- Russian beginners: module 1Course start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Altannavch MurrayDive into the fascinating world of the Russian language on this interactive course. Whether you're looking to explore the rich and complex cultures of the Russian-speaking world or seeking out a new linguistic challenge, this course is designed to help you achieve your goals. Choose an in-person course in Covent Garden or a live online course.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Writing fantasy storiesCourse start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Victoria M. AdamsBuild fantastical worlds, fill them with compelling characters and learn how to structure innovative plotlines in this perfect introduction for those with a passion for fantasy.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00 - Meditation for Emotional WellbeingCourse start date: Wed 7 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sally PageLearn how to de-stress, rejuvenate and cultivate calm using a variety of Mindfulness and Meditation techniques. From understanding why we get stressed, to applying this understanding in everyday real life situations. Releasing stress to cultivate an experience of calm, a positive state of mind, and significantly reduce stress levels and tension held in the body.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00 - Ways into playwritingCourse start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicole AcquahExplore the fundamental techniques of writing for the stage in this introductory course. Get to grips with dialogue, character, story and structure, and start work on your own play.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £120.00 - CopywritingCourse start date: Wed 1 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Deborah MartinOn this practical course, you’ll learn the skills you need to create great copy and content for websites, social media and print.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00 - Storytelling for business and pleasure 1Course start date: Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ariella EshedAll cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Sanskrit 1: module 1Course start date: Wed 1 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roopam AggarwalLearn the basics of Sanskrit. By the end of this module you will be able to read and write in the Devanagari script; understand and apply commonly used noun declensions; identify frequently used verb conjugations; and construct simple sentences in the present tense.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Introduction to Herbal MedicineCourse start date: Wed 1 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ellie HollyHerbal medicine has lot to offer when it comes to improving mood, reducing anxiety, improving cognitive function and increasing energy levels. Herbal medicine is the use of whole plant extracts to treat illness and to prevent disease. When used correctly, herbal medicines offer a safe and effective way to improve mental health. Many herbs can be used safely alongside orthodox medicines. This course is all about giving you the knowledge you need to feel confident buying and trying herbal medicines to support your own health.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Brazilian Portuguese rapidamente: module 1Course start date: Wed 1 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Denise DelfThis course aims to introduce you to Portuguese mainly as spoken in Brazil, and is taught by a native Brazilian, though you'll cover other varieties of Portuguese as well. You'll learn how to introduce yourself, talk about yourself and your family, and begin building your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills so that you can build a solid base for future study.
This Rapidamente course is suitable if you already speak a Romance language such as French, Italian, Romanian or Spanish. It might also be suitable if you would like to learn at a much faster pace.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Angela Carter: ‘A Different Kind of Human Being’ -Course start date: Wed 8 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Fiona McCullochThis course will introduce and discuss the fiction of renowned author, Angela Carter, specifically focusing upon one novel and one short story. Carter wanted her writing to ‘demythologise the fictions that regulate our lives’, to explore how society narrates us into being and holds us there. In doing so, she offers us a chance to read and, ultimately, release ourselves through her work, as we come to understand the relationship between fiction and reality. For Carter, both of these – fiction and reality – are two sides of the same coin.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Interiorised stammering therapyCourse start date: Wed 8 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolyn CheasmanIf you often manage to conceal your stammering (also known as stuttering), this course will help you to understand your particular type of stammering, reduce negative feelings, learn strategies to speak more easily and develop self-confidence.
If you're wondering what it's like to be on this course, read Susanna's story on our blog.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £181.00 Concession £52.00 - Gothic language: an introductionCourse start date: Wed 8 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Stephen PollingtonDiscover the ancient language spoken by the Goths, an ancient Germanic population from Scandinavia who settled in North-Eastern and Eastern Europe.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00 - Looking beyond headlines: colonialism and contemporary conflictsCourse start date: Wed 22 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Salome IetterThis course will provide a reflection on the colonial, post-colonial and neo-colonial aspects and underpinnings of contemporary conflicts.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Philosophy reading group: Descartes's MeditationsCourse start date: Wed 29 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karl WhiteDescartes’ Meditations is arguably the foundational text of modern Western philosophy influencing not only the what of philosophy, but the how and the why. Reading it together, we’ll discover the stone that created ripples still affecting our thinking today.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Introduction to journalismCourse start date: Mon 3 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Allis MossOn this course students will explore the basic skills a freelance journalist needs to write and sell news and features to newspapers and magazines. From developing ideas and identifying outlets to interview skills and approaching editors.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00
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