English Speaking Board (International) Ltd

Category: Speech

  • Giving youngsters a platform with Speakers Trust

    SpeakersTrust

    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 added to ESB’s suite of speech products.

    In addition, material from a number of Speakers Trust programs with young people will be endorsed by ESB. This will allow the ESB brand to be marketed to a wider demographic of state schools in London and the South East who have participated in Speakers Trust workshops. ESB Chief Executive, Tina Renshaw, will be part of the judging panel for the Grand Final of the Speakers Trust’s Jack Petchey “Speak Out” Challenge! in London in July.

    Said Tina:

    Our partnership with Speakers Trust is an exciting development. Both charitable organisations share similar visions of raising achievement and providing enrichment for its learners. It is a natural fit for both of us and I sincerely believe our partnership will offer more opportunities for our learners to develop their confidence and become better communicators.

    Speakers Trust Chief Executive, Julie Holness, said:

    Speakers Trust and the English Speaking Board share a commitment to developing articulate young men and women who will speak out, inspire and make their mark in the world. We are proud and delighted to be working in partnership to bring all the benefits of public speaking training and flexible qualifications to an even wider audience.

     

    About English Speaking Board (International) Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

    English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. is a national awarding body with a mission to promote clear, effective communication at all levels by providing high quality products and services domestically and internationally, recognising and encouraging the potential of all. Founded in 1953, ESB offers English speech and language qualifications in the UK and internationally.  ESB’s ethos is to stretch the most able and support the least confident.

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    About Speakers Trust

    Speakers Trust is the UK’s leading public speaking charity. Our vision is for every young person to be able to speak confidently and to be heard. We work extensively in the education, not-for-profit and community sectors, helping individuals to use their voice with confidence to effect positive change. We run the UK’s largest youth speaking competition which trains over 18,000 young people every year in effective communication skills.

    To find out more about ESB and our work with SpeakersTrust, please click here.

  • Government minister visits Foxes Academy

    Penny Mordaunt visits Foxes Academy

    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 employment gap.

    Said Penny:

    Foxes Academy is a real asset to the Taunton area, helping empower local disabled people in the workplace. As a leader in our Disability Confident scheme, they are also showing employers across the country how they can make the most of the huge pool of untapped talent that disabled people offer.

    The unique Foxes Hotel, which provides educational and vocational training for young people with disabilities, equips learners with the practical skills needed for future employment. As part of their Functional Skills programme, learners at Foxes Academy achieve nationally recognised qualifications with ESB.

    ESB examiner, Jane Cross, who attended the event, said:

    Foxes Academy is an amazing place and ESB qualifications are certainly an integral and very important part of their Functional Skills programme. They provide learners with essential communication skills to use in a work environment.

  • Celebrating success! Young Speaker of the Year 2016

    2016: ESB Young Speaker of the Year Award

    English Speaking Board International) Ltd. held its second Young Speaker of the Year awards on Saturday November 12. Winners travelled to The Old Palace in Worcester to attend the celebration and receive their prizes.

    The five winners were selected from 14,000 youngsters who took ESB speech examinations in 2015/16.

    The 2016 winners of English Speaking Board’s Young Speaker of the Year were:

    Gwendoline Hall – Red Maids’ School, Bristol

    Matthew Grayson – Wakefield Independent School, West Yorkshire

    Eleanor Latham – Blessed Trinity RC Collage, Burnley

    Katie Tarrant – Rainham Mark Grammar School, Kent

    Harriet Lang – Moreton Hall School, Shropshire

    Each student performed for an audience of family and friends during the celebration, impressing everyone with their skills and abilities, and their maturity and confidence.

    ESB’s Chief Executive, Tina Renshaw, says:

    Our mission at English Speaking Board is to extend communication skills, to offer opportunities to excel and to inspire confidence. We do this in a learner centred way with our students choosing their own topics, poems and books. It is wonderful to hear of their success and then share their passions at Young Speaker of the Year.

    Harriet Lang from Moreton Hall, said:

    I’ve loved Shakespeare since I was 11 years old and I’m hoping to study English at Oxford. The ACLA (Advanced Certificate in Language Arts) allowed me to choose the topic closest to my heart, which gave me the freedom to explore Shakespeare even further. I relished the opportunity.

    Matthew Grayson from Wakefield Independent School, focused his talk on his love of food. He said:

    Back in May when I did my ESB assessment, the number one place I wanted to visit to experience its food was Copenhagen. This year, my parents took me for my thirteenth birthday so I was able to give an update during my speech at the ceremony.

    The Young Speakers of the Year were joined on the day by the winner and runners up of our successful Sixty Second Shakespeare Competition. The national competition, held to celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary, displayed the talents of pupils from across the country. They joined the Young Speakers in presenting their winning sonnets to family and friends.

  • ESB Level 3 qualifications carry UCAS tariff points

    English Speaking Board (International) Ltd.’s Advanced Grade Qualifications in Speech (Grades 6 – 8) are accepted by the UK Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and will carry the following UCAS Tariff points for university and HE entry from 2017:

     

    Grade 6

    Pass 8

    Merit 10

    Distinction 12

    Grade 8

    Pass 24

    Merit 27

    Distinction 30

    These Tariff points will be used for applications submitted for the 2017 admissions cycle onwards (i.e. for students making applications from September 2016 for full-time courses starting from September 2017).

    ESB’s Level 3 qualifications are Certificate in Graded Examination in Speech: ESB Level 3 Certificate in Speech (Grade 6), Certificate in Graded Examination in Speech: Language Arts (Grade 8) and ESB Level 3 Certificate in Speech (Grade 8).

    For more information please refer to the UCAS website.