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In Memorium Shelagh Snell 1930-2025

It is with grateful thanks and sadness that we mark the passing of a wonderful colleague, Friend and Fellow of ESB and former Trustee. I asked her friends and colleagues to join me in sharing some of their thoughts of Shelagh and I offer them here to demonstrate the breadth of impact and connection she…

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ESB International responds to Curriculum and Assessment Review

English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. (ESB International) welcomes the publication of the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review and its recognition of oracy as speaking, listening and communication, encompassing verbal, non-verbal and alternative forms such as sign language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC). ESB International has been an oracy leader since 1953 and we are…

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Dr Kush Kanodia EAL Meena Kumari Wood Oracy SEND Social Mobility