Disability & Inclusion
The Royal Drawing School is committed to providing equal opportunities to students, faculty, staff and members of the public. Our aim is to make all our courses as inclusive as possible. As a small institution we are able to respond to individual needs on a case-by-case basis and we endeavour to make reasonable adjustments where possible in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Our main campus on Charlotte Road, Shoreditch is fully accessible by wheelchair, with step-free access.
Public Programme
Studio-based courses
Before booking a Public Programme course, please contact the Public Programme team to discuss your access needs so we can make reasonable adjustments where possible. Our studio-based public programme for students 18 or older is fully accessible by wheelchair, technicians are on hand to assist students in setting up drawing equipment if required and course fact sheets can be provided in a larger font.
Online courses
Our new remote learning courses makes our Public Programme more accessible to a wider range of students who can now learn from home. We can offer hearing impaired students access to closed captioning software on our live Zoom classes upon request. Please note that this software can produce inexact translations at times. All recorded lectures are made available to view after the live event on our website with subtitles / closed captioning.
If you have any questions about accessibility, our Public Programme team would be happy to answer them. Please get in touch by emailing admin@royaldrawingschool.org or by calling +44(0)20 7613 8568
Postgraduate Programme
The Royal Drawing School welcomes applications from candidates with a disability or additional support needs. Such applicants will be considered against the same criteria as all other candidates following the process outlined in the Drawing Year Admissions Policy.
Applicants are invited to disclose their access needs at all stages of the application process (initial application, portfolio review/interview/offer etc). They are encouraged to do so as early as possible in the application process to ensure that necessary support arrangements can be put in place to support them during the admissions process.
The Drawing Year team will be in touch with all applicants who reach interview stage to discuss their access needs. Those who are successful in their application and accept their place will be contacted to put an Accessibility Plan in place.
All postgraduate courses that take place at our Shoreditch campus and personal studio spaces at SPACE are fully accessible by wheelchair and technicians can be made available to assist students throughout the day. Out of House, courses can be reasonably adapted to meet individual requirements where possible.
If you have any questions about accessibility, our Drawing Year team would be happy to answer them. Please get in touch by emailing drawingyear@royaldrawingschool.org
Young Artists
Our Young Artists programme is for students aged 10-18 year olds and both fee-paying and scholarship places are available. All courses that run from our Shoreditch Studios are fully accessible by wheelchair. Online courses are available to students who would prefer to learn from home or are unable to access our studios.
At the time of booking, we ask all parents/guardians to disclose Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) information which will be shared confidentially with our Young Artist tutors, enabling them to support each individual and their specific needs in every session. If your child has an EHCP (Educational Health Care Plan) or IEP (Individual Education Plan), we will ask you to share this information with us, so that, to the best of our ability, we can employ established learning strategies and routines as well as utilise a variety of teaching strategies to remove any barriers to learning.
If you have any questions about accessibility, our Young Artists team would be happy to answer them. Please get in touch by emailing youngartists@royaldrawingschool.org
Website Accessibility
The School is committed to making our website accessible to everyone, regardless of the technology or the ability of the user. This website is mostly compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
Further information regarding the accessibility of the website can be found on our website Accessibility Statement. If you would like to get in touch with us about any issues you are having with the website please email admin@royaldrawingschool.org.