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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. Exploring classical music 3
    Course start date:  Thu 15 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Neil Luck
    Do you want to know more about Western classical music? Explore selected topics and key works in Romantic and modern music on this informative 10-week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. NB: Break week 19 Feb 2026.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00
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  2. Photography in a day: drawing with light
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Scott Perry
    Boost your creativity and explore different approaches to digital photography. Put new ideas to practice by responding to creative briefs. Participate in group discussion, share your images and get feedback in an encouraging group environment.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  3. Becoming a confident online citizen: staying safe and protecting your data on your PC and smartphone (foundation)
    Course start date:  Tue 7 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Hacking, ransomware attacks and data theft have become common criminal activities, as much a threat to personal security as more traditional anti-social behaviours. Securing and protecting our digital lives has becomes as essential as locking the doors of our homes. On this course, you will learn the importance of staying safe online and how to do so. You will focus on how to choose appropriate online names and email addresses, use secondary email accounts to increase security, and create and manage passwords across devices and accounts. You will focus on how to your digital activity leaves traces, how your history of activities online is accessible and what you can do about this. You will learn about different types of digital authentication, your right to be forgotten under data protection law, deleting social media accounts and posts. accepting or rejecting cookies and unsubscribing from mailing lists. By the end of the course, you will be a much more confident and secure digital citizen.



    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 £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £50.00
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  4. English entry 3 for deaf people - part 3
    Course start date:  Mon 13 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course will help you get become confident in your everyday communication including reading and writing. We will focus on topics that interest you and use these to help you improve the key elements of reading and writing as well as communication skills to enable you to express your thoughts and feelings including in difficult situations. You will learn to how write whole sentences and paragraphs, use adjectives effectively, organise your writing, make notes and complete drafts, spell important common words, use punctuation correctly and develop reading and writing strategies most suited to you. And you will learn some digital skills including reading and finding information from websites.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  5. English grammar for deaf people (entry 1) - part 3
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course is suitable if you have enough vocabulary to be able to read and write basic sentences. During this course, you will learn more vocabulary and grammar to help you talk, read and write about yourself, your family and friends and complete forms, short sms and e-mails. This course has no exams.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

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  7. English and Maths for deaf people: Getting started with English and Maths (pre-entry) - part 3
    Course start date:  Mon 13 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course is suitable if you have arrived in the UK from abroad and/or missed out on the education at school due to communication barriers. On this course, you will learn more vocabulary of English words and use them in reading and writing basic sentences. You will also will work with basic numbers, measures, shapes and use of data. It is a very practical course and the skills you learn can be applied to your every day life contexts. You will be introduced to google classroom basic functions. 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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  8. Maths for deaf people: FS Maths (entry 3) - part 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 14 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street





    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in Maths. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  10. Maths for deaf people: Getting started with maths - (entry 1 - entry 2) - part 3
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 14 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street





    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in Maths. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  11. Getting started: becoming confident on your computer and smartphone (complete beginner)
    Course start date:  Tue 14 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you completely new to computers and the Internet? This course will help you get started on using a computer and the internet. You will learn all the basics and the key terms you need to starting becoming confident on a computer and online. You will learn about different files and how to create and save them. You will learn how to write and send simple letters and emails. You will develop your internet skills so you can find information and complete online forms. Finally, you do all of this while learning how to remain safe online and to keep your files secure.



    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 £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £55.00
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  12. English for deaf people: Getting started with vocabulary - part 3 (pre-entry)
    Course start date:  Wed 15 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course is suitable if you have recently arrived in the UK from abroad and/or missed out on the education at school due to communication barriers. This course will help you to develop your basic communication skills in various social settings such as starting, maintaining and ending the conversations, confirming your understanding of the conversation flow and/or ask for clarification if/when necessary, asking and answering questions on various social topics etc. You will develop your basic vocabulary linked to everyday life, spelling and punctuation.You will also develop basic study skills to help you to complete simple tasks and do homework on your own. This course has no exam. To be able to participate in this course, you will need to have basic BSL skills.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  13. Looking at photography: Wedding photography
    Course start date:  Wed 15 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sara Epstein
    This course will prepare you to compete in the challenging world of client-facing photography in the areas of wedding photography. You’ll be taught by knowledgeable and highly experienced professional practitioners who bring all their skills and experience to help launch or evolve your professional practice.
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  14. English for deaf people: Reading for pleasure (entry 1) - part 3
    Course start date:  Thu 16 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    The aim of this course is to develop your reading skills in a friendly and supportive environment. During this course you will read various book stories chosen by the tutor. You will also be discussing your reading materials in BSL, learning new vocabulary and exploring the structure of English. This course has no exams.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  15. English grammar for deaf people (entry 2) - part 3
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you know many English words but find it hard to write a paragraph in complete sentences? If so, this course is for you. It will help you learn how to write complete sentences with the correct word order, grammar, tense, and punctuation. By the end of the course, you will be able to talk and write about yourself, interests and your family. This course has no exams.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

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