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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. The emergence of Europe 300-1000
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    Explore reasons for the fall of Rome and the emergence of the ‘barbarian’ kingdoms of western Europe. Was it really ‘the Dark Ages’? Were the Vikings simply long-haired tourists who occasionally beat up the natives?
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  2. Harmonica: Blues, pop and country
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jake Rodrigues
    Learn essential harmonica riffs and techniques on this lively course. Build musical skills and confidence in playing and improvising on popular music. This course is for players who have begun to learn the instrument, not for absolute beginners.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  3. Philosophy and literature: Identity, Truth and the Poetic Word
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Barrie Selwyn
    Literature provides a very effective springboard into the understanding of the developing notions of selfhood and human nature in the history of ideas and philosophy sharpens our understanding of literature within the broader context of this history.
    Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00
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  4. ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy
    Course start date:  Mon 12 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Alex Brennan
    Start your training to become a qualified Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist with our ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage. This course is designed for those with no prior massage qualification. This course provides you with the qualification and training required to work as a Professional Sports Massage Therapist at level 3, this course also enables you to progress onto the Level 4 Certificate in Sports Massage.



    The Free Courses for Jobs initiative is for Londoners aged 24 or over at the start of the course who are: on a low-income; or on certain benefits; or do not have a full level 3 qualification. For more information Click here





    The course fee is £1409.00 payable at the time of your enrolment. If you are unable to pay the course fees, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the course fee, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans



    For more information, please call Health & Wellbeing on 020 8142 4577.
    Full fee £1,409.00 Senior fee £1,409.00 Concession £1,409.00
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  5. German beginners: module 1
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anna Rioland

    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.This course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations.The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on chapters 1-4 of Willkommen (Hodder Arnold).

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  6. BSL level 1 for Deaf people
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Peter Brown
    This course is for Deaf learners who already use sign language in their everyday lives and want to further develop their skills in British Sign Language at level 1.







    You will be able to communicate in BSL in a range of everyday topics and achieve a level 1 qualification, accredited by Signature.



    This course is FREE if you are a resident in London and your preferred language is BSL

    Full fee £0.00
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  7. Discover Art (for people with learning disabilities)
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This is a foundation course for students with an ability in art. In the art studio you will explore a range of art materials and equipment.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00
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  8. Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 2
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Want to learn Spanish but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Spanish beginners at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard Spanish beginners course, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.







    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 £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  9. Mixed Media Art (for people with learning disabilities)
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Explore ways to combine and collage using a range of materials including fabric, photocopies, found materials and painting to create contemporary art works.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00
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  10. City Lit Children's book illustration course
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tim Ellis, Ciara Flood, Dee Shulman, Robyn Wilson-Owen
    This 30-week course will take you on a journey from beginner to intermediate, direct.







    The Children’s Book industry is thriving, largely due to globally rising literacy levels, and a growing awareness of the importance of early childhood education. As a result, Children’s Book creators are in demand.







    Our tutors will teach you the many and various skills you’ll need to illustrate books for children - from drawing and painting (analogue and digital), sequencing and pacing the narrative, to editing the images digitally and overlaying text.







    You'll learn about the children’s publishing sector; gaining a sense of the different genres and markets for children's books, and where your illustration style might fit.
    Full fee £2,849.00 Senior fee £2,279.00 Concession £1,852.00
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  11. Soundscapes (for people with learning disabilities)
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Compose music with computers. Make music with keyboards and synthesizers. Upload your music to Soundcloud.



    Present your work in performance.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00
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  12. Digital skills and English for deaf people: Improve your English via Word (entry 2) - part 3
    Course start date:  Fri 2 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course will help you to get confident in reading, writing and communication. You will learn to read pieces of texts, write sentences, spell correctly and use punctuation.You will also learn all the basic functions of creating Word 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. This course has no exams.



    This course is free for learners who have digital skills assessed as below level 1. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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