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  1. German beginners: an introduction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Heiner Schenke
    The course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations. This is the first part of the German beginners: module 1 course to allow you to join any beginners: module 1 courses straight afterwards ( for a discounted fee). The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  2. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  3. Swedish beginners: short introduction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Note that we are running a taster in September if you would like to experience learning Swedish online, the course code is LSVT1.







    Learn basic Swedish in a fun and interactive way.



    Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  4. Introduction to SQL and Microsoft SQL Server
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sathish Boini
    An in depth knowledge of an SQL Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) and of Structured Query Language (SQL) are not just vital skills required by Database Developers and Administrators but are also indispensable tools needed by the modern Software Developer, Data Analyst and Data Scientist. On this course you will learn to create, manage and query relational databases using SQL.
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  5. Beginners' jewellery I
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 2 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rebecca Ilett

    Learn all the basics of metal jewellery work by making a range of sample pieces in copper and a finished jewellery piece of your own design. You will be shown how to buy silver so you can take home at least one wearable piece.

    Full fee £419.00 Senior fee £335.00 Concession £272.00
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  6. Contemporary dance: improvers
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 2 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Francis Angol
    The course aims to give you a further embodied understanding of Contemporary dance that is underpinned by Somatics practice, and other contemporary dance techniques, to bring greater flow and dynamics to your expression as you allow yourself to move from your inner space and to negotiate the flow of weight, rhythm, breath, space and time.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00
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  7. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  8. Cradles of Civilisation: The Babylonians (with British Museum Visit)
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Hugo Cook
    Join us to to explore the history of the Babylonians, one of the most famous and influential civilisations of all time.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  9. Fashion and editorial photography
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Ed Gregory
    This course will help you to develop your skills in editorial fashion photography.



    The course is project driven and will take you from the creation of a basic story board through to a photo shoot. By the end of the course you will understand the workflow, the tools and thinking / planning required to run a successful shoot for yourself. The course also provides advice on getting material published.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. Digital illustration
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  John Smyth
    Adobe Creative Suite is the principal software used by Illustrators and Designers all over the world. On this course, learn how to take scribbly sketches and inky splotches into Adobe Photoshop and transform them into illustrations, collages, pattern designs… the possibilities are almost endless; thankfully, you will also be taught a crucial skill of digital illustration - knowing when to stop!







    Our Workshops enable you to take a deep dive into a specific process, media or tool.



    They throw the spotlight onto niche areas of the visual communication field, enabling you to hone higher-level skills and gain deeper insights.







    Workshops tend to have a practical focus, with little or no theory or context, although this varies by course.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  11. Big Band: from 1920s Chicago to London 2000s
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Albi Gravener
    We will explore the history and evolution of the big band and large ensemble in jazz throughout the 20th century.
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £62.00
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  12. Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00
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  13. Painting and drawing dialogues: working with found images
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tony Hull, Monika Kita
    Discover how the ‘once-removed’ quality of found images like film stills can change your response to the world around you, as well as expanding the interpretive potential of painting and drawing.
    Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00
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  14. Chess for intermediates 1
    Course start date:  Tue 4 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Rowson
    This course builds on a basic understanding of chess and explores key ideas from the opening, middlegame and endgame.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  15. Al-Andalus: A History of Muslim Spain
    Course start date:  Tue 4 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Schraer
    This course explores almost 800 years of Muslim Spain, its origins, history and legacy. Tutor: Michael Schraer.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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