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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. Radio and podcast presenting: beginners
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 19 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Spencer
    What makes a good radio presenter and podcaster? From getting the script off the page and ad-libbing to music presenting and news reading, develop your own on-air identity, working as live ‘on mic’ each week. This course will be delivered in the media studio.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  2. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  3. Essential digital skills for the workplace: Word, Excel and PowerPoint (foundation-level 1)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 22 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Would you like to gain the most essential digital skills needed for today's workplace? Do you need to develop the foundational digital skills for today's job market? Then this is the course for you. Suitable for those who already have some knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, this course will give you the confidence to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint within the workplace so you can create documents, spreadsheets and presentations. You will learn the key skills needed to word process, handle data and produce clear digital. 53% of UK employees do not have the digital skills needed for work. You don't need to be one of them.



    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 £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00
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  4. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00
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  5. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  6. Hindi beginners: holiday kit
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 1 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roopam Aggarwal
    Suitable if you have completed beginners: module 1 or equivalent. Continue learning to speak Hindi and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative class which emphasises the practical use of the language. You should have completed module 1 or equivalent. Based on Teach Yourself Beginner's Hindi.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  7. From mythical heroines to the emperor's subjects: epistolography in the Roman Empire
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nikoletta Manioti
    Find out more about epistolography (letter writing) as a literary genre in the Roman world.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  8. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  9. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  10. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  11. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  12. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. Italian film night
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 10 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Francesco Bucciol
    With proceeds going to the City Lit Student Bursary, the Italian Film Night is a chance to round out the term with a fun movie night in the college. The film will be presented by Francesco Bucciol, head of the Classics department and our Italian GCSE and A Level tutor. Francesco will also lead a discussion after the film.







    For this term's Italian film night, we will be showing and discussing excerpts from a classic (perhaps THE classic) Italian film, La Dolce Vita.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
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  14. Dutch intermediate: x mas special 
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Francine van den Berg

    Come to this one off in person near beginners and elementary Dutch x mas special in the heart of London.

    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00
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  15. Hindi through Bollywood singing
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roopam Aggarwal
    Learn to speak Hindi and develop your listening and speaking skills in this communicative class which emphasizes the practical use of the language via singing. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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