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Welcome to our spring term 2025 programme

Enrol on a course to improve your wellbeing, bring out your creative talents or enhance your personal and professional development. There are courses in English and maths available, and we offer a range of vocational courses and qualifications from Entry Level to Level 3.

Our courses are now mainly onsite at the Thomas Calton Centre, Alpha Street, SE15 4NX, with a small proportion of courses available online.

Limited places are available in our crèche for learners and working parents and carers! 15 hours per week free for eligible families with children aged 2 to 5 years!

Please enrol online by completing our enrolment form where possible. You can also visit the Thomas Calton Centre Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Creative writing

Creative writing - memoir

Who is the course for

The course is for anyone interested in writing a memoir. It's for learners who want to write about their lives and those who are out of the habit of writing regularly.

Course location

Thomas Calton Centre, Alpha Street, London, SE15 4NX.

What you'll learn

This memoir course is designed for learners who would like to explore the art of writing about their own lives. Using a combination of practical writing activities, readings, tutor feedback and examination of issues such as memory and truth, structure and setting you will develop your ideas into short pieces of life writing.

Participants will experiment with different writing techniques and share their work in a supportive atmosphere.

How the course is taught

Practical writing exercises, class discussion and tutor-led talks. A small amount of homework will be set between sessions.

Materials you will need

Pen and notebook (if you wish).

How to enrol

Complete an enrolment form online

Find out how to enrol, locations and more about our services.

Course details

Title

Days and times

Course code and start date

Fees

£5 annual registration fee also applies

Creative writing – the memoir 

Saturday

10am to 3pm

CW4004

8 March 2025

2 weeks

£45 standard

£22.50 concession

Contact information

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