 for disabled adults and £20 for non-disabled adults . If you are interested, you are welcome to come for a £15/£20 ‘taster session’. Should you then wish to continue, we request that you pay for the next term of classes upfront. We do also offer a further subsidised discretionary class fee for those facing financial hardship.
These classes are subsidised by the sales of ceramics, our fundraising concerts, the generosity of private donations and grants from trusts and foundations. Should you wish to make a donation so that more people can attend these classes, you can do so here.
To request a place in one of our classes, please fill in our contact form or use the button below.
Our studio provides a calming and supportive environment, with its warm and friendly atmosphere, in which creativity may be explored and developed.
We run mixed-ability pottery classes, primarily for disabled adults on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays. However, as our classes are inclusive, all adults are welcome. There is a morning class from 10:30am - 1pm and an afternoon class from 2pm - 4:30pm. They take place at Maxability’s studio in the Flightways Resource Centre, NW9 5UX.
2024 Term Dates
Spring Half Term 1: 8th January - 3rd March 2024
Spring Half Term 2: 4th March - 5th May 2024
Holiday (Closed): 29th March - 7th April 2024
Summer Half Term 1: 6th May - 21st July 2024
Summer Half Term 2: 22nd July - 25th August 2024
Holiday (Closed): 26th August - 1st September 2024
Autumn Half Term 1: 2nd September - 27th October 2024
Autumn Half Term 2: 28th October - 19th December 2024
Holiday (Closed): 20th December - 31st December 2024
Weekend Workshops
Maxability are running a number of one-off pottery workshops over the next few months where you can either learn to throw on the wheel, repair pottery using the Kintsugi technique or make your own plant pot, mug or bowl using different pottery techniques.
These workshops are only £40+ per person all-inclusive for a 2.5-hour class with one of our experienced tutors. The venue is at our lovely studio near Colindale in the Flightways Centre, NW9 5UX. After the class, your pottery will be fired and ready for collection in 3-4 weeks. The plant pot you make will even come with a free house plant!
These workshops take place on a Sunday morning and afternoon and anyone from the community, disabled and/or non-disabled is welcome!
For further details, if you would like to book on or know someone who might be interested, please go to/sign up via Obby
“Booking process was easy. Jo was very patient and gave lots of ideas of variations we could make. Enjoyed the session a lot and very happy with the finished product.”
“Really enjoyable, informative and worthwhile morning. Thank you Jo.”