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Thousands of short courses in London and online as well as longer skills-based courses and qualifications available to book online now!

Whether you want to try something new, revive your passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!

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  1. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  3. Portraits 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Luke Jones, Andrea Voisey
    Aimed at more experienced students: take your existing knowledge of poraiture further and build your understanding of the genre. Undertake practical projects which enable you to develop a more personal approach to the character and identity of your subject. This course ideally follows Portrait 2.
    Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00
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  4. Italian beginners: module 1
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Feb 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    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 begin communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  5. Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00
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  6. Experimental filmmaking: stage 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 10 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Monika Kita
    On this fast track practical experimental film making course you will be encouraged to push boundaries exploring experimental digital film making. Explore ideas, develop skills and create your own personal project using professional equipment and software. Invaluable for film makers and artists who wish to enhance their moving image practice.explore visual and conceptual ideas,.
    Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00
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  7. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
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  8. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  9. Spanish beginners: module 1
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Feb 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Gallego
    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; publisher: Campus Difusión (please see the relevant section 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.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  10. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  11. Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00
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  12. Getting Ready for Maths functional skills level 2
    Course start date:  Mon 17 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    You will learn techniques to understand the non-calculator section of the functional skills Level 2 Maths syllabus. You will develop your mathematical skills and knowledge to work with numbers including fractions, percentages, ratio and to work out area and perimeter. This non-accredited course (no exam) will give you the opportunity demonstrate a sound grasp of the underpinning skills and basics of maths appropriate to level 2, and to apply mathematical thinking to solve simple problems in familiar situations. By the end of the course, you will have an inhouse written assessment which will allow your tutor to progress you to the accredited course, where you can get your Functional Skills level 2 Maths qualification.



    Free course: This is a Multiply course. Multiply is a new government programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills. This course is free for Londoners aged 19 or over. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  13. Getting ready for maths functional skills (level 1)
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 17 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    You will learn how to understand the non-calculator section of functional skills Level 1 Maths. You will develop your mathematical skills and knowledge in working with numbers including fractions, percentages, ratio and to work out area and perimeter. This non-accredited course will give you mathematical skills appropriate to the level, and show you how to apply mathematical thinking to solve simple problems in familiar situations. By the end of the course, you will have an inhouse written assessment which will allow your tutor to progress you to the accredited Functional Skills level 1 course.



    Free course: This is a Multiply course. Multiply is a new government programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills. This course is free for Londoners aged 19 or over. For more information Click here

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  14. How to read a film: a beginners' guide to cinema
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paul Sutton
    This course will develop your critical appreciation of the cinema by teaching you how to read and understand film texts. We will look at the elements that underpin film form – narrative, mise en scène, cinematography, editing and sound – alongside its historical development. We will consider film style by exploring classical, post-classical and art cinema and we will examine influential critical modes of analysis, such as genre, authorship and spectatorship.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  15. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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