Welcome to Scotland

The Country

Scotland has become an independent and free country with its own parliament, values, legal system and character. As a tourist destination scotland has more than just character, the people have a warm and welcoming appeal which is extended to everyone but the English who they have a friendly relationship of competition and banter.

Those who travel to Scotland will find many Gaelic influences and history, since the Gaels have a long history dating back thousands of years with the Scottish and this has proven to be a much more stable and symbiotic than their southern neighbours.

MovingOn Courses English school runs English language courses for business needs and for English language holidays. Homestay, learning English in the house of an English teacher, is the choice for Ireland and Scotland. Most students are from Italy or Spain and are looking for an intensive English course or as the Italian students would say a corsi intensivi inglese This option is a chance to enjoy the Edinburgh festival or the Edinburgh fringe both of which give ample English speaking opportunities. Learning or speaking the English language is made entertaining.It is especially enjoyable for English language students from Spain or Italy - which fortunately for this English school, is where most of the English students are from.

Healthcare in scotland is becoming more expensive especially with the reduction in the number of services and treatments offered by the NHS, the odds are that if you need a new smile then finding a dentist in glasgow may not be the cheapest investment you have made. You cannot get teeth whitening, veneers or dental implants on the NHS, expect costs to be in the region of £000s for cosmetic dental treatments

There is unemployment through out the UK. Scotland has always has more people out of work than in the south, its just one of those facts. The job centre scotland service aims to help people re train or find new employment. Its never easy when there are lots of people all applying for the same job but you need to keep trying and have some faith in yourself.