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Be inspired to write, and learn how to get published at the college where Andrea Levy, Malorie Blackman, Anna Burns, and other celebrated authors studied. Read our success stories to see what's possible for you as a writer.

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Whether you're just starting out or ready to publish your first book, the benefits of our writing courses include expert tuition from a published author and feedback on your work as you develop your writing skills. There will also be opportunities to participate in group discussions and activities with fellow students.

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We offer a range of long and short courses allowing you to choose between in-person and online learning.

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  1. English entry 3 for deaf people - part 1
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course will help you get become confident in your everyday communication including reading and writing. We will focus on topics that interest you and use these to help you improve the key elements of reading and writing as well as communication skills to enable you to express your thoughts and feelings including in difficult situations. You will learn to how write whole sentences and paragraphs, use adjectives effectively, organise your writing, make notes and complete drafts, spell important common words, use punctuation correctly and develop reading and writing strategies most suited to you. And you will learn some digital skills including reading and finding information from websites.



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

    Full fee £0.00
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  2. English for deaf people: English for work - reading and writing skills (entry 3) - part 1
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This course is suitable if you are looking for or already are in employment. The aim of the course is to help you to acquire English skills necessary for communication at work via e-mails, memos, reports etc. 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

    Full fee £0.00
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  3. Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  4. Spanish 4 taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Diego Iudicissa
    Come and discover what an advanced Spanish class feels like.



    This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for about 4-5 years recently.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  5. Level 4 Diploma in therapeutic counselling: integrative pathway
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Ana Wellbrook
    The Application Process for this course is now closed.







    You will need to have completed a level 3 certificate in counselling skills course (minimum 145 tuition hours) within the last three years to be eligible to apply. This two-year course awarded by Skills Education Group Awards (SEG) qualifies you to practise as a counsellor.



    The course fee is £5099.00. If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learning Loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC) to help cover the cost. The Advanced Learner loan available for this course is £2225.00. The remaining fee of £2874.00 will need to be paid at enrolment. If you are unable to pay this fee upfront, 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 (0203 871 3111) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk. The Loan is repayable after the course ends. For more information, please call Psychology, Counselling & Personal Development on 020 4582 0403. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan here www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
    Full fee £5,099.00 Senior fee £5,099.00 Concession £5,099.00
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  6. In the footsteps of London's rebels
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Rosenberg
    Explore London's places of protest and discover the stories of radicals, agitators and campaigners who fought for social justice, equal rights and better lives for all from the 1830s to the 1930s.



    The first session will be in the classroom at Keeley Street followed by 11 guided walks.
    Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00
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  7. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  8. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  9. Walking Westminster's Political History
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Richard Watkins
    A course of walking tours in areas of Westminster to show aspects of the nation’s political development since the late 1600s Restoration era. Bringing out the drama of the epic events and charismatic characters which have influenced that development and how London has evolved in those areas we focus on.



    First meeting place: Outside Westminster tube, Bridge Street.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  10. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  11. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  12. City of words: London's literary landscape
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Eleanor Jackson
    London has been muse, magnet and mecca to writers for 400 years, home to Shakespeare's successes, Dickens' dramas and Wilde's witticisms. After an introductory lecture (via zoom) we walk a different London neighbourhood each week exploring its literary connections.Break week/No class: 09/10/25. Initial lecture is on zoom . This is followed by 7 guided walks.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  13. City Lit ceramics diploma: two-year course
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Carina Ciscato, Chantal Condron, Brigit Connolly, Annie Turner
    The Ceramics diploma course is designed for people with previous experience in ceramics or other art related practice. This advanced ceramics course encourages your creative development through a sustained practice-based programme of in-depth ceramic study that covers the artistic, technical, theoretical, and historical contexts of ceramics. For your final exhibition you will have the opportunity to exhibit at an external venue and at the New Designers show at the Business Design Centre in Islington.







    Once you have submitted an application for the course, your suitability for the course will be assessed by interview. You will need to bring a portfolio of 2D and 3D/clay work alongside your sketchbooks. During the interview you will be asked to write a short paragraph to demonstrate your writing skills and to show your understanding of the use of numbers. Interviews for this course will take place on dates to be confirmed.







    NOTE: Course dates are: 11/09/25 - 25/06/27, Thursday and Friday 9.30am – 6.00pm, 36 weeks per year. The course fee indicated on this page covers both years of the course. Payment plans will be available, details of which are to be confirmed.
    Full fee £11,499.00 Senior fee £11,499.00 Concession £8,049.00
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  14. English language GCSE
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you excited by the English language? Do you want to engage with fiction and non-fiction? Do you need to improve your writing and critical thinking across a range of topics and themes? An English Language GCSE is an essential qualification for anyone wanting to practise higher-order reading skills and use these to develop fluent and effective writing. It is one of the most commonly required qualifications by employers and universities, and will enhance your job and education prospects. This specification will ensure that you can read fluently and write effectively, demonstrate a confident control of Standard English and write grammatically correct sentences, deploying figurative language, and analyse texts.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 4582 0423 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name)..



    This course is free for learners who have not achieved a GCSE grade C (4) and higher in English. For more information Click here

    Full fee £599.00
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  15. The men who built London
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Eleanor Jackson
    London was shaped by its architects, engineers, bricklayers, navies etc. Our lecture and walks examine London’s buildings and the men (and women) who worked throughout history to create this eclectic and wonderful city.



    First lecture will be delivered via zoom followed by 8 guided walks. Break week/no class 09/10/25.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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