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- Introduction to watercolour painting
Course start date: Sat 17 May 2025 (and 6 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca AllenGain a grounding in the rich possibilities available when working with watercolour paint. Through a series of practical studies, you will investigate the potential of this versatile medium.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Joke writing Course start date: Sat 17 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kate SmurthwaiteUncover the workings of the classic one-liner, practise joke writing and find out what makes a good joke. Learn how to refine and develop your own writing skills for stand up, comedy writing and pleasure. - The geology beneath British landscapes Course start date: Sat 17 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charles ClarkeBritain encompasses a fascinating variety of beautiful landscapes, from the lakes and hills of the north-west to the flatlands of East Anglia. This course gives you a practical introduction to the unique geology beneath these areas, covering main rock types and geological periods. - The British Horror film beyond Hammer Course start date: Sat 17 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyNight of the Demon (1957), The Wicker Man (1973) and Frightmare (1974) form part of a less familiar, though equally striking, horror tradition than that of Hammer, and often in very different terms. Explore chillers from the 1930s and 40s, the proliferation of horror in 1950s, 60s and 70s along with more recent examples, while assessing a range of critical accounts of British horror beyond Hammer.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Sculpture: inspired by Giacometti Course start date: Sun 18 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterA bronze by Swiss sculptor Giacometti recently sold at auction for £65,000,000. Create your own by researching materials, building an armature, sculpting directly in plaster and colour your sculpture to a realistic bronze finish. All abilities welcome.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Watercolour painting: mixed media techniques Course start date: Tue 20 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonWatercolour has a rich tradition - this course will explore the more experimental ways of using this pleasurable medium and will present new possibilities for producing exciting new work with mixed media. Make inventive combinations of media to draw from your own found imagery, photographs and sketches.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Ways into poetry: intensive Course start date: Sun 5 Oct 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alice FrecknallAre 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.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00 - Myofascial release: a CPD workshop Course start date: Tue 20 May 2025
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardMyofascial release is a hands-on therapy that uses sustained pressure to release restrictions in the fascia, It is very effective in the treatment of pain, stiffness, and restricted range of motion, and is a great addition to a massage treatment.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00 - Introduction to BSL Course start date: Wed 18 Jun 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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00 - Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louise Hillyer, Anita McKiernan, Amy StewartDesigned for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £449.00 Concession £449.00 - Economics with Vince Cable: a global tour of politicians who changed the narrative on economicsCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Join Dr Vince Cable, former minister and party leader of the Liberal Democrats, to learn more about key politicians who changed the global narrative on economics.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Keepers of Stories: researching your family historyCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Join Jenneba to build confidence and skills to get into your family history!Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Spanish 3/4: colonialismo español y esclavitud en el Caribe: el caso de CubaCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanesa GuzmanEste fascinante curso explora la historia de la esclavitud y el colonialismo en la Península Ibérica, el Caribe y particularment Cuba, entre el siglo XV y el siglo XX.
Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel intermedio y avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).
This course will be delivered online in Spanish. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in the course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - Black Latin AmericaCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna GrimaldiThis course introduces and critically examines the concept of a Black or African Latin America through the region’s history, philosophy, activism, politics, diaspora, memory and culture.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - The global economy unpacked: the forming of the economies of the Global SouthCourse start date: Wed 21 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ingrid Aguiar SchlindweinExplore how historical, political, and economic factors have shaped Global South economies. Analyze trade, governance, urbanization, poverty, sustainability, and challenges, fostering a holistic understanding of their development within the global landscape.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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