ESB began a fruitful relationship with Articulacy when it was established in 2012 by Ali Shorer and Julia Ward in 2012. Articulacy specialises in offering workshops that build confidence and raise self -esteem through spoken English. They work in businesses, on individual projects and in education from primary schools through to universities across the South…
ESB began a special relationship with Stoke of Trent Schools in 2014. The initiative followed an approach by Stoke Education Authority, which was looking at ways of improving oracy in its schools. Since then, our relationship with Stoke Local Education Agency (LEA), teachers and learners has gone from strength to strength. Following the pilot scheme, ESB’s…
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. and Speakers Trust today announced a partnership based on their shared aims of raising a learner’s confidence and unlocking their potential by developing and enhancing their oral communications skills. As part of their new partnership, ESB will create a qualification to support Speakers Trust public speaking courses, which will be…
Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health recently visited Foxes Academy in Minehead for an event at the Academy’s very own Foxes Hotel. After a dinner prepared by the learners, seven of them gave a presentation on their passion for working, and put forward their ideas on how to decrease the learning disability…
Damian Waters, Director of CBI in the North West said that his ESB qualification “most definitely” gave him employability skills. He said: My ESB examination was my first experience of public speaking, but I think one of my key strengths now is public engagement and presentations. Damian says that ESB played a key role in…
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. was delighted to see actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, better known as Hayley Cropper from Coronation Street, talking about ESB in the UK’s national media. She said, When I was at primary school, I was put into the ESB exams, which were all about enunciating with confidence and clarity. I had…