City Lit
City Lit is an adult education college in Holborn, central London, founded by the London County Council in 1919, which has charitable status. It offers part-time courses across four schools and five "centres of expertise", covering humanities and sciences, languages, performing arts, visual arts, deaf education, family learning, community outreach, learning disabilities education, speech therapy and universal skills.
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City Lit in Keeley Street | |
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Keeley Street Holborn , London , WC2B 4BA | |
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Type | Adult education college |
Established | 1919 |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal & Chief Executive | Mark Malcomson |
Age | 18+ |
Enrolment | 26,590 |
Website | http://www.citylit.ac.uk/ |
In 2011, City Lit was graded as "outstanding" by government inspectors Ofsted. Then, in 2016, it was ranked "outstanding" for "personal development, behaviour and welfare" and "good" in four other categories. More recently in May 2023, City Lit was graded as "outstanding" by Ofsted in all five categories which are: The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and adult learning programmes.