- Protesting to the Beat: music and revolution in Latin America
Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezExplore how sound shapes resistance in Latin America, engaging with race, class, gender, and more. Analyse sound as a form of power contestation present in performance, literature, and politics.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Enhance your impact and presenceCourse start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie LunnDiscover how to enhance your vocal and physical impact and presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back, on this intensive weekend course.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £97.00 - French 3 upper: an insider's guide to FranceCourse start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvana AvramEmbark on a cultural journey through Lyon, Nice and Marseille and discover what makes each city unique. This compact, dynamic workshop is full of practical tips and essential vocabulary to help you prepare for your next trip. From history and culture to gastronomy, hidden gems, short itineraries and insider advice—this course gives you everything you need to enrich your visit.
You will gain an engaging overview of three of France’s major cities and learn useful language, cultural insights and local facts to make your stay in France even more memorable.
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Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Managing files on Apple maciOS and iCloud Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (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 £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Introduction to acting Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cara JenningsA fun encounter with the acting process. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00 - Christmas at the cinema Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John WischmeyerCarefully-curated Christmas cornucopia overflows with seasonal films, from new entry The Holdovers (2023 Alexander Payne) to Home Alone (1990 Chris Columbus/John Hughes). This is a celebration of the genre of the Christmas film packed with clips and hidden gems: Scrooge (1951 Brian Desmond Hurst) remixed as a film noir, Lindsay Anderson’s Every Day Except Christmas (1957), his film about the old Covent Garden market later seen in My Fair Lady (1964) or Hitchcock’s Frenzy (1972) just before it closed down. Full of delights, discussions and a grown man dressed as an Elf (2003).Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Burlesque Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gwendoline LamourBurlesque is an empowering and expressive performance art. Learn the basics of burlesque movement and dance in this glamorous and fun one day workshop. We will explore the posture, deportment, style and elegance of showgirl movement.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £55.00 - Neurodivergence as a fact of society: a brief introductionCourse start date: Sun 14 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouBritish society is diverse, and not only in terms of faiths, ethnic backgrounds and other mostly visible differences. Neurodiversity is also a central aspect. Join us on this non-accredited course for a brief introduction to neurodiversity in society and discover how to engage with and support neurodivergent strengths.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Ferdinand Ries: Beethoven's studentCourse start date: Mon 15 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Ferdinand Ries (1784 –1838) was friend, pupil and secretary to Ludwig van Beethoven and a prolific composer in his own right. Find out more about his life and works on this special short course.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Christmas crooning Course start date: Mon 15 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Richard Hartley WilsonDon your sparkly jumpers and get into the Christmas spirit as you sing along to some Christmas classics!Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Metal sculpture: beginners to intermediate Course start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrew RevellLearn the techniques required in making sculptural/functional objects in different metals: cutting, bending, welding and joining. Materials and expert guidance are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own project ideas and metal items. For beginners or those with some prior experience.Full fee £489.00 Senior fee £391.00 Concession £318.00 - Clay sculpture: life and portrait Course start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie MerloFollow in the footsteps of Michelangelo and Rodin and learn how to capture the human figure, both physically and emotionally, on this fascinating practical sculpting course. You will work from a life model to develop your own clay sculpture of the human form.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00 - Jewellery: beginners plusCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kinga OlahThis year-long evening course is ideal for learners with some basic jewellery-making experience, and for motivated beginners keen to challenge themselves - all ready to expand their technical skills and creative confidence. Across two progressive terms, you will explore a wide range of traditional and contemporary techniques and approaches, including advanced soldering, stone setting, chain making, stones in place sand casting, Mokume Gane, Mitsuro Hikime wax technique, and Japanese chisel engraving.
Full fee £999.00 Senior fee £799.00 Concession £649.00 - BSL level 2 Course start date: Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Susan WhalleyHave you passed your BSL level 1 and are you ready for a level 2 course? Build your skills and knowledge and achieve a level 2 qualification, accredited by Signature.Full fee £889.00 Senior fee £751.00 Concession £681.00 - Grammar in practice: intermediate (entry 3-level 1) Course start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you speak English with confidence but still find grammar confusing? Have you been learning for years but feel unsure about sentence structure or using more accurate forms when speaking or writing? This course is designed to help you review and practise key grammar points at Entry 3 / Level 1, so you can strengthen your understanding and communicate more clearly. You will focus on building more accurate sentences and using grammar confidently in everyday situations. Through practical speaking and writing activities, you’ll consolidate the grammar skills needed at this level. Whether you're looking to refresh your knowledge or fill in the gaps, this course will support you in becoming a more accurate and effective English user.
You can join the course during terms 1,2 and 3.
You need to do a short test before joining.
Contact: universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk or call 0204 582 0423
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 £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £95.00
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