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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. How to spark your creative writing
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sophie McKenzie
    Discover the joy of creative writing! Leave stress and worry at the door and find new ways to express your creativity on this fun, dynamic and supportive short course.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  2. Study day: The Dada revolution from Duchamp to Hannah Höch
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rachel Sanders
    This course will explore the Dada movement, focusing on Duchamp and Höch as key examples, considering such issues as social and political context, theoretical interests, material experimentation, and artistic influences.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  3. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  4. Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £449.00 Concession £449.00
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  5. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00
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  6. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  7. Using your voice for audio books and talking newspapers: improvers
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 23 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Thorpe
    Would you like to narrate audio books? Are you interested in community work such as talking newspapers for the blind? This Improvers' course will explore a variety of essential voice techniques such as engaging storytelling, clear and precise articulation and subject-appropriate intonation. Additionally the course looks at how to differentiate your reading styles between audio books and talking newspapers.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00
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  8. Becoming confident with digital skills: file management and Windows 11 (beginners)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 23 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you able to find the files you need on your PC or on your work's shared drive? Do you know how to search for



    missing files? Have you got a system to organise your work or home files? Files are the essential components of



    computer use and it is vital to manage them well, especially as cloud use becomes more common. On this course you will learn how to navigate Windows 11, essential to good file management, as well as discover more about files, become confident with the terminology and develop strategies for saving, organising, navigating and searching files of all types. You will also learn how to back up your files so you never lose 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 £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £35.00
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  9. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  10. Gua Sha Facial massage: Taster Workshop
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Elena De Antoni
    Facial gua sha is a traditional Chinese skincare technique that involves gently gliding a smooth, flat tool (often made of jade or rose quartz) over the face in specific patterns to promote circulation, reduce puffiness, and encourage



    lymphatic drainage.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  11. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  12. City Lit Pro: Adobe InDesign intensive
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Andrea Marzano
    City Lit Pro courses provide accelerated learning for busy people who need specific skills for the workplace. Whether you work in print or digital media, in our introductory Adobe InDesign course you’ll learn to use the industry-leading page design and layout app that lets you create, pre-flight, and publish beautiful documents.
    Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00
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  13. Arts of Imperial China
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Meitao Qu
    Explore the arts of imperial China spanning across 13 dynasties and 2000 years. Study how painting, sculpture, and architecture were deeply shaped by its richly diverse culture, philosophy, and religion.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  14. Using hashtags effectively
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Hashtags are used on social media across many platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Threads. This class is devoted to understanding hashtags and how to use them properly and effectively on social platforms. What is a hashtag, how do you create and track one, and how do you pick the right hashtag for your social media content.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  15. Queer UK: rebels and revolutionaries
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Siobhan McGuirk

    Under-sung heroes, heroines and trancestors have long battled to make life bearable, better and even brilliant for LGBTIQ+ people in the UK. Join us to celebrate key figures in local history – and groups still battling for change

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00
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