- Ways into poetry: intensive
Course start date: Mon 14 Jul 2025 (and 5 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Claire CollisonAre you just starting to write poetry? This shorter version of our introductory Ways into poetry course offers an opportunity to experiment with language and a variety of poetic devices. Discover the key elements of a poem in a friendly and interactive class.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Gentle Yoga Course start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah ScottStretch, relax and feel good! This course is suitable for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of yoga at a gentle pace. Alternatives are offered if a student finds any particular postures (asanas) uncomfortable
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Contemporary drawing sketchbook Course start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore the sequential and adaptive nature of sketchbook drawing as a site for generating personal material, inviting connections, and extracting patterns of meaning. Includes gallery research, set-project as stimulus, and practical exploration of contemporary drawing techniques.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Introduction to Robotics Course start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Kathryn ColdhamRobotics is transforming industries and daily life through automation. Building on your basic technical skills, this course teaches you to design, build, and program robots through hands-on projects.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Return to French (lower intermediate)Course start date: Wed 2 Jul 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvana AvramRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Podcasting: introduction Course start date: Thu 31 Jul 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouDo you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a podcast which you will produce in this course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Picture framing and mounting for beginners Course start date: Sat 2 Aug 2025 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Esther HeyhoeLearn picture framing and mounting skills for the home or workplace. Using professional framing tools and equipment you'll be taught all the skills you need to work in a busy studio or alternatively how to set up your own small scale practice from home.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00 - Return to French (elementary) Course start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyCome and join this lively interactive course to refresh your elementary French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course in September.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Try it out: jewellery makingCourse start date: Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth BoneIdeal for beginners who want to give jewellery making a go. Come and join this short taster course introducing you to basic jewellery processes and techniques to enable you to make a simple piece of jewellery.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Painting for beginners Course start date: Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenThrough simple exercises you will explore basic methods of painting in acrylic from still-life, mixing and matching the colours and textures observed. Learn how to set up your workspace and begin to enjoy painting in a studio environment, using a variety of brushes and tools.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Portrait drawing: expression in the face Course start date: Wed 10 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This short course will develop your existing knowledge and skills in drawing portraits to meet the challenge of creating expression. Bring your portrat drawing to life by exploring character, personality and emotion in the face of your subject, working from the life model.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Drawing for beginners Course start date: Thu 11 Sep 2025 (and 12 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyExplore traditional and less traditional methods of drawing simple objects. Using structured activities, you will be introduced to key concepts such as line, tone, composition and mark-making. Ideal if you have little or no drawing experience; a great way to learn the basics or prepare for longer courses.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Drawing into painting Course start date: Thu 11 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullGain an understanding of the creative journey from a drawing to finished painting. Explore the creative potential when drawing and painting activities are combined.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Introduction to watercolour painting Course start date: Thu 11 Sep 2025 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hilary RosenGain a grounding in the rich possibilities available when working with watercolour paint. Through a series of practical studies, you will investigate the potential of this versatile medium.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Introduction to collage and mixed media Course start date: Fri 12 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth FranklinCollage is an exciting, accessible and creative medium. Experiment with a rich variety of materials and found images to make vibrant work experimenting with surface, form, colour and pattern, inspired by artists who make effective use of this way of working.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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