Description
The course is run on Monday mornings at our Bampton Centre and on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at Ryton. For 2025-6, it will begin in the week of 15 September 2025.
It runs for 32 weeks, and consists of 28 regular half-day sessions over normal academic terms, two full days for practice and rehearsal, and two more for assessment by an RHS Assessor. There will be an online assessment of practical knowledge in June.




