Basil Paterson, Edinburgh, Scotland
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General Information on Basil Paterson
The language school Basil Paterson was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1929. The school is located in a Georgian terrace, only a five minute walk from the main shopping area of Princes Street where all the buses pass.
Click here for a detailed Edinburgh city guideFacilities
The school is equipped with a student study centre with 10 PCs as well as a common room with 4 PCs for Internet and email. The school has WiFi and has outside tables and chairs as well as coffee/tea, cold drinks and water machines.
Accreditations and Quality seals of Basil Paterson, Edinburgh
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
Airport transfer
Best arrival airport is Edinburgh. It takes 25 minutes by taxi/bus to school.
2.1. Language School Basil Paterson in figures
| Average no. of students: | Adult courses in summer: 240 Adult courses throughout the year: 80 | |
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| Average no. of levels: | in summer: 5 throughout the year: 5 | |
| English teacher qualifications: | 100 % hold a university degree 100 % hold a recognised language teaching qualification | |
| Facilities for disabled students: | partly | |
| Average age of students: | in summer: 22 years throughout the year: 27 years | |
| Minimum age of students: | 17 years | |
| Student nationalities: | Brazil 1 % China 1 % Germany 2 % England 5 % France 14 % Holland 1 % | Italy 17 % Japan 3 % Korea 3 % Switzerland 6 % Spain 19 % |
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 424 | 688 | 1032 | 1296 | 1620 | 1944 | 2432 | 3040 | 6576 | 284 |
| If you need to improve your English for a range of different situations, this is the course for you. Our Group Study full-time course combines morning lessons on Grammar & Vocabulary and Listening & Speaking with afternoon classes on Reading & Writing. In addition, this course also offers 3 Fluency Practice Workshops per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), specifically designed to help improve your spoken English. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 12:30 Afternoon: 13:30 - 15:45 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 325 | 570 | 855 | 1080 | 1350 | 1620 | 2080 | 2600 | 5880 | 250 |
| If you need to improve your English for a range of different situations, this is the course for you. Our Group Study part-time course offers 15 hours per week of morning classes, with specific lessons on Grammar & Vocabulary and Listening & Speaking. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 10:30 Afternoon: 11:00 - 12:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 700 | 1240 | 1860 | 2400 | 3000 | 3600 | 4640 | 5800 | 6720 | 560 |
| Ideal for those looking for a more personalised, intensive English language course. You can choose to focus on language development as well as specialised requirements, such as English for academic or career purposes. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 12:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 630 | 1100 | 1650 | 2120 | 2650 | 3180 | 4080 | 5100 | 11520 | 490 |
| If you want to combine part-time group classes with 5 hours per week of more tailored One-to-One lessons on a subject of your choosing, this is the course for you. Combination5 enables you to improve the overall standard of your English in the morning, and focus on more specific language requirements in the afternoon classes. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 12:30 Afternoon: 13:30 - 14:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 940 | 1720 | 2580 | 3360 | 4200 | 5040 | 6560 | 8200 | 18960 | 800 |
| If you want to combine part-time group classes with 10 hours per week of more tailored One-to-One lessons on a subject of your choosing, this is the course for you. Combination10 helps improve the overall standard of your English in the morning, and focuses on more specific language requirements in the afternoon classes. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 12:30 Afternoon: 13:30 - 15:45 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 1630 | 3100 | 4650 | 6120 | 7650 | 9180 | 12080 | 15100 | 17880 | 1490 |
| Our Business One-to-One classes are designed for executives, managers, and anyone who uses English in their day to day professional lives. Working closely with your teacher, these lessons can be tailored to suit your own individual requirements, whether that means writing e-mails, making presentations, or producing reports. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 12:30 Afternoon: 13:30 - 15:45 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2432 | -- | -- | -- |
| Combining Examination Skills & Practice lessons with Workshops specifically designed for exam purposes, this is an intensive course perfect for those looking to excel in their Cambridge exams. All students that take our Cambridge courses are guaranteed a place on the next available exam date. Fixed duration: 8 weeks. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | 2010: 11.Jan.2010, 19.Apr.2010, 11.Oct.2010 | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 12:30 Afternoon: 13:30 - 15:45 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2432 | -- | -- | -- |
| Combining Examination Skills & Practice lessons with Workshops specifically designed for exam purposes, this is an intensive course perfect for those looking to excel in their Cambridge exams. All students that take our Cambridge courses are guaranteed a place on the next available exam date. Fixed duration: 8 weeks. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | 2010: 11.Jan.2010, 19.Apr.2010, 11.Oct.2010 | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:30 - 12:30 Afternoon: 13:30 - 15:45 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Upper intermediate (B2) | |||||||||
| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2432 | -- | -- | -- |
| Combining Examination Skills & Practice lessons with Workshops specifically designed for exam purposes, this is an intensive course perfect for those looking to excel in their Cambridge exams. All students that take our Cambridge courses are guaranteed a place on the next available exam date. Fixed duration: 8 weeks. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | 2010: 11.Jan.2010, 19.Apr.2010, 11.Oct.2010 | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:30 - 12:30 Afternoon: 13:30 - 15:45 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Advanced (C1) | |||||||||
| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | [+] |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | -- | 688 | 1032 | 1296 | 1620 | 1944 | 2432 | 3040 | 6576 | 284 |
| Combining Examination Skills & Practice lessons with workshops specifically designed for exam purposes, this is an intensive course perfect for those looking to excel in their IELTS exam. All students that take an IELTS course at Basil Paterson are guaranteed a place on the next available exam date. Minimum duration: 2 weeks. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 12:30 Afternoon: 13:30 - 15:45 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Upper intermediate (B2) | |||||||||
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| Note: All courses offered by Basil Paterson, Edinburgh can be booked online with LanguageCourse.net. In case a course is not listed above, just mention the course description in the comment field of the online registration form. | |
| Lesson duration (minutes): | 60 minutes |
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| Individual classes: | Single individual lessons of tuition can be booked at 62 Brit. Pound. The combination of group and individual lessons is highly recommended. Individual lessons will encourage you to actively speak the foreign language and will offer you the opportunity to discuss individual problems and weaknesses. |
| Exams offered: | IELTS , Cambridge Proficiency , Cambridge Advanced , Cambridge First , CELTA |
| Average examination results: | 70%-80% at IELTS 98% at Cambridge Proficiency 85% at Cambridge Advanced 85% at Cambridge First 95% at CELTA |
| School closed: | In 2010 (including national and regional bank holidays): 01.Jan.2010, 02.Apr.2010, 05.Apr.2010, 03.May.2010, 31.May.2010, 25.Dec.2010, 26.Dec.2010, 27.Dec.2010, 28.Dec.2010 |
| Languages spoken by school staff (cannot be guaranteed by school): | German, Italian, French, Spanish, English |
| Comments about courses: | If you require a special course or combination and cannot see it here, please contact us. The school can provide special courses to suit individual requirements. |
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Show details of all accommodations | weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | [+] | |
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 120 | 240 | 360 | 480 | 120 | |
| Prices based on accommodation from Sunday to Saturday Distance from school: 25 minutes by public transport Includes: TV, Phone, Weekly cleaning, Access to laundry service, Kitchen, Access to Wifi (wireless LAN) in building, Heating, No meals, Shared bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 21 Brit. Pound Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | ||||||
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 150 | 300 | 450 | 600 | 150 | |
| Prices based on accommodation from Sunday to Saturday Distance from school: 25 minutes by public transport Includes: TV, Phone, Access to laundry service, Kitchen, Access to Wifi (wireless LAN) in building, Heating, Half board, Shared bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 25 Brit. Pound Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | ||||||
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 250 | 500 | 750 | 1000 | 250 | |
| Prices based on accommodation from Sunday to Saturday Distance from school: 25 minutes by public transport Includes: TV, Phone, Daily cleaning, Weekly cleaning, Access to laundry service, Kitchen, Access to Wifi (wireless LAN) in building, Heating, Half board, Private bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 44 Brit. Pound Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | ||||||
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 270 | 540 | 810 | 1080 | 270 | |
| Prices based on accommodation from Sunday to Saturday Distance from school: 20 minutes by public transport Includes: Phone, Daily cleaning, Weekly cleaning, Access to laundry service, Kitchen, Access to Wifi (wireless LAN) in building, Heating, Breakfast, Shared bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 48 Brit. Pound Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | ||||||
| Dates | Dates not available: 01.Jan.2010 - 03.Jul.2010, 30.Aug.2010 - 31.Dec.2010 | |||||
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| Price in Brit. Pound | 350 | 700 | 1050 | 1400 | 350 | |
| Prices based on accommodation from Sunday to Saturday Distance from school: 20 minutes by public transport Includes: Phone, Daily cleaning, Weekly cleaning, Access to laundry service, Kitchen, Access to Wifi (wireless LAN) in building, Heating, Half board, Shared bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 62 Brit. Pound Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | ||||||
| Dates | Dates not available: 01.Jan.2010 - 03.Jul.2010, 30.Aug.2010 - 31.Dec.2010 | |||||
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| Comment | Basil Paterson does not accommodate two students of the same mother tongue in the same home. |
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| Max. 1 student of each nationality possible? | yes |
| Single room | always |
| Optional airport transfer: | Edinburgh: for 50 Brit. Pound (one way) |
| Leisure activities: | activity possible | course possible | organized by school | distance from school |
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| Dancing |  | 2 km | ||
| Diving | | 20 km | ||
| Golf | | 6 km | ||
| Horse riding | | 15 km | ||
| Mountainbiking | | 15 km | ||
| Music | | 0 km | ||
| Sailing | | 20 km | ||
| Skiing | | 90 km | ||
| Squash | | 5 km | ||
| Tennis | | 5 km | ||
| Volleyball | | 5 km | ||
| Windsurfing | | 40 km | ||
| Other leisure options: | Pub nights, Ghost tours, castle visits, museums, art galleries, zoo, rowing. | |||
| Examples of social activities organised by Basil Paterson: | Scottish Dancing, Whisky Tasting, trips to St Andrews. | |||
| No. of reviews: | 42 |
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| Overall rating |  4.1/5.0 (Details) |
| City |  4.8/5.0 |
| Organisation | 4.1/5.0 |
| Facilities | 3.8/5.0 |
| Social activities | 4.0/5.0 |
| Course Quality / Progress in language | 4.1/5.0 |
| Value for money |  3.2/5.0 |
| Accommodation | |
| Host Family | 4.0/5.0 |
| Shared flat (apartment) |  3.6/5.0 |
| Other | 3.8/5.0 |
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