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  1. Return to French (lower intermediate)
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    Course start date:  Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  2. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  3. Hitchcock's Horror Thrillers 1: Psycho, scene by scene
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    Course start date:  Sat 20 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    Hitchcock's most successful film, and, arguably, the horror thriller, Psycho (1960) has enthralled audiences and critics ever since its release sixty-five years ago. Through an in-depth, scene by scene analysis of the film, we will explore its structure, one designed to challenge both audiences and the conventions of narrative filmmaking, its critical and cultural impact, and its enduring appeal.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  4. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  5. Nonviolent Communication Foundation Training (NVC)
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    Course start date:  Sun 5 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Tracy Seed
    Nonviolent Communication Skills (NVC) helps people communicate with respect, compassion and honesty. It leads to people being heard and understood, finding increased clarity in communication, and feeling connected to self and others.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00
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  6. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  7. French 4/5: Petite histoire de la sorcellerie en France
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    Course start date:  Sat 1 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Julie Ricci

    A cette époque de l’année où l’on s’intéresse à toute chose effrayante et mystique, il est intéressant de se pencher sur les sorcières. Que l’on aime les sorcières ou non, elles font partie de la société depuis très longtemps et la sorcellerie est étroitement liées à l’histoire des femmes.

    C’est pourquoi, dans ce cours, je vous invite à découvrir un peu l’histoire des sorcières et de la sorcellerie en France, ainsi que ses implications dans la société et dans l’histoire des femmes.

    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
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  8. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  9. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  10. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  11. French 4: Cinéma politique
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    Course start date:  Sat 22 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Masa Uzelac
    This course offers an exploration of French and Francophone political cinema. We will analyse the works of influential directors such as Godard and Varda to gain insights into pivotal historical moments of the development of politically engaged cinema. Join us on an investigative journey where film serves as a lens for understanding the complex dynamics of social and political movements.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  12. Realism and Genre: British Cinema in the 1960s
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    Course start date:  Sat 22 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    During the 1960s British cinema re-established itself as a leading producer of films, including realist dramas such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), and action and adventure fantasies with the highly popular James Bond films. This course explores these developments through a range of critical approaches and considers the way in which they contributed to a revitalised British cinema.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  13. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  14. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  15. Nutrition to prevent or slow down dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
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    Course start date:  Sat 17 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ellie Holly
    Do you want to feel more energised and motivated? Find out how diet and nutrition can support clear thought, concentration and memory. Discover how you can reduce apathy and protect your brain cells.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00
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