Learn English in Edinburgh!

Intensive English courses at Basil Paterson College, Edinburgh

Are you looking to learn English in historic Edinburgh? Do you want an Intensive English course at a level to suit your own individual needs?

At Basil Paterson College, we have been helping students learn English in Edinburgh for over 80 years, with classes to suit all ability levels. Whether you want to improve the standard of your English, prepare for an IELTS or Cambridge exam, or apply to a UK university, we have a course to suit you.

General English

• Full-time General English »
• Part-time General English »
• IELTS Exam Preparation »
• CAE, CPE, FCE, Exam Preparation »
• 1 to 1 General English »
• 1 to 1 Business English »

Tutorial College

• GCSE »
• A2 level »
• AS level »
• Scottish Highers »
• Individual Lessons »
• Easter Revision Courses »

Academic

3 Terms University
Foundation Course »
(Academic Skills,
IELTS Preparation and
2 Academic Subjects)

TEFL Courses

If you are a native (or near native) speaker of English and would like to teach English to speakers of other languages, our Cambridge CELTA course is the course for you.