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  1. French DELF B2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    This online course will prepare you for the exam of the 'Diplôme d'études en langue française' (DELF), B2 level, in June 2026. Suitable if you have studied French for about four to five years. Ideal if you would like to live, study or work in France.

    Please note that exam fees are not included in the advertised fees. The course can be paid in instalments.

    Term dates:

    Term 1: 08/10/2025 - 10/12/2025
    Term 2: 14/01/2026 - 01/04/2026
    Term 3: 22/04/2026 - 10/06/2026


    There will be a minimum of two mock exams per term.
    Full fee £649.00 Senior fee £649.00 Concession £422.00
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  2. Spanish preparation for DELE B2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Prepare for the 'Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera B2'. The course does not include exam fees and each learner will be responsible for their own enrolment in the exam. Please note that you should have studied Spanish for about 5 years or have an equivalent level.







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another course, you will use a different book.
    Full fee £649.00 Senior fee £649.00 Concession £422.00
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  3. Russian 4: art and culture
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Eugeniya Clark
    Suitable if you have completed Russian at Level 3, Level 4 or above. Learn Russian through this culturally immersive language course with the focus on Russian art. The emphasis is on developing listening and speaking skills. There will be some writing assignments too.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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  4. Advanced printmaking: practice and discourse
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Claire Hynds
    This year-long advanced course is aimed at artist-printmakers who wish to develop a sustainable personal practice through the medium of print. With the support of expert tutors, you will be guided through experimental, practice-based research and developmental tasks that challenge your preconceptions of print media including etching, screen-printing, lithography and relief. You will eventually focus on a longer project that encourage both a personal enquiry and the development of an individual methodology. The course involves theoretical, contextual and practical components.
    Full fee £2,099.00 Senior fee £1,679.00 Concession £1,469.00
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  5. Spanish preparation for DELE B1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Prepare for the 'Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera B1'. The course does not include exam fees and each learner will be responsible for their own enrolment in the exam. Please note that you should have studied Spanish for about three years or have an equivalent level.







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another course, you will use a different book.
    Full fee £649.00 Senior fee £649.00 Concession £422.00
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  6. Italian intermediate revision
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Rosanna Carlà
    An evening revision course for learners who have done about three years of Italian and who wish to brush up on the grammar covered so far. If you feel like you could do with another look at some key grammar points, perhaps from a different angle, this course should get you feeling more confident about your grasp of Italian grammar.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £159.00
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  7. Russian 3: conversation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Alla Young
    Revise, consolidate and improve your listening and speaking skills on this lively course, which will help you communicate more confidently in Russian.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00
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  8. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  9. Black British Literature
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    From Roman society to the present day, from the memoirs of Equiano to the experimental poetics of Kwesi Johnson, Black British writers have significantly impacted British literature, despite limited recognition.



    Through an exploration of social, political and historical contexts, this course examines how diasporic writers decolonised genres and mapped their own metaphors onto the literary landscape.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  10. Literary translation in practice (Spanish into English)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Do you enjoy reading in Spanish and writing in English? Are you interested in the similarities and differences between the two cultures? Come and join this interactive translation course.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  11. Advanced printmaking: personal project development
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rolina Elsje Blok
    Unlock your creative potential in the Advanced Printmaking Personal Project Development course! This engaging programme invites you to extend your printmaking practice while developing a substantial personal project. Over the length of the course you will explore advanced printmaking techniques, refine your artistic voice, and produce a body of finished work.
    Full fee £2,099.00 Senior fee £1,679.00 Concession £1,469.00
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  12. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  13. Introduction to using a Sketchbook
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 10 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    A sketchbook is a great place to try things out, make mistakes and take risks - all in the nature of experimentation. An introduction to exploring creative mixed-media, drawing and mark-making techniques with confidence which can build personal ideas for further development.



    Suitable for beginners as well as those with some previous drawing experience who would like to start using a sketchbook.
    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  14. Introduction to contemporary art: ideas and origins
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 13 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Christopher Collier
    Ever wondered what's going on in the mind of contemporary artists? This course explores the ideas and historical background behind some of today’s most intriguing works, from Conceptualism and Video to Body Art and Installation.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  15. Literary translation in practice (French into English)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 13 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Trista Selous
    Do you enjoy reading in French and writing in English? Are you interested in the similarities and differences between the two cultures? Come and join this interactive translation course.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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