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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. Piano: advanced workshop
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 15 Jan 2026 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Petros Moschos

    City Lit's most advanced, regular classes are for advanced pianists, whether  performers or specialist teachers. This course is designed to continue to develop your technique, broaden your repertoire and increase your understanding of piano playing to the highest level.

    Entry to this course is subject to audition with the Head of piano. If you are interested in joining this class, please apply using the pink button; someone will be in touch with you to arrange an audition. 

    Break week 18th February 2026.
    Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £379.00 Concession £265.00
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  2. Piano: repertoire workshop
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 14 Jan 2026 (and 8 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Shelagh Sutherland

    If you have a minimum playing standard of grade 8, come and explore the wealth of piano repertoire, concentrating on style and period. Broaden your interpretive skills and gain experience in performance practice.

    Please note that entry to this course is subject to audition with the Head of Piano. If you would like to apply, please click the pink button; someone from the music department will be in touch to arrange an audition.

    Break week 18th February 2026.
    Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £379.00 Concession £265.00
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  3. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00
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  4. Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00
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  5. Masterclass: fiction (a one-term intensive workshop)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 20 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jonathan Barnes
    This intensive fiction workshop is open by selective application to a maximum of ten fiction writers working at the advanced and professional levels. You will receive rigorous constructive feedback on your novel or short story as you develop it with a view to publication, and participate in detailed tutor-led discussions on advanced elements of fictional craft.
    Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00
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  6. Level 3 certificate in BSL
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Pat Parke
    Ideal if you have passed level 2 in BSL and are ready to develop the knowledge and skills you need to achieve the level 3 qualification, accredited by Signature.
    Full fee £1,579.00 Senior fee £1,579.00 Concession £1,579.00
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  7. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  8. English pronunciation: stage 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 16 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  David John Gwillim

    Designed for advanced non-native speakers, and all who have completed 'English Pronunciation' stages 1 and 2. Conversation and the reading aloud of a variety of texts will help to pinpoint those pronunciation worries still to be addressed.

    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
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  9. Storytelling for business and pleasure 1
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ariella Eshed
    All cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
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  10. English for deaf people: English for work - reading and writing skills (entry 3) - part 2
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 5 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course is suitable if you are looking for or already are in employment. The aim of the course is to help you to acquire English skills necessary for communication at work via e-mails, memos, reports etc. This course has no exams.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  11. Art and Ideas: Identity and the self
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 8 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    This course is for students and creative practitioners interested in identity as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  12. Fretted instruments ensemble
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Martin Wheatley

    An ensemble class for players of any fretted instrument: guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, bass guitar or any other! There will be individual parts for each player suited to their abilities; together we will play all sorts of music. This course is for experienced players, the ability to read one of the following will be necessary: chord symbols, tablature or musical notation. Challenging and fun - the music/repertoire will be tailored to your various abilities.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  13. Music theory: counterpoint 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 13 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Selena Kay
    Explore the art of counterpoint, a musical technique in which two or more melodies are combined to create a highly engaging musical texture. Through analysis and practical exercises, you'll learn to write effective counterpoint in the tonal style, focusing on the Baroque period. Leads to part 3 next term. Scheduled break week: 17 Feb 2026.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  14. Workplace communication with digital skills: English for the office and business (intermediate level 1-level 2)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 13 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you working in an office and need to improve your communication skills? Would you like to become an administrator but feel your written English is holding you back? This course will help you become a confident, flexible and successful communicator in writing, in person, on the phone and online. You will work on using the right language for written documents and for when speaking to colleagues, managers, customers, in meetings and on the phone. You will focus on different levels of formal and informal communication and how to speak and write clearly and concisely, with appropriate tone e.g. in emails and letters on a PC. You will also work on how to lay out key documents using Word, spell well and punctuate correctly. You will also start to learn about the cloud and how to use key parts of Microsoft 365. By the end of this course, you will confident you can work successfully in an office environment.



    Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for information and to book a pre-course assessment. You can also click the Start Assessment button on this page.



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00
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  15. Accents: Standard English level 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 13 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jonathan Mulquin

    This intermediate course is focused on studying the sounds and rhythms of Standard English in connected speech. What are the rules when putting sounds together when speaking fluently? How do these sounds create the accent and its rhythm?
    This course is not for speakers of other languages who should take English Pronunciation courses instead. Although it is a follow-on course, it is also a complete course in itself.

    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00
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