Group Programme Edinburgh

School Location

The school is situated in the upper floors of an 18th century townhouse and offers a selection of six bright, modern classrooms to suit various class sizes, free access to recreational PCs and wireless internet access throughout. A large common room with a widescreen TV where students can meet up and relax makes this a very welcoming study environment. Our unbeatable city centre location, which sits on a major bus route, means that many of Edinburgh’s  most popular attractions are right on our doorstep.

For more information on Edinburgh, view our Location Page

Accommodation

Students attending our group programmes are accommodated for the duration of their course with host families in a shared twin room. As parents themselves, the hosts ensure a caring family environment for students and provide them with breakfast and dinner on week days and breakfast, lunch and dinner at weekends.

Living as part of the family helps students to settle quickly in Edinburgh, with strong friendships often formed. All students are supplied with a local bus pass, affording them straightforward transportation from their accommodation to our city centre school.

What’s included

The standard weekly programme is based on the group arriving and departing at a weekend and includes:

• 15 hours of group English language tuition – 3 hours per day, Monday to Friday
• 6 or 7 nights’ host family accommodation in a shared twin room (arriving Saturday or Sunday)
• Breakfast and dinner with host family (Monday to Friday)
• Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner with host family at weekends
• Lunch vouchers for use in a restaurant which is within a few minutes’ walk of the school (Monday to Friday).
• All transfers to and from Edinburgh International Airport or train station including ‘Meet and Greet’ service
• Local Bus Pass
• All teaching materials
• End of course certificate and pupil progress report
• Use of all school facilities.

Our programme allows groups to design a programme to reflect their specific interests and all sightseeing trips, sports, local visits and evening activities will be priced individually and added to the cost of the standard programme.

For more information on possible trips and activities in Edinburgh please view our Location Page

A typical week

In common with our summer programme, our September to June students enjoy a great balance between language study and the opportunity to enjoy their stay in the city.

We recognise that all groups have their own specific requirements and we can supplement or replace the 15 hour General English tuition element of our standard programme with tailored tuition options including, for example, Cambridge, TOEIC or Trinity exam preparation providing 7.5, 15, 22.5 or 25 hours of tuition per week as required.

This ‘pick and mix’ approach effectively means there’s no such thing as a typical week, with group leaders also able to devise their own programme of excursions and activities - which we can help to theme around the interests of the group.

For more information on excursions and activities in Edinburgh please view our Location Page

Getting to and from York Place

A bus stop right outside our front door offers instant access to Edinburgh’s comprehensive public transport network and means our premises are ideally situated for access to and from host families and activity locations. All students are supplied with a local bus pass and will be accompanied to the school on their first day by a member of their host family. Full and up-to-date bus timetables and route maps can be accessed on the Lothian Buses Website.

Download Brochure

You can download a copy of our Group Programmes brochure, which includes comprehensive details of programme content, dates, fees and bookings here:

Group Programme Edinburgh Brochure

Dates & Fees

Group Programmes are available at all times of the year apart from July and August.

Group leaders and agents should contact the school directly to discuss the specific programme required and to obtain a detailed quotation for additional activities and excursions.

Enrolment Process

To enquire about enrolling on a particular course please click on “Check Availabilty” and complete the simple form, by providing us with a few basic details.

We will review your enquiry and quickly let you know whether we can accept your enrolment. If places are available on the course requested these will be provisionally booked for you immediately. Our detailed enrolment form plus terms and conditions of booking will then be sent to you for completion and return. Once you return the completed enrolment form and pay the course deposit, a final booking confirmation will be issued. We would advise that flights should not be booked until a final booking confirmation is issued.