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Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

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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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  2. Drawing for beginners
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 9 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Andrea Voisey
    Explore traditional and less traditional methods of drawing simple objects. Using structured activities, you will be introduced to key concepts such as line, tone, composition and mark making. Ideal if you have little or no drawing experience; a great way to learn the basics or prepare for longer courses.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00
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  3. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  4. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  5. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  6. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  7. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  8. Political Parties in Modern British Politics
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ian McGarvie
    This course explores the historical origins, key developments in leadership and ideas, key policy and its foundations, recent electoral success, and support within the wider community of the major political parties in contemporary Britain. Join us to discuss!
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  9. Communicating effectively at work
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jonny Black
    How skilfully do you manage the impression you make on people both in person and in online meetings and interviews? Develop your personal effectiveness by looking at voice and body language, assertiveness, sensitive listening, interviewing techniques and communication skills for business meetings. This course will be taught online.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. Improve your speaking voice
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    Come and improve your vocal skills through voice production and speech exercises. Learn about self presentation, develop spontaneity and gain greater confidence in your communication skills. This is a practical course based in the college.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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  11. Cosmology: a study of the Universe
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 26 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Radmila Topalovic
    A short introduction to the Universe in which we explore the Big Bang, the first stars and evolution of structure in the cosmos, ordinary and exotic matter and the future for the Universe. The course is taught by Radmila Topalovic, who holds a degree in Physics with Astrophysics and a PhD in Astrochemistry.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  12. Becoming confident with digital skills: file management and Windows 11 (beginner)
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you able to find the files you need on your PC or on your work's shared drive? Do you know how to search for



    missing files? Have you got a system to organise your work or home files? Files are the essential components of



    computer use and it is vital to manage them well, especially as cloud use becomes more common. On this course you will learn how to navigate Windows 10, essential to good file management, as well as discover more about files, become confident with the terminology and develop strategies for saving, organising, navigating and searching files of all types. You will also learn how to back up your files so you never lose them!



    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 £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £60.00
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  13. The essentials of British politics
    Course start date:  Thu 23 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ian McGarvie
    This essentials course will give you the foundations of the political system in the United Kingdom, whilst also enabling you to use your newly acquired knowledge to discuss and debate current affairs matters in real time.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  14. Understanding the different political systems of the UK
    Course start date:  Thu 20 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ian McGarvie
    Want to understand how the different political systems across the United Kingdom works? Join our tutor Ian McGarvie to explore!
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  15. Women with a view: British short fiction of the mid-century
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Patricia Sweeney
    Explore and discover extraordinary short stories from renowned women writers of the 1940s and 50s, which present an insight into a time of great change in Britain, when domestic situations were rewritten, social customs challenged and new freedoms embraced. Authors include Elizabeth Bowen, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Penelope Mortimer, Elizabeth Taylor and Daphne du Maurier.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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