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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Following our endorsement of the Oracy Education Commission’s Final Report, “We need to talk”, English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. (ESB) is pleased to share further details about our initiatives and how we plan to support the aims of the national oracy entitlement. “We support: the greater emphasis placed on the importance of spoken language; the…
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. (ESB) welcomes the publication of the Oracy Education Commission’s Final Report, “We Need to Talk”, which emphasises the urgent need for a national commitment to prioritising oracy in schools across England. “Now more than ever, we need our young people to be equipped to ask questions, to articulate ideas, to…
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. (ESB) proudly endorses The Sutton Trust’s recently published report, Life Lessons 2024: The Development of Oracy and Other Life Skills in Schools, which highlights the vital importance of equipping students with essential life skills – communication, resilience, motivation and confidence – particularly focusing on the power of oracy (speaking and…
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. (ESB) Is delighted to announce that author Meena Kumari Wood has agreed to become a Patron of the organisation. The news comes as ESB, an award-winning Awarding Organisation with over 70 years of expertise in offering Oracy and English Language qualifications, looks to expand on the number and diversity of…
Awarding Organisation of the Year Dr Kush Kanodia Meena Kumari Wood Oracy Patron
