Following a review of our qualifications and feedback from our centres, we are increasing the time allowed for ESB Entry Level Award ESOL Skills for Life (Writing) Entry 3) from 60 minutes to 70 minutes. This is to ensure that learners can plan, write and review their responses in the time provided, and takes effect…
Notice for all ESB Speech UK and International centres: Following a review of our Level 3 Speech qualifications, we have made some changes to the grade descriptors at Grade 6 and Grade 8. It is no longer necessary for learners to memorise their texts for the Literature Interpretation at Grade 6 or the literary recommendation…
ESB introduces new handbooks for each of its centres – available to download today. Designed to streamline the ESB journey for our centres and to enable them to find information more easily, our master Centre Handbook has been split into three new individual Centre Handbooks. ESOL Skills for Life centres New ESB Handbook for Skills…
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…