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We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Gentle Yin Yoga (Integrated* class)Course start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottUnsure or unconfident about fitting into a regular class? For people in recovery, or dealing with a health or disability issue, or those new to yoga, this class will be gentle on you and work with you as you are. *Accessible to both deaf and hearing people.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00 - Social media content strategyCourse start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeIn order to successfully use social media for business, it is essential to have a clear strategy and create good content to encourage audience engagement. You'll learn both in this class.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Tai Chi Chuan: BeginnersCourse start date: Tue 10 Sep 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kamal ThapenLearn the Yang-style Tai Chi form. This flowing movement sequence contains the basic movements of Tai Chi which will help you to develop and practice smooth movement, good alignment and improved balance. Develop good personal practice that will enable you to fully realise the benefits of this absorbing Taoist art.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Indigenous Australian art: an introduction
Course start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AhmadIndigenous Australian art has, in recent years, been increasingly exhibited and discussed in Britain. Yet little is known about the history and development of this art movement and the oeuvres of the artists responsible for its creation. This introductory course will provide a history of how Indigenous Australian artists have changed and challenged the course of national and international art fields in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Becoming confident on the cloud: a new way of sharing and managing your files - OneDrive and Google drive (foundation) Course start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
The digital world is changing from sending emails to sharing files. Attaching files, sending them, downloading them, working on them, saving them, re-attaching and re-sending them is becoming a thing of the past. Instead, with cloud computing, you can share and collaborate on files either at the same time or separately without any emailing or downloading. Join this course and learn how to do this and stay on top of your file management. Learn how to use OneDrive and Google Drive to create, store, share and collaborate on different types of documents on your PC as well as other devices. Discover also how to maintain security while syncing your devices and accounts. By the end of this course, you will have grasped what cloud-computing means and be confident of exploring it further.
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 £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £35.00 - Manage your files on Apple MacCourse start date: Wed 25 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingThis course will equip you with the skills to become fully confident on how to save, manage, organize and search for files on your Apple Mac. This course is intended for beginners to experienced users who need to set up and tidy their Apple Mac folders and files.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Using Apple Mac OS: short introductionCourse start date: Thu 24 Oct 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn about Apple Mac computers: the desktop, layout and environment, how to open, save and close files, and navigate the operating system.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Introduction to acting Course start date: Wed 30 Oct 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Deirdre Strath ClydeA fun one day intensive encounter with the acting process. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £62.00 - French beginners: an introduction Course start date: Tue 5 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Masa UzelacLearn to speak French on this short course for complete beginners. You will be able to continue by joining French beginners: module 1B if you want more than just an introduction.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Becoming confident on Word 365 (beginner)Course start date: Wed 6 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you new to Word and word processing? Do you want to learn this essential skill both for work and private life? This course will help you create and organise digital letters and short documents.You will learn all the basic functions of creating documents: adding, copying, moving and formatting text, inserting pictures and creating tables, checking spelling and grammar, changing the page layout and printing different documents accurately. All you need is enthusiasm, and confidence using a mouse and basic keyboard functions.
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 £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £40.00 - Mughal decorative arts: an introduction Course start date: Wed 13 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AhmadExplore 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 - Becoming confident on Outlook 365 (beginner)Course start date: Wed 20 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you new to Outlook? Have you started using it but need more confidence? Working with emails and tasks is essential to almost every job and it can be easy to become overwhelmed by messages and information. This course will enable you to use the key features of Outlook including the do's and don'ts of sending and receiving emails, safely using and downloading attachments, adding signatures, creating folders to manage your emails, organising and using your calendar to keep on top of appointments, setting up reminders and creating task lists.
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 £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £30.00 - Becoming confident on Excel 365 (beginner)
Course start date: Wed 4 Dec 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you new to Excel? Have you used Excel a little but lack confidence? Are you unsure about what you use Excel for? On this course, you will learn the key basic functions of Excel so you can begin your journey towards handling, analysing and presenting data effectively. You will learn the main functions of Excel and associated terminology. You will focus on how to create simple worksheets, enter data, present it in a logical and functioning way with formatting that makes it easy to read. You will work on using Excel in place of your calculator to make basic calculations and you will practise turning this data into simple charts and graphs. By the end of this course, you will confident enough to create your own weekly budget calculator. To do this course you'll need to be able to use a mouse, keyboard and basic computer functions.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
- Managing files on Apple maciOS and iCloudCourse start date: Sat 7 Dec 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingEver wonder how to get to grips with your iPhone, iPad and iCloud file storage? This course is intended for beginners to experienced users who need to set up and tidy their iCloud storage.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Tai Chi Chuan: mixed levelsCourse start date: Thu 9 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonDiscover the gentle, graceful movements of Yang-style T'ai Chi in classes. Learn and develop clear, powerful and effective practice designed to give you a good grounding in T'ai Chi and an insight into its wonderful possibilities. Please note that this course is not suitable for complete beginners in T'ai Chi.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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