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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. Full fee £799.00 Senior fee £799.00 Concession £799.00
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  3. ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage - blended bridging course
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Gain the practical and theoretical skills necessary to provide sports massage therapy. Recommended for practitioners who would like to work in sports and active leisure. You must have completed the ‘ITEC massage diploma’ or equivalent and be confident working independently.







    Students can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan of £699.







    If you have any other queries regarding this course please email health@citylit.ac.uk.



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    The course fee is £699.00. If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learning Loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC) to help cover the cost. The Advanced Learner loan available for this course is £699.00. The Loan is repayable after the course ends. For more information, please call Health & Wellbeing on 020 8142 4577. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan here www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
    Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £699.00 Concession £699.00
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  4. Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00
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  5. Full fee £839.00 Senior fee £671.00 Concession £545.00
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  6. City Lit contemporary collage projects 1
    Course start date:  Thu 2 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    City Lit contemporary collage projects 1 initiates a year-long set of collage and mixed media projects designed to experiment with and examine the interplay between the two and three dimensions. You will work with a wide range of materials, on and off the wall, extending our pictorial practice into the realm of collage, painting, drawing, assemblage, bricolage, decoupage, photomontage, small scale constructions, printing and text within the context of mixed media.
    Note* the course is designed in a way to enable students to either complete all three courses over the year or to come in at any stage in no particular order.
    Full fee £839.00 Senior fee £671.00 Concession £545.00
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  7. Full fee £629.00 Senior fee £503.00 Concession £440.00
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  8. Pre level 6 in BSL
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Emma Iliffe
    This course is the language development part of the Level 6 in BSL Studies. Ideal for you if you have passed level 3 in BSL or Level 4 in BSL - depending on your BSL skills. This course is suitable for you if you want to continue to develop your skills up to the appropriate standard for progression to the Level 6 in BSL.
    Full fee £669.00 Senior fee £669.00 Concession £669.00
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  9. Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00
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  10. Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00
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  11. City Lit contemporary collage projects 2
    Course start date:  Thu 15 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    City Lit contemporary collage projects 1 initiates a year-long set of collage and mixed media projects designed to experiment with and examine the interplay between the two and three dimensions. You will work with a wide range of materials, on and off the wall, extending our pictorial practice into the realm of collage, painting, drawing, assemblage, bricolage, decoupage, photomontage, small scale constructions, printing and text within the context of mixed media.
    Note* the course is designed in a way to enable students to either complete all three courses over the year or to come in at any stage in no particular order.
    Full fee £839.00 Senior fee £671.00 Concession £545.00
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  12. Props till you drop II
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 17 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Wendy Chandler
    A good prop maker requires skills in model making, carving, fabrication, mould making and casting, and an ability to communicate, problem solve and work at speed both in the studio and on set. Practice makes perfect and this course is designed for you to practise and hone skills already learnt, build confidence in making and to discover new materials and techniques. This course is a continuation from ‘Introduction to Prop Making’ and offers the opportunity to develop skills previously learned on these introductory courses, and also learn new ones. However, this course is also accessible to total beginners.

    Examples of employment where prop making skills can be applied:
    • Film blockbusters: Such as Harry Potter, Star Wars and Aardman Animation.
    • West End musicals: Lion King, War Horse and Hair Spray etc.
    • Festivals: Glastonbury, Latitude, Noisily etc.
    • Fringe Theatre in Edinburgh; Street Theatre at Royale de Luxe etc.
    • Events: Notting Hill Carnival and many others.
    • Puppetry at Blind Summit and others.
    • Window displays: Such as Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Harrods, Vivienne Westwood.
    • Music videos/independent theatre companies etc.
    Full fee £809.00 Senior fee £647.00 Concession £526.00
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  13. ITEC Level 5 Certificate in Sports Massage Therapy
    Course start date:  Fri 20 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Been practising at level 4 sports massage and wanting to update your skillset? Looking to expand your knowledge to confidently manage the more complex musculoskeletal injuries? If yes, the ITEC Level 5 Certificate in Sports Massage will equip you with these skills and more.
    Full fee £839.00 Senior fee £839.00 Concession £839.00
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  14. City Lit contemporary collage projects 3
    Course start date:  Thu 23 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    City Lit contemporary collage projects 1 initiates a year-long set of collage and mixed media projects designed to experiment with and examine the interplay between the two and three dimensions. You will work with a wide range of materials, on and off the wall, extending our pictorial practice into the realm of collage, painting, drawing, assemblage, bricolage, decoupage, photomontage, small scale constructions, printing and text within the context of mixed media.
    Note* the course is designed in a way to enable students to either complete all three courses over the year or to come in at any stage in no particular order.
    Full fee £839.00 Senior fee £671.00 Concession £545.00
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  15. City Lit ceramics intermediate workshop
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rachel Cox

    Experience and explore all the making techniques in ceramics: coiling, slab-building, press moulds and throwing on the wheel with tutor guidance and demonstration. Also covering surface decoration techniques and basic glazing.

    Full fee £719.00 Senior fee £575.00 Concession £467.00
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