- Spanish beginners: module 1
Course start date: Mon 14 Jul 2025 (and 19 other dates)Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: María IsaltLearn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
Based on Units 1-3 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión (please see the relevant section for the ISBN)
Please do not buy the book until after the first class as if you transfer to another level, you may use a different book.For details about blended courses dates and their mode of delivery, please click here or go to the How will I be taught? section below.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Italian beginners: module 3Course start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna GiuffriaSuitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners: module 2' or equivalent. This revision course for beginners aims to recap the key grammar and vocabulary of first-year Italian so that you feel confident about joining a second-year course in the new academic year (Italian 2 lower: module 1). It will also mean there is less of a gap between your courses, so you'll have a better chance of maintaining your level.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Spanish beginners: module 2 Course start date: Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenContinue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.
Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN).
Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Piano/keyboards 1A Course start date: Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jonathan WilsonThis is the beginning of our piano programme, designed for absolute beginners to both piano and music-reading. This classic course is the perfect way to start your piano playing.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00 - Piano/keyboards 1B Course start date: Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cheslav SinghA near-beginners’ course for pianists. If you have completed Piano/keyboards 1A or and have basic keyboard and music reading skills in C position, this course will introduce you to more notes.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00 - Acting: beginners Course start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Deirdre Strath ClydeExplore the fundamentals of acting on this practical course, designed for people with little or no experience of acting. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - BSL level 1 Course start date: Wed 17 Sep 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Antony RabinHave you always wanted to learn British Sign Language and communicate with Deaf people? Develop the skills you need to gain the level 1 BSL qualification, accredited by Signature. The fees for BSL level 1 courses include a year's subscription to Signworld.
You may wish to study BSL without the pressure of an exam, or just for fun. We can arrange for you to be taught without a formal final assessment and you will receive a certificate of attendance.Full fee £779.00 Senior fee £779.00 Concession £584.00 - Folk and pop guitar 1ACourse start date: Sat 20 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony RowdenLearn about tuning your instrument, strumming and picking, simple chords for pop songs, scales and chord symbols on this starter course. Use any acoustic guitar for this introductory course in playing pop, rock, blues and folk styles. - Italian beginners: module 1 Course start date: Sat 20 Sep 2025 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Stefano D’EgidioWith its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.
With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can begin communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - German beginners intensive: module 1 + 2 Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Heiner SchenkeChoose between studying in the heart of London or online. This course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations. This is an intensive programme for beginners to German, with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. Suitable for complete beginners. Based on Willkommen Chapters 1-6 (Hodder Arnold).
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00 - Japanese beginners: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaLearn to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills. Suitable for complete beginners. Choose either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
Curious about Japanese? Click here to try out a fun and interactive taster session this autumn!
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Arabic beginners: module 1Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alaa SonjoqLearn Arabic either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
This beginner course introduces Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), focusing on basic speaking and listening skills, essential vocabulary, and grammar for everyday communication. More details are available at the end of this webpage.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - French beginners: module 1 Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelLearn French in the heart of London on this lively interactive course for beginners. The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.
Please note that for course LF182, classes will take place in-person on Saturdays 25.10, 01.11, 06 & 13.12. On all other dates, classes will be online.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - The 60 minute writer Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Farhana KhaliqueFit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being thrown new ideas and experimenting with poetry and prose.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Italian beginners: module 2 Course start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rosanna CarlàThis is the second term of first-year Italian. On this course you'll continue to lay the necessary groundwork of beginners grammar and vocabulary and consolidate the language you've covered so far.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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