The Slade School of Fine Art offers a wide programme of non-degree Short Courses. The Evening, Saturday and Easter courses take place in the studios at Woburn Square and the Summer School Short Courses take place in the main Slade building. Courses are taught by practising artists, many of whom studied at the Slade. They are designed to enable students to develop a set of criteria which will enable further possibilities and developments within the wider remit of their own practise after completing the course.

During the autumn and spring terms, there are two eight-week evening courses on Mondays and two five-week Saturday courses; there are also two one-week courses at Easter. During the summer, there are one and two-week short courses. There is a lively, creative dialogue between the students and tutors across the different courses.