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The biggest choice of adult education short courses in London and online.

Looking for a course? City Lit has you covered. We have lots of courses, guided walks, expert talks, and events — more than any other college in London.

Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

We offer online courses as well as hybrid and blended learning, and in-person courses in London.

 

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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Painting 2
    Painting 2
    Evening
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    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amanda Bracken, Rod Judkins
    Building on techniques and approaches covered in the Painting 1, this course enables you to work with more depth and a stronger emphasis on experimentation. This is suitable if you already have some experience in painting.
    Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00
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  2. Drawing 2
    Ink still life
    Evening
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    Course start date:  Thu 2 Oct 2025 (and 8 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Andrea Voisey
    Build your confidence in tackling more personal, complex drawings. Further explore observational drawing and visual language. Develop your drawing skills by working with different approaches and exploring a range of artists' drawing process.
    Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00
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  3. Drawing 3
    tony hull 3
    Evening
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    Course start date:  Thu 15 Jan 2026 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Andrea Voisey
    Explore a range of materials and challenging approaches to develop your creative potential in drawing, informed by artists contexts. Building on your previous experience, develop your observational drawing skills for greater accuracy and complexity as well as learning to manipulate composition, surface and mark-making to create dynamic, expressive drawings.
    Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00
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  4. Lipreading and managing hearing loss: long term learners advanced
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    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anita Thornton
    Are you an experienced lipreader, confident in your theory, but wishing to keep up your skills with continued practice? Suitable if you have been coming to lipreading classes for a while and want to continue to be stretched.







    This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.
    Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £292.00 Concession £225.00
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