Absolute Academy School of Interior Design

Gain a City & Guilds qualification in interior design, in one year, working part-time.

A blended learning programme gives you the chance to work with other students in pre-scheduled seminar days, tutorials and practical workshops, as well as working at home in your own time.

Students benefit from valuable and regular face-to-face tuition from their tutor.

On-site courses take place at the stylish Langton on Cheltenham’s London Road and the Cheltenham Ladies’ College, in the beautiful Regency spa-town. Attendance days include a delicious 2-course lunch with wine and refreshments.

Enrol for a week-long City & Guilds course in the summer and you could begin a lifelong passion for interior design.

Set in the Cheltenham Ladies’ College in the heart of England’s beautiful Cotswolds, students from around the world can enjoy an inspiring week of interior design and gain a nationally-recognised City & Guilds Award in interior design.

Guided by professional tutors and designers, students aged 14 and over will work in small groups and on individual designs.

Refreshments provided during the day, a buffet lunch and afternoon tea help make the Summer School a fun and sociable experience. Make new friends, learn new skills and be inspired to create stylish interiors.

In our unique, online City & Guilds course, students can work from home. Step-by-step guides on key interior design subjects help students easily keep on track with their studies.

A friendly and professional, personal tutor will be assigned to each student for online help. Regular ‘webinar’ tuition and email contact with their tutor will give students the confidence and skills to explore and create innovative designs.

Support and guidance will be offered to students to organise a schedule of work, submit their designs and benefit from regular assessment and feedback from their tutor.

With a year to complete the course, students benefit from the flexibility that a distance learning course brings: working at your own pace in your own home, wherever you are in the world.

These fun and informative recreational interior design courses are ideal for those who want to create stylish interiors.

The courses are packed with top tips & advice on how to achieve the desired look in your own home: from kitchen design, dramatic lighting effects, summer style & entertaining to window treatments, working with pattern, colour and texture, wall and floor coverings to paint, upholstery and styling your home for Christmas.

Guests will be guided by a professional interior designer to create their own mood board to take home.

Day courses include a delicious two-course lunch with wine and course materials.