English Speaking Board (International) Ltd

Category: Oracy

  • Happy National Poetry Day

    It’s National Poetry Day and what better way to celebrate than looking back at some of our wonderful learners’ renditions.

    Poetry is one key component in many of our Graded Examinations in Speech assessments for learners in Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5. Encouraging learners to enjoy this use of creative language helps to develop the skills to recite creative language from memory.

    The fee of these assessments range from £30.00 at Entry Level to the maximum price of £54.00 per learner at Advanced Level. Please note that financial support may be available for some centres. If you would like to find our more about the financial support that ESB could offer your centre, please visit our Funding page or email us today.

    Says Chief Executive, Tina Renshaw:

    Here at ESB, we strongly believe that poetry is a great way to improve a learner’s overall confidence and communication skills. The memory and presentation skills involved gives them essential life skills, enabling them to thrive in education, training and employment.

    For further information about our Speech assessments, please click here. Alternatively, if you still have unanswered questions or you would like to become an ESB centre, please contact our Business Development Team. We’d love to hear from you.

    Preparing today’s learner for tomorrow’s world is something ESB is passionate about. Help your learners to reach their potential by taking our assessments today!

  • Welcome back to all of our UK based centres – Academic Year 2021-22

    Thank you so much to all our centres that booked assessments with us last year. We all worked hard so that your learners could achieve, in spite of the continuing challenges. I want to thank the head office team, our assessors and markers for their part in making that happen for you and your learners.

    As we are starting the new academic year, I wanted to update you on our position for face to face assessing for all our Skills for Life and Speech qualifications occurring in the UK. It is our intention that for the academic year 21-22,face to face assessing will return for all these speaking and listening assessments. However, should public health guidance change, or a local situation emerge ESB will be able to consider using adapted assessments again (remote assessing) as Ofqual has allowed us to adapt in this way, if necessary.

    We will be releasing an ESB News later in the term so we can share all the activity that is happening in the ESB English language and Oracy world.

    I earnestly hope that this year is a year full of potential and positivity for you at your centre.

    Best wishes,

    Tina Renshaw, CEO

  • We are recruiting for a Trustee/Director

    Do you share our passion for empowering all individuals to possess the oracy and English Language skills they need to achieve their aspirations?

    We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our Board of Trustees/Board of Directors, ensuring the organisation’s good governance and strategic direction.

    The ideal candidate will have direct experience in government funded education (primary, secondary, Further Education, special schools) as well as a keen understanding of governance.

    For further details about this role and for information on how to apply, please see our advertisement.

    We encourage you to contact our Chief Executive, Tina Renshaw, if you are interested in this position.

    Closing date: Friday the 11th of June.

  • Attention all centres, ESB wants to hear from you!

    ESB International is always looking at ways to improve its service for its centres. The best way to do this is to find out exactly what individual centres want – deliver it where possible – and as a result build customer loyalty and high satisfaction levels. Your honest feedback enables ESB to provide an outstanding customer experience to all. 

    With that in mind, ESB is embarking on a new venture – which will make that process even simpler. You can now share real time feedback and experiences with ESB through the launch of its new Trustpilot Account!

    What you will need to do:

    1. Please follow this link to start your review (you will need to have booked an assessment with us in order to leave a review): https://uk.trustpilot.com/evaluate/esbuk.org
    • You will need to register as a Trustpilot user to leave a review. If you do not already have an account, this will be done automatically.

    ESB values transparency as one of its most defining characteristics and it hopes that this new feature will bring us closer together with our centres and deepen our working relationship. ESB hopes to see a continuation of the many, many positive views that centres already feed back to us on a regular basis and constructive feedback is always welcome. 

    Your input is invaluable to us and will be listened to. Please help to empower positive changes at ESB by leaving your feedback today. Together, we can continue to raise – and celebrate – the achievement of our learners!

    ESB thanks you for your continued and invaluable support.