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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. English communication skills - for life and work (level 1)
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you want to improve your communication skills and become more confident speaking, listening, reading and writing English? This course will help you develop all your English language skills so you can act confidently in the most important everyday situations inside and outside work. You will become a skilled communicator when writing, using digital resources and in face-to-face interactions. You will develop your active listening skills so you can understand and empathise better. You will work on how to express yourself when speaking in different situations. You will practise your reading so you can see the whole picture and find details, make effective decisions about what you read, and prioritise matters. By the end of this three-term programme, you will be a competent speaker, listener, reader and writer both at work and home and ready to do exams such as Functional Skills Level 2.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).



    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 £15.00
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  2. The holistic voice
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kate Montague
    Your voice should be an extension of your character. This Saturday workshop offers accessible and empowering mind-body techniques to deepen your awareness and connection to your voice so that the message you give out is true to your intention.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00
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  3. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  4. Working with adults who stammer: a course for speech and language therapists
    Course start date:  Mon 13 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Carolyn Cheasman, Vivien Grant-Jones

    Designed for speech and language therapists, this four-day interactive workshop will cover assessment and selection, stammering modification, interiorised stammering, cluttering, acquired stammering and an introduction to mindfulness. Opportunity to practise teaching techniques to clients included.

    Note: this course runs on these days: October 13-15; and a final follow-up day on March 30..

    Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £599.00
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  5. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  6. Great works: Mendelssohn's Octet
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katy Hamilton
    Study the history and form of this famous work in a short, enjoyable music history class.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  7. Great musicians: Berio and Berberian
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Trish Shaw
    Composer Luciano Berio and singer-composer Cathy Berberian were the power couple of contemporary music in the 1950s and 1960s, collaborating to discover new sounds and musical techniques and structures in works from Tema: Omaggio a Joyce and Sequenza III to Stripsody.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  8. Welsh singing Christmas carols
    Course start date:  Wed 3 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Clare Whitehead
    Love singing at Christmas? Join this workshop to learn and sing Welsh Christmas carols.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £19.00
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  9. Spanish Quiz/game night: level B1-B2
    Course start date:  Thu 4 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Come and join us in this fun Spanish night! Do you like pub quizzes? Do you want to put into practice your knowledge of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, culture, and music while having fun in the process? Then you are in the right place!
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  10. German Christmas carols
    Course start date:  Thu 4 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gisela Meyer
    Do you love singing at Christmas? Join this workshop to learn and sing German Christmas carols.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £19.00
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  11. Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £459.00 Concession £459.00
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  12. Interactions between the Mediterranean world and Anglo-Saxon England
    Course start date:  Fri 5 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Stephen Pollington
    This talk will explore some of the connections which maintained the Anglo-Saxons' feeling that Rome was part of their heritage.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00
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  13. Demystifying Tate Modern
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    Get an overview of Tate Modern with this straightforward and lively insight into the gallery’s current displays and the role of the gallery in the contemporary art world. #arthistory #tatemodern.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  14. What are Greek myths?
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Myth permeated all aspects of ancient society and much the same can be said today. Investigate the relevance and perseverance of the Greek myth and why these tales continue to fascinate.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00
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  15. Whispering ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kate Montague
    A one-off workshop on this worldwide phenomenon, delivered in the college. How can the impact of what we hear and feel enhance our connection to our voices? Through body-mind connection and the use of vocal sounds, gestures, rhythms and touch, you can not only reset your nervous systems, and better manage stress, but also find a deeper connection to your voice.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
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