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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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  5. Learn English - discover London, its history, culture and people (level 1-level 2)
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    Course start date:  Mon 7 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you want to improve your English and learn about London, its history, culture and people at the same time? On this course, you will visit places of interest and learn about the history of these places especially about the different people and cultures who have lived there, and about important events which have shaped the city. You will do your own research and so improve your reading and writing skills as well as your speaking and listening. In addition, you will feel more at home in London and able to participate in its rich and diverse life.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

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  6. Yoga for working at the desk
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarah Scott

    Do you want a quick Yoga break in the middle of your working day to release tension in the neck, shoulders, upper and lower back?

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  13. Exploring Kant: the concept of freedom
    Course start date:  Mon 23 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gabriel Olumide Apata

    Kant is one of the greatest thinkers in Western philosophy.  He wrote on many subjects from knowledge to morals and aesthetics. In almost all his writings he emphasised the idea of freedom. 

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  14. Excel: applying formulae and functions
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    Course start date:  Mon 30 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)

    Tutors:  Aurica Jalba
    Move beyond basic arithmetic in Excel and learn to use the power of formulas and functions to save time and extract new information from your data.
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  15. Late Medieval Panel Paintings in London Galleries
    Course start date:  Mon 11 May 2026

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Helen Dejean

    This two-week course explores pre-modern paintings and works of art before the ‘era of art’ in three London collections. Week one focuses on late medieval Italian panel paintings (c.1260-1370) at the National Gallery (Sainsbury Wing) and the Courtauld Gallery. The following week examines Byzantine objects in relation to selected medieval European and Islamic works of art at the V&A.

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