Specialist Learning Courses
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.
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- Introduction to BSL
Course start date: Sat 4 Oct 2025 (and 10 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alexia LumleyInterested in learning British Sign Language? Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar, and decide if you want to progress to the level 1 qualification.Full fee £289.00 Senior fee £289.00 Concession £202.00 - Acting workshop for people who stammer Course start date: Sat 7 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyA fun one-day intensive encounter with the acting process. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment with other people who stammer.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £41.00 Concession £12.00 - Embodied voice - stammeringCourse start date: Sat 13 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vivien Grant-Jones.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £34.00 Concession £10.00 - BSL level 1 Course start date: Sat 10 Jan 2026 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Antony RabinHave 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 £779.00 Senior fee £779.00 Concession £584.00 - BSL level 2 Course start date: Sat 3 May 2025 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alesia ParshutsinaHave you passed your BSL level 1 and are you ready for a level 2 course? Build your skills and knowledge and achieve a level 2 qualification, accredited by Signature.Full fee £929.00 Senior fee £929.00 Concession £707.00 - Deaf history: one-day courseCourse start date: Sat 27 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Peter BrownA brief introduction to the history of Deaf people in Britain and the development of British Sign Language. This fascinating course is taught in BSL, with a BSL-English interpreter available.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - BSL intensive fingerspelling practiceCourse start date: Sat 22 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Peter BrownAre 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 £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Open Stammering - Festive Sing!Course start date: Sat 6 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This December we will be having our first Open Stammering event here at City Lit. We would love you to come and join us for a Festive Sing! We are bringing together adults who stammer to participate in a scratch choir event.
City Lit fosters a stammer affirming environment. Stammering is welcomed in all its forms. We recognise the experience of stammering is individual. Our Open Stammering events are an opportunity to build connections and gain support in the stammering community through creative, collaborative endeavours.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £27.00 Concession £8.00 - Level 3 BSL receptive skills practiceCourse start date: Sat 28 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emma IliffeAre you currently on a Level 3 course in BSL? If you need some guidance by an experienced teacher, this course will provide guidance and tips to help you develop strategies for how best to approach the level 3 receptive exam (Unit 321).Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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