English Speaking Board wants all learners to possess the oracy and English language skills they need to achieve their aspirations.
By developing speaking and listening skills, we stretch the most able, support the least confident and realise the potential of all by closing the disadvantage gap.
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The Department for Education (DfE) has recently carried out an exercise to streamline the number of qualifications available for government funding. This is to confirm that, from 1st August 2022, the following English Speaking Board (International) Ltd (ESB International) qualifications will no longer be available for government funding: ESB Entry Level Award in Introducing Oral…
Staff at ESB’s Head Office enjoyed meeting with learners on a recent visit to one of its valued ESOL Skills for Life centres in London – the Blackfriars Settlement. Cassie Anderson, ESB’s Communications Officer and Liam Morton, ESB’s Digital Content and Learning Resources Officer went along to the centre to see first-hand learners in action!…
“Young people with SEN often have fewer opportunities in later life: by age 27 they are less likely than their peers to be in sustained employment” (DfE, 2018). English Speaking Board is steadfast in its determination to positively impact this trend. Learners at Belfast Met College recently had the opportunity to develop essential skills for…
ESB celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week! To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, ESB is reflecting on the importance of individuals possessing key oracy skills in order for them to express themselves, their thoughts and their emotions, clearly. Says ESB’s Product Development Manager, Anthea Wilson, “Here at ESB, we recognise that a focus on speaking and…
