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We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden

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  1. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hisaka Bunting
    Get a short introduction to the Japanese language and discover aspects of Japanese language culture in these online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
  2. Acting: Foundation (Certificate Level 2)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Danielle Allan, Sean Croft, Cara Jennings, Vernon Thompson
    Do you want to be an actor but find it hard to fit the training around your other commitments? This intensive and practical accredited course, running two weekday evenings each week, provides classes in the core disciplines of acting, voice and movement, and culminates in a showing of contemporary scenework to an invited audience. Successful candidates achieve the Level 2 Certificate in Performing Arts awarded by OCN London.
    Full fee £1,349.00 Senior fee £1,349.00 Concession £1,349.00
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  3. ESOL - communication skills for life and work -level 2 (Speaking and Listening)
    Course start date:  Tue 14 Jan 2025

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

    This is the Speaking and Listening unit of the ESOL course to give you confidence in communicating straightforward and detailed information, ideas and opinions clearly, adapting speech and content to take account of the listener(s), medium, purpose and situation. You will improve your fluently and accuracy in extended and varying conversations, responding and contributing on a range of topics. You will also build your vocabulary by learning more sophisticated words for formal settings. You will have the opportunity to hear a variety of accents and varieties of English and be able to apply speaking skills in face to face and telephone situations. Speaking about interesting everyday topics you will practise a wide range of sentence structure and tenses and improve your pronunciation including stress, rhythm and intonation to convey meaning.



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here





    This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £150.00
  4. Ways into creative writing: intensive
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 5 Aug 2025 (and 10 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Not sure whether creative writing is for you? Give it a try on one of these fun and supportive short courses covering the basics of fiction and poetry. Increase your confidence and produce work through guided exercises and discussion.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  5. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
  6. Ways into poetry: intensive
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 5 Aug 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Billie Manning
    Are you just starting to write poetry? This shorter version of our introductory Ways into poetry course offers an opportunity to experiment with language and a variety of poetic devices. Discover the key elements of a poem in a friendly and interactive class.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
  7. ESOL - communication skills for life and work -level 2 (Writing)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 20 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This is the Writing unit of the ESOL course to give you confidence in writing and producing text independently for personal and academic writing, and for formal and informal texts. You will be taught how to generate creative and critical ideas using correct grammar, appropriate tenses, key linguistic features such as discourse markers, clauses, paragraphs, and you will become aware of the standard written features of English. You will focus on proof-reading, self-correction strategies and structuring your writing with correct conventions. You will also be taught how to organise, structure and extend your writing for academic, fiction, non-fiction and more complex text types or genres to suit purpose and audience.



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £129.00
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