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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. Everyday English in London (ESOL Entry 1)
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Start your English journey with confidence! This practical Entry 1 ESOL course is designed for beginners who want to build their English skills for everyday life in London. You’ll learn useful vocabulary and phrases to help you talk about your daily routine, get around the city, visit the doctor, and go shopping.

    Through fun and interactive lessons, you’ll practise all four key language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Whether you're asking for directions, filling out a form, or chatting with new friends, this course will help you feel more comfortable using English in real-life situations.

    You can join the course during terms 1,2 and 3.

    You need to do a short test before joining.

    Contact: universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk or call 0204 582 0423





    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 £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00
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  2. Documentary filmmaking
    Course start date:  Mon 10 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lily Markiewicz
    Documentary-style films are the most popular genre on Social Media, on TV, and in Film festivals. Come and learn the essential techniques that make a gripping documentary.
    Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00
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  3. Excel: advanced
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    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025 (and 6 other dates)

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

    Tutors:  Terry Myers

    Take your Excel skills to the next level with our Advanced Excel Course, designed for professionals who work with complex data. Learn how to link worksheets, apply advanced sorting and filtering, use powerful formulas, create scenarios, validate data, audit spreadsheets, and build dynamic reports with pivot tables and macros. Ideal for anyone involved in data analysis, this hands-on course will help you streamline workflows and make smarter decisions using Excel’s advanced features. Enrol now and transform the way you work with data!

    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  4. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  5. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  6. Shiatsu: taster workshop
    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Fernando Cabo
    Shiatsu is a Japanese healing art, deeply rooted in the philosophy and practices of traditional Chinese medicine. This therapeutic form of body work involves applying pressure to the body using a practitioner’s thumbs, palms, elbows, knees and feet. Discover the basics of how to give this relaxing and therapeutic pressure point massage.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  7. HTML5 & CSS: intermediate (stage 2)
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    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)

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

    Tutors:  George Stickney
    Want to expand your knowledge of HTML5 and CSS? Need a better understanding of UI design? This course builds on the skills gained on our stage 1 course. Learn to section a web page using strucural tags in HTML5. Learn to arrange and position HTML5 elements to create modern web page layouts using CSS.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  8. Maths functional skills level 2
    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This qualification is designed to help you build practical mathematical skills for everyday life, work, and further study. Whether you're managing money, interpreting data, or solving problems at work, this course gives you the confidence and ability to apply maths effectively in real-world situations. 

     

    Important Notice for Prospective Students 

    Enrolment Process: 

    Please note that enrolment on this course has a 2-stage process: 

    1. A written maths initial assessment 

    1. A short 10–15-minute interview with one of our assessors 

    This process is important as the course is demanding and requires a high level of commitment. We want to ensure that you are well-prepared and can achieve your true potential. 

    Funding Eligibility: 

    Students are eligible to complete only one Level 2 qualification for free, either GCSE or Functional Skills Level 2. If you choose to complete Functional Skills Level 2 first, you cannot then proceed to complete the GCSE for free. 





    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 £279.00
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  9. Social Media Building Better Posts
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    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade

    This course will discuss how to improve posts on social media. Each platform is unique, but you can learn to improve your content and present your business by creating better posts. You can no longer get away with a simple text message or a stolen image from Google. You must learn how to improve your posts in order to get the most from your social media.

    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  10. DSLR for video: shoot and edit
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    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lyndon Ives
    Think quality video production needs a whole film crew? Think again! Discover how you can easily shoot and edit professional-level video on your own digital SLR camera; get expert guidance on the whole process and find out why DSLRs have become the camera of choice for many broadcast professionals.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  11. Becoming confident on Outlook 365 (beginner)
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    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you new to Outlook? Have you started using it but need more confidence? Working with emails and tasks is essential to almost every job and it can be easy to become overwhelmed by messages and information. This course will enable you to use the key features of Outlook including the do's and don'ts of sending and receiving emails, safely using and downloading attachments, adding signatures, creating folders to manage your emails, organising and using your calendar to keep on top of appointments, setting up reminders and creating task lists.



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    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £35.00
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  12. Contested histories: monuments, memory and power
    Course start date:  Thu 13 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vincent Marquis

    Why do we build monuments, and what do they leave out? This course explores how memorials shape—and are shaped by—politics, memory, and power.

    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  13. Baroque art in London museums
    Course start date:  Thu 13 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Elisa Stafferini

    This six-session course explores the drama, splendour and spirituality of Baroque art through direct engagement with London collections. While Italian painting and sculpture form the course’s central focus, sessions also consider how Baroque ideals influenced artists across Europe. Visits include the National Gallery, the V&A and the Courtauld Gallery.

    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  14. Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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  15. Working with trauma
    Course start date:  Thu 13 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Myriam Ferreira

    This CPD course is designed for mental health practitioners seeking practical skills to support individuals affected by trauma. It covers accessible techniques for creating safe environments, managing trauma responses, and promoting healing through trauma-informed practices.

    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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