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  1. French 3 upper: conversation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Radet
    Come and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Full fee £929.00 Senior fee £929.00 Concession £707.00
    Rating:
    97% of 100
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  3. Spanish 3 upper: consolidation
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Gallego
    Further improve your Spanish in this lively class, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. You will also acquire a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 3 upper' and you would like to revise/consolidate the content/grammar before continuing to level 4.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. English pronunciation: stage 2
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 17 Jan 2026 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David John Gwillim
    Designed for people who have completed ‘English Pronunciation: stage 1’ although new students with sufficient skills can join. Develop confidence and clarity, explore diphthongs and triphthongs, inflection and the rhythms of Standard English. This term the course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
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  5. Acting: Foundation (Certificate Level 2)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 10 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cara Jennings, Vernon Thompson, Martin Wimpress

    Do you want to be an actor but find it hard to fit the training around your other commitments? This intensive and practical accredited course, running every Saturday for 25 weeks including Induction and final tutorials, provides classes in the core disciplines of acting, voice and movement, and culminates in a showing of contemporary scene work to an invited audience. Successful candidates achieve the Level 2 Certificate in Performing Arts awarded by OCN London.

    Full fee £1,499.00 Senior fee £1,499.00 Concession £1,499.00
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  6. ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Reflexology: fast-track
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 27 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Janet Lee
    Gain a recognised qualification in reflexology which will enable you to practise professionally. This is a FASTRACK, low cost course taught by experienced industry professionals. You must have completed the ‘ITEC massage diploma’ or equivalent and preferably an introductory reflexology course.







    (equivalent being an Ofqual recognised qualifaction e.g. City and Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Massage - Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Massage - VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Massage). There is one session per week on this course. It is every Sunday for 13 weeks.



    The Free Courses for Jobs initiative is for Londoners aged 24 or over at the start of the course who are: on a low-income; or on certain benefits; or do not have a full level 3 qualification. For more information Click here





    The course fee is £1029.00 payable at the time of your enrolment. If you are unable to pay the course fees, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the course fee, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans



    For more information, please call Health & Wellbeing on 020 8142 4577.
    Full fee £1,029.00 Senior fee £1,029.00 Concession £1,029.00
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  7. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
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  8. Saxophone 2C
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Harrison
    For saxophone players with 2 years of experience, who read music, and have experience of performing. Develop your sound, technique, music reading and musicianship. Emphasis on popular music and jazz in a group class, and includes practice at improvisation.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  9. Sing jazz 3
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Laura Zakian
    A performance class for singers who have completed Sing jazz 1 and 2. Develop and maintain your vocal technique, jazz and blues style, presentation of repertoire, and learn relevant musicianship.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £181.00
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  10. Saxophone 1C
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Harrison
    For players with 9 months' experience of playing the saxophone (tenor or alto) equivalent to completion of Saxophone 1a and 1b.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  11. Folk and pop guitar 1C
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tony Rowden
    For players who have learned a range of basic chords and can strum reliably, this 3rd term of guitar study will teach you new techniques and more challenging songs.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  12. Drumming 3C
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Mark Huggett
    For graduates of Drumming 2A and 2B, consolidate your playing, revise musical topics, learn to play new songs.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00
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  13. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00
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  14. Saxophone 3C
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarha Moore
    In this 3rd term of our 3rd year of saxophone study we will work to improve your technical ability, learn new jazz, pop, and ensemble repertoire, and improve your understanding of music theory.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  15. Jazz vocal improvisation
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Laura Zakian
    Learn some approaches to improvisation over jazz tunes, what to listen for and what to study. You should already be accustomed to singing in the jazz idiom. Develop confidence and 'know how' that will enable you to enjoy improvising. A vital supplement to the jazz singing courses.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £181.00
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