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  2. 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.



    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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  3. Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00
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  4. Props till you drop I
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Wendy Chandler
    Do you ever dream of conjuring up the props for Harry Potter, Doctor Who or West End musicals? Are you interested in a career in window display? On this course you will explore techniques used by professionals to produce effective props and sets. Get hands-on experience of sculpting, fabricating, mould making, casting and using paint effects. Learn about the demands of the industry from specialist tutors, and have a go at translating your own ideas into 3D.
    Full fee £809.00 Senior fee £647.00 Concession £526.00
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  5. Full fee £559.00 Senior fee £447.00 Concession £363.00
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  6. Full fee £509.00 Senior fee £407.00 Concession £331.00
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  7. Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00
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  8. Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00
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  9. Pottery: Saturday throwing course
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 10 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Carina Ciscato
    For beginners or those with some experience of throwing, this is an ideal chance to experiment, refine and develop your skills at the wheel.
    Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00
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  10. Six day taster course in ceramics
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 11 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Alex Simpson
    Ideal if you are a beginner and would like to experience and explore the major ways of making pottery – throwing and hand building. Pots will be decorated, glazed and fired during the course.
    Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00
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  11. 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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  12. Pottery on Saturdays
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lauren Ilsley
    Learn lots of different ways of making pottery, from handbuilding to throwing. Look at a variety of different ways to decorate your work. All levels welcome.
    Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00
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  13. Foraged and found materials for ceramics
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 1 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Tana West
    For students who have attended our ceramics courses, this is an opportunity to return and glaze your bisquit fired work. Basic glazing techniques will be taught, with advice on which glazes to use.
    Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £439.00 Concession £357.00
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  14. Intermediate handbuilding
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 19 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Josie Warshaw
    Explore your personal creative ideas in clay, increase your making and decorating skills. Use a range of hand building techniques to develop your practical skills and expand your knowledge of ceramic materials.
    Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00
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  15. Props till you drop III
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 25 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Wendy Chandler
    Are you interested in prop making for the film, TV, theatre, window display and live event industries? Get to grips with some of the challenges you might encounter as a prop maker, from creatively interpreting a client's brief, working to a budget and meeting deadlines. Learn to problem solve and apply a range of techniques to bring a 3D design concept to fruition, getting a real insight into the prop making industry and its challenges.
    Full fee £809.00 Senior fee £647.00 Concession £526.00
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