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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. Sing musical theatre: ensemble
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katherine Strohmaier
    Learn to sing and perform ensemble numbers from popular Broadway and West End shows, from standard classics to modern musicals. Gain confidence performing as a group, and enjoy singing solo within an ensemble.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  2. Italian beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025 (and 15 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anita Szabo

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.’

    Learn to speak Italian on this intensive evening class. Taught in Italian, the emphasis is on developing your speaking and listening skills. Each lesson is a bit longer than our standard lesson time, so you'll cover the same ground as you would in a standard beginners course, but you'll do so in fewer weeks. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £115.00
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  3. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado
    Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.







    Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN)







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. Spanish beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 16 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado
    Learn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.







    Based on Units 1-3 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión (please see the relevant section for the ISBN)







    Please do not buy the book until after the first class as if you transfer to another level, you may use a different book.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  5. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  6. Essential digital skills for work (Level 1)
    Course start date:  Tue 27 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you have some digital skills but lack confidence to use them? Would you like to gain the most essential digital skills needed for today's workplace? If so, and you need to develop the foundational digital skills for today's job market, this is the course for you. The course will give you the confidence to use different digital devices and tools to collaborate and communicate efficiently with work colleagues, to create and edit documents and presentations, and make simple spreadsheets. You will learn about different types of digital communication as well as how to use online resources for finding and using information and completing transactions. You will learn the transferable digital skills you need to progress, participate and express yourself in the workplace and gain a qualification. 53% of UK employees do not have the digital skills needed for work. You don't need to be one of them.



    Please note: you MUST pass the first part of the course, attend every class and do the necessary homework. If you do not, you will not be able to continue the course.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name.



    This course is free for learners who have digital skills assessed as below level 1. For more information Click here

    Full fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  7. Silver Swans ballet class improvers
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kate Scott
    This improvers course will focus on expanding existing knowledge of ballet technique and vocabulary and is designed to enable you to learn and execute more varied and complex movement sequences. There is an emphasis on delivering ballet technique to facilitate healthy joints, flexibility, movement quality and core strength.



    Silver Swans® classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s and the improvers course is suitable for older leaners with at least 1 year of foundation ballet or Silver Swans experience.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £132.00
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  8. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  9. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  10. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
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  11. Japanese beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 14 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chikako Nakagawa
    Please note: this course takes places on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS between 14/07/25 - 28/07/25







    Continue learning to speak Japanese on this condensed course for near beginners. The emphasis is on developing your listening and speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed beginners module 2 or have actively studied Japanese for 6 months recently.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  12. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00
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  13. Level 3 Certificate in counselling skills
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Edna Ogundare
    The Application Process for this course is now closed.







    Do you want to develop counselling skills for paid or voluntary work? This course includes occasional weekend sessions which you will be required to join and one compulsory residential trip away.







    In order to apply for this course, please ensure that:



    • you have (or will have) completed an in person introductory counselling course of 30 hours, with an attendance record of at least 80% (within the last three years)



    OR



    • you have completed an in person introductory counselling course of 30 hours with an attendance record of at least 70%



    AND



    • you have completed an in person ‘Counselling introduction: advanced’ course (or equivalent) with an attendance record of at least 80% (within the last three years)



    • you are able to speak and write fluently in English (level 2/GCSE).



    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

    Full fee £2,549.00 Senior fee £2,549.00 Concession £2,549.00
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  14. Level 4 Diploma in therapeutic counselling: integrative pathway
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Ana Wellbrook
    The Application Process for this course is now closed.







    You will need to have completed a level 3 certificate in counselling skills course (minimum 145 tuition hours) within the last three years to be eligible to apply. This two-year course awarded by Skills Education Group Awards (SEG) qualifies you to practise as a counsellor.



    The course fee is £5099.00. 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 £2225.00. The remaining fee of £2874.00 will need to be paid at enrolment. If you are unable to pay this fee upfront, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on (0203 871 3111) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk. The Loan is repayable after the course ends. For more information, please call Psychology, Counselling & Personal Development on 020 4582 0403. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan here www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
    Full fee £5,099.00 Senior fee £5,099.00 Concession £5,099.00
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  15. Remodelling Europe after the First World War: the fate of the vanquished
    Course start date:  Wed 10 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sebastien Ardouin
    The defeat of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria in 1918 had profound territorial, political and economic consequences on the future of these countries, some of which are still felt today.
    Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00
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