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  1. Great works: Jane Austen’s Emma
    Course start date:  Thu 6 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kate Wilkinson
    This short in-college literature course explores Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ (1815), often considered her finest – and funniest – novel. We’ll study its characters, themes and narrative techniques, and we’ll consider the historical and social contexts in which Austen was writing.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  3. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  4. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £209.00
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  5. An introduction to European decorative arts at the V&A
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Andreas Petzold
    The Victoria and Albert Museum has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of European decorative arts in the world. This course aims to provide an introduction to these rich collections. It will focus on the period 1500 to 1900, but references later developments. The main media will be explored including textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork, and silver.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  6. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Noriko Inagaki
    Get a short introduction to the Japanese language and discover aspects of Japanese language culture in these online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  7. Gender, Intersectionality and Women’s studies
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michele Scott
    Come along with us as we explore and examine new and emerging debates around queer studies, post-feminism and the feminist backlash.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  8. Indigenous Australia: the beginnings of the Western Desert art movement
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Arjmand Aziz
    An introduction to the beginnings of Western Desert painting in 1970s Australia by focussing closely on the cosmopolitan and intercultural worlds of the Indigenous Australian artists at its heart.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  9. An introduction to the philosophy of Simone Weill
    Course start date:  Thu 29 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Karl White
    In this course we will look at aspects of the wide-ranging and intriguing philosophy of Simone Weil, one of the 20th century’s most intriguing and mysterious thinkers.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  10. An introduction to stained glass at the V&A
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Andreas Petzold
    Stained glass has been described as the most original and important medium in the high Middle Ages. The Victoria and Albert Museum has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of stained glass in the world, spanning the twelfth century to the modern period. The course will provide an introduction to this medium and the collection of it in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  11. Becoming confident on Word 365 (beginner)
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you new to Word and word processing? Do you want to learn this essential skill both for work and private life? This course will help you create and organise digital letters and short documents.You will learn all the basic functions of creating documents: adding, copying, moving and formatting text, inserting pictures and creating tables, checking spelling and grammar, changing the page layout and printing different documents accurately. All you need is enthusiasm, and confidence using a mouse and basic keyboard functions.



    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 £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £40.00
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  12. Rhythm class
    Course start date:  Thu 17 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Mark Huggett
    Supplement your instrumental or vocal study and improve your musical timekeeping. You will play in class, reading and writing rhythms, and work by ear.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  13. Drumming: introduction
    Course start date:  Thu 17 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Mark Huggett
    For beginners to learn the practical skills required to play drum kit in contemporary music, including stick technique, four-way coordination, listening and music reading. You will play acoustic and practice kits in class.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  14. The Patsy Rodenburg approach to voice
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 17 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    A brief look at the great Patsy Rodenburg's celebrated work in an intensive voice and speech workshop spread over two sessions.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £41.00
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  15. Piano: advanced performance workshop
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 31 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Razumovskaya
    Welcome to the Summer School edition of Piano: advanced performance workshop! The advanced performance workshop is for pianists playing at Grade 8 standard and above, comprising two three-hour sessions. This insightful class will address issues of interpretation and style as well as dealing with aspects of technique and performance practice.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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