Plan your year ahead: spring and summer 2026 with UAL Short Courses

Here at UAL Short Courses, we’re looking forward to the year ahead with a huge range of spring and summer 2026 short courses now available to book.

Next year, our popular spring and summer holiday schools will run between March and April (Spring School), and June and September (Summer School).

Our holiday schools range from 1 to 3 weeks, with options for all ages and abilities available, including kids and teenagers.

Read on for a sneak peek at some of the courses coming up in 2026.

Our short courses offer the opportunity to gain new skills, build a portfolio, connect with industry professionals and experience life in London - the perfect backdrop to explore your passions.

You can join us at UAL’s world-famous colleges, including Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion, and enjoy the vibrant energy of London - a city full of galleries, buzzing creative communities and cultural events running throughout the year.

"We’re looking forward to welcoming students from around the world for Summer School 2026," says Mariska Thynne, Head of Marketing, Sales and Engagement at UAL Short Courses. "Summer School is always a joyful time for the short courses team as we get to see such inspiring work being created and hear our students’ stories."

"We love hearing our students’ stories and the reasons they choose to study – whether it’s pursuing a creative goal, making a career change, exploring a new passion, or re-discovering an old creative skill they might not have tried in many years."

Short course student John Paul Scott recently joined our Branding and Identity Design Short Course to support his hairdressing business, while Veronika Dapunt wanted to explore creative writing to help her achieve her goal of writing a novel. Read more student stories.

• Introduction to Sculpture – an intensive course designed to help you translate your creative ideas into sculpture. Learn a variety of techniques using plaster, salvaged materials and found objects.
• Modern Art History – discover the debates and stories that shape modern art with this inspiring course exploring 20^th and 21^st century art.
• Fashion Design LCF for 16 to 18 Year Olds – a unique opportunity to experience fashion design at London College of Fashion. Develop your design skills at LCF East Bank, a world leader in fashion design, media and business education.

Join us on campus in London in May to experience student life and enjoy the world-class facilities at UAL’s colleges.

May is a great time of year to soak up the creative activity in London as the city blossoms with the spring weather. Think exhibitions, galleries, live music – your creative adventure awaits.

• User Experience UX Design – learn the essentials of app design and discover the importance of user experience (UX) as an approach to solving problems with this evening course.
• Crochet for Fashion Beginners – a weekend course for anyone interested in the art of crochet. Learn to create and read crochet patterns through practical exercises and workshops.
• Arts Management – gain practical skills in planning, organising and promoting artistic projects. This course runs on Saturdays at Chelsea College of Arts.

• Graphic Design and Computers Summer School – an intensive 4-week course offering a broad grounding in many of the key design software packages and coding languages used by professionals.
• Graphic Novels and Comic Book Art – an engaging introduction to creating graphic novel-style sequential art; the perfect choice for anyone who wants to learn about the process of creating comics.
• Portfolio Preparation – build a body of work, develop your artwork and refine your practice for further education with this practical course for over 18s.

• Fashion Styling and Media and Summer School for 16 to 18 Year Olds - a two-week summer school for teenagers designed to offer an introduction to all things fashion, from creative direction and photography to catwalks and styling.
• UAL International Summer School for 16 to 18 Year Olds - designed to help students improve skills and techniques through creativity, experimentation and collaboration, this course is a great way to build a portfolio, experience art school life and make new friends. The course is also available for 11 to 15 year olds.
• Footwear Summer School - discover the art of shoemaking with this in-depth course covering pattern cutting, leather stitching and hand cutting.