Specialist learning
From vocational courses and qualifications in care work, Access to Higher Education, British Sign Language (BSL) and teacher training to specialist courses in speech therapy and courses for students with learning difficulties.
Get in touch on 020 7831 7831 Monday-Friday between 10am-5pm.
Specialist learning highlights
Care work & support
Centre for deaf education
Teacher training
Courses for people with learning difficulties
Speech therapy
Access to HE courses
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Teaching methods for BSL teachers workshop
Course Date: Fri 26 Oct 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAre you a BSL teacher? Would you like to improve or learn new ways to teach BSL in your class? Richard Carter comes highly recommended - he will teach you how to find the best way for your students to learn BSL. This will help you to become confident and motivate your teaching. Please come and enrol on this one off workshop!Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £79.00 -
PowerPoint 2016 essentials - for Deaf people
Course Date: Wed 31 Oct 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetHave you started to give presentations? Do you need to learn the basic features of PowerPoint 2016? Come and learn the technology and the craft. By the end of the course, you will be able to give a presentation using different designs, inserting text and images including animation features.Full fee: £0.00Senior fee: £0.00Concession: £0.00 -
Mindfulness for people who stammer
Course Date: Thu 1 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn how to focus your awareness, cultivate calmness and develop non-judgemental acceptance, using a range of mindfulness practices. Apply speech techniques more effectively and facilitate your work on avoidance reduction.Full fee: £139.00Senior fee: £85.00Concession: £85.00 -
Level 3 certificate in BSL
Course Date: Thu 1 Nov 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetIdeal if you have passed level 2 in BSL and are ready to develop the knowledge and skills you need to achieve the level 3 qualification, accredited by Signature.
The course fee is £1211, plus an upfront fee of £188 payable at the time of your enrolment.
If you’re unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from the Student Loans Company to help cover the cost, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
If you’re unable to pay the upfront fee, 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 020 7492 2500 or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk
For more information, please call Sign Language and Lipreading on 020 7492 2725.Full fee: £1,399.00Senior fee: £1,399.00Concession: £1,399.00 -
Mindfulness skills for hearing loss
Course Date: Fri 2 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetMindfulness means ‘to make contact with’ or ‘to bring to mind’. Practise direct applications for mindfulness in daily life particularly when dealing with hearing loss.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £64.00Concession: £44.00 -
Train the Trainer (Autumn)
Course Date: Sat 3 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street'Train the Trainer' is a practical weekend course designed to help you gain ideas for effective facilitation and managing groups. It is suitable if you are thinking of becoming a trainer and want to gain confidence in planning and facilitating the training, or if you are an experienced trainer and want to refresh your practice. You will leave with some tools and techniques that will ensure your training is engaging and productive for your learners. On day 2 you will have the opportunity to deliver a short micro-training or interactive presentation. You are required to attend both days of this course.Full fee: £189.00Senior fee: £189.00Concession: £129.00 -
The City Lit 7-day intensive course for adults who stammer
Course Date: Mon 5 Nov 2018 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn strategies to help you speak more easily, work on becoming less sensitive about stammering (also known as stuttering), reduce avoidance strategies and be introduced to mindfulness. This short intensive course will enable you to make maximum progress in minimum time. It runs from 5-9 November, then 10-11 December.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £139.00Concession: £60.00 -
Confident communication for people with hearing loss
Course Date: Tue 6 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis five-week practical course is aimed at adults with acquired hearing loss who experience hearing difficulties in everyday situations. Partners, family members and friends are also encouraged to enrol.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £48.00Concession: £35.00 -
BSL level 1
Course Date: Tue 6 Nov 2018 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetHave you always wanted to learn British Sign Language and communicate with Deaf people? Develop the skills you need to gain the level 1 BSL qualification, accredited by Signature. The fees for BSL level 1 courses include a year's subscription to Signworld.
You may wish to study BSL without the pressure of an exam, or just for fun. We can arrange for you to be taught without a formal final assessment and you will receive a certificate of attendance.Full fee: £599.00Senior fee: £501.00Concession: £443.00 -
BSL sign principles workshop
Course Date: Sat 10 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAre you on a level 1 or 2 in BSL course? Do you want to expand your knowledge of sign principles so that you can understand BSL grammar and features better? This workshop is taught by a highly experienced teacher and is a great way to focus on this area.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £89.00Concession: £89.00 -
Speech and language therapy as a career
Course Date: Tue 13 Nov 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetInterested in becoming a speech and language therapist? This two-day workshop gives you all the information you need to know. It covers training courses in the UK, what the job involves, career structure, pay and hints for a successful interview, plus the unique opportunity to meet clients.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £60.00 -
Refresher workshop for people who stammer
Course Date: Fri 23 Nov 2018 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFeeling a bit rusty when it comes to working on your stammering? If you have already completed some therapy either at City Lit or elsewhere, this workshop offers you the ideal opportunity to revise what you’ve learnt so far, practise your speech techniques and to become more open about, and desensitised to, stammering.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £60.00Concession: £60.00 -
BSL intensive fingerspelling practice
Course Date: Sat 24 Nov 2018 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAre you on a level 1 or 2 BSL course and would like to improve your ability to use and understand BSL fingerspelling? This workshop is taught by a highly experienced teacher and provides a perfect opportunity to focus on this particular area of BSL.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £89.00Concession: £89.00 -
Deaf history: one-day course
Course Date: Sat 1 Dec 2018 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetA brief introduction to the history of Deaf people in Britain and the development of British Sign Language. You can further explore this fascinating one day course by joining our deaf history part one course. This course is taught in BSL, with a BSL-English interpreter available.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £69.00 -
Follow-up day mindfulness skills
Course Date: Fri 7 Dec 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn ways to help clients develop emotional regulation skills and become more grounded. Explore how mindfulness can improve the relational quality of therapy and identify when mindfulness approaches may be contraindicated.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £99.00