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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Fashion and editorial photography
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Feb 2026 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ed Gregory
    This course will help you to develop your skills in editorial fashion photography.
    The course is project driven and will take you from the creation of a basic story board through to a photo shoot. By the end of the course you will understand the workflow, the tools and thinking / planning required to run a successful shoot for yourself. The course also provides advice on getting material published.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  2. HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)

    Tutors:  George Stickney
    HTML is the foundation language of web sites and web based apps. It's easy to learn and can help you to begin a career in tech, update web sites and content management systems, have a better understanding of UX/UI, gain skills for SEO and digital marketing, collaborate more effectively with developers and much more!
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  3. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  5. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00
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  6. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  7. Italian 2 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    Italian 2 upper is our third-year Italian course, so this year you'll be progressing through lower intermediate Italian towards intermediate. You'll find yourself learning new ways to express yourself more accurately and confidently. The emphasis is on the development of your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian 2 lower', or have studied Italian for about 2 years. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00
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  8. Becoming confident on the cloud: a new way of sharing and managing your files - OneDrive and Google drive (foundation)
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 15 Oct 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    The digital world is changing from sending emails to sharing files. Attaching files, sending them, downloading them, working on them, saving them, re-attaching and re-sending them is becoming a thing of the past. Instead, with cloud computing, you can share and collaborate on files either at the same time or separately without any emailing or downloading. Join this course and learn how to do this and stay on top of your file management. Learn how to use OneDrive and Google Drive to create, store, share and collaborate on different types of documents on your PC as well as other devices. Discover also how to maintain security while syncing your devices and accounts. By the end of this course, you will have grasped what cloud-computing means and be confident of exploring it further.



    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 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £65.00
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  9. Italian beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 15 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can begin communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00
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  10. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
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  11. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025 (and 10 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado
    Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.







    Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN).







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  12. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  13. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  14. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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