Our impact
Inspiring talent in North West youngsters
ESB and RECLAIM, a youth leadership and social change organisation set up in Moss Side, Manchester in 2007 began working together in 2018. The partnership was initiated to support young people in the North West by developing their skills and fulfilling their potential as they progress into adulthood. ESB witnessed first-hand the work of RECLAIM…
Providing accuracy with MurrayData
ESB paired with MurrayData in 2014 to benefit from its specialist Optical Mark Reader (OMR) scanning service to administer the large-scale exam bookings from two major international clients: Europalso and ESBinItaly. Managing Director, Ken Rafferty founded the company in 2009. Since then, MurrayData has embraced technological advancement, working on projects in the UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Ghana…
Meet our friends ESBinItaly
ESBinItaly is an important part of ESB’s ESOL International portfolio. ESB works with ESBinItaly, an organisation operating across Italy in more than 150 centres. Founded in 1973 and based in the historic city of Naples in southern Italy, the organisation is popular with Italian centres as it offers an on-demand service of ESB ESOL International assessments…
Unlocking learners’ potential with Speakers Trust
Our partnership with Speakers Trust was initiated in 2017 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 this partnership, material from a number of Speakers Trust programs with young people are endorsed by ESB. In addition, ESB Chief…
Promoting oracy with Articulacy UK Ltd.
ESB began a fruitful relationship with Articulacy, which was established in 2012 by Ali Shorer and Julia Ward, in 2016. Articulacy specialises in offering workshops that build confidence and raise self -esteem through spoken English. They work in businesses, on individual projects and in education from primary schools through to universities across the South West…
Speaking out in Stoke-on-Trent
ESB began a special relationship with Stoke of Trent Schools in 2014. The initiative followed an approach by Stoke Education Authority, which was looking at ways of improving oracy in its schools. Since then, our relationship with Stoke Local Education Agency (LEA), teachers and learners has gone from strength to strength. Following the pilot scheme, ESB’s…