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  1. Mughal decorative arts: an introduction
    Course start date:  Mon 10 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Arjmand Aziz
    Explore the splendour and technical sophistication of the decorative arts during the Mughal era (1526-1857) in South Asia in this introductory course.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  2. Business administration with digital skills: how to be organised, efficient and customer-focused using Outlook and OneNote (intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 10 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Does the amount of data coming into your inbox and folders threaten to overwhelm you? Do you need to develop a system for managing information, tasks and meetings? MS Outlook and OneNote can be part of this system but for many people they feel part of the problem rather than the solution. This course will enable them to work for you not the other way round. You will focus on how to think about problems, solve them and what you are trying to achieve. You will work on developing an email routine that allows you to concentrate on tasks at hand and not be distracted by incoming messages. You will focus on how to create a folder system on Outlook and process using quick steps, rules, categories and colour-coding so you can keep a trace of emails, tasks and appointments. You will learn simple and efficient ways to schedule your work and use notes and task and the flagging system to keep track of your priorities. In addition you will focus on how you can integrate OneNote and Outlook to save you time.



    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 £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £80.00
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  3. French 5: Barbara: une chanteuse, une chanson, une vie
    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Venez découvrir et écouter une grande dame de la chanson française. Quand Barbara chante, sa voix, ses émotions et sa poésie ne peuvent vous laisser indifférent. La nouvelle génération lui rend sans cesse hommage en reprenant son répertoire!
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  4. Spanish 3/4: Spanish accents explained - Andalucía
    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Elisabet Rodriguez
    How do you cope with different Spanish accents? Do you find some easier to understand than others? This series of short courses will help you understand the specificities and intricacies of a variety of Spanish and South American accents, so you can spot their speakers more easily and understand them better to keep the conversation going.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  5. Collage and mixed media: 3D approaches
    Course start date:  Thu 13 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ruth Franklin
    An exciting short, experimental course taking an adventure in collage to make 3D constructions from paper, amalgamating found materials and images to make exciting new sculptural forms.
    Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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  6. Product and still life photography
    Course start date:  Thu 13 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Neil White

    This hands-on, studio-based course is designed for photographers looking to enhance their skills in product and still life photography. You will explore lighting, composition and styling techniques to create visually compelling and professional-quality images.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  7. Home voice recording
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 14 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Max La Villa
    Are you working, or aiming to work, in voiceovers, podcasts or recording audio books or talking newspapers? Learn the basics of how to record and edit yourself using your home digital audio equipment.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00
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  8. Interpreting the Bible: key skills and texts
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Andrew Grey
    Discover and explore key principles, knowledge and skills for interpreting the Bible, and apply them to select texts from the Old and New Testament.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  9. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  10. German intensive intermediate
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Heiner Schenke
    An interactive and fun practice and consolidation weekend at B1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  11. Study day: Modern art and colour – from post-impressionism to fauvism
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rachel Sanders
    Explore the experimental use of colour and form in the late nineteenth century post-Impressionists and Symbolists paintings, and study its impact on the Fauve artists, with focus on Matisse.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  12. A Day with T.S. Eliot
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Suzannah V. Evans, Phyllis Richardson
    Come and explore the Nobel Prize-winning poet, T. S. Eliot, in a stimulating group context where our focus will be on immersing ourselves in the language and contexts of his striking poetry.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  13. The Amaravati stupa: an ancient, colonial and contemporary history
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Arjmand Aziz
    Examine the history, architecture, aesthetics and religious significance of the Amaravati stupa. Admire parts of it during the visit at the British Museum.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  14. French 3: focus on listening and speaking
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Valerie Jézéquel
    This skills-based course is for intermediate learners of French and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to listen more effectively to spoken French in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of French pronunciation to give you a better idea of how French is spoken.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  15. Dante's Divine Comedy: an introduction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Francesco Bucciol
    The Divine Comedy is an imaginary journey through the three realms of the afterlife, a fascinating compendium of life in 14th century Italy. Dante's ability to depict humanity in all its aspects is timelss and has fascinated readers ever since.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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