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.
91 courses available
- Deaf history part 2This exciting course covers information about the history of the Deaf community, education, media and sport to a more advanced and in depth level. It is taught in BSL, and hearing people with a minimum of level 2 in BSL are welcome.
Online
Thu 21 Jan 2027Peter BrownFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £111.00 - Teaching methods for BSL teachers workshopAre 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.
Keeley Street
Fri 29 Jan 2027Richard CarterFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 
Become more lipreadableDo you know a hard of hearing or deaf person who needs to lipread you? Find out how lipreading works and how you can make some small adjustments in order to become more 'lipreadable'.
This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00- Refresher workshop for people who stammerFeeling 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.
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Fri 5 Feb 2027Carolyn Cheasman, Vivien Grant-JonesFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £16.00 - Counselling skills for recently qualified speech and language therapistsDevelop and practise a range of essential core counselling skills to help you work with emotional issues you will encounter as an SLT. You will receive feedback and learn through experience and reflective practice. This course is suitable for recently qualified therapists as well as therapists in training.
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Wed 10 Feb 2027Vivien Grant-JonesFull fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00 - Embodied voice for people who (consistently or sometimes) speak too fastThis course will most benefit students who experience cluttering. Some features of cluttering are:
• Speaking quickly, often with rapid bursts of speech
• Some words being unclear or mis-pronounced
• Difficulties in explaining and conveying sequences of information
• Difficulties in being understood by the listener
Cluttering can be present as the only communication challenge or alongside stammering, dyslexia and/or ADHD (formal diagnosis is not required).
This course will provide you with skills to become more aware and knowledgeable of your voice and speech. The course will also explore ways to develop effective listening and communication strategies.Keeley Street
Wed 17 Feb 2027Vivien Grant-JonesFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Narrative therapy for speech and language therapistsThis workshop introduces you to the theory underpinning narrative ways of working. Learn about key narrative ideas and practices including: externalising, re authoring, listening for alternative storylines, and develop skills in narrative questioning. Relevant for therapists working with a range of client groups.
Keeley Street
Wed 17 Feb 2027Anita McKiernanFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £159.00 - Level 3 BSL receptive skills practiceAre 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).
Keeley Street
Sat 27 Feb 2027Emma IliffeFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Open Stammering - Mindful Drawing
This course brings together adults who stammer to participate in an online Mindful Drawing event. City Lit fosters a stammer affirming environment where 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.
Online
Wed 17 Mar 2027Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £27.00 Concession £8.00 - Managing hearing loss at workThis course is for people who have a hearing loss and who work in an office environment. It covers a range of common office scenarios and issues that arise for people with hearing loss.
This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - English for deaf people: Reading for pleasure (entry 1) - part 3The aim of this course is to develop your reading skills in a friendly and supportive environment. During this course you will read various book stories chosen by the tutor. You will also be discussing your reading materials in BSL, learning new vocabulary and exploring the structure of English. This course has no exams.
This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here
Keeley Street
Thu 15 Apr 2027Full fee £0.00 - English grammar for deaf people (entry 2) - part 3This course is suitable if you have enough vocabulary to be able to read and write basic sentences. During this course, you will learn more vocabulary and grammar to help you talk, read and write about yourself, your family and friends and complete forms, short sms and e-mails. This course has no exams.
This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here
Keeley Street
Thu 15 Apr 2027Full fee £0.00 - Improvisation for people who stammerDevelop your spontaneous communication and expressiveness through Improvisation. Discover how to embrace more of your natural spontaneity and expressiveness, within a playful and supportive space. Discover more flow in communication with others and explore what helps you achieve this.
Keeley Street
Fri 16 Apr 2027Anita McKiernanFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Lipreading and managing hearing loss: improvers module 3Develop your lipreading skills and strategies for face-to-face communication and keep up-to-date with relevant equipment and services. This course is suitable if you have completed improvers module 1 and 2.
This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £116.00 Concession £90.00 - Level 3 Award in education and training (NCFE)
The NCFE Award in Education and Training is an initial teacher training course ideal for anyone who teaches adults - or has experience of teaching adults - in Further Education or Adult and Community Learning. We may also consider you if you do not have teaching experience, but are qualified in your subject and have worked in a related field. The course will be mostly online, with two sessions at City Lit towards the end of the course.
Online
Fri 23 Apr 2027Laila ShariffFull fee £599.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £407.00
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