ESB International responds to Curriculum and Assessment Review

Nov 6, 2025

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…

National Momentum Builds for Oracy as The Guardian and Patrons of ESB International join Coalition Calling for Government Action

Jul 29, 2025

Education, equality and industry leaders unite to remind government of its oracy pledge. English Speaking Board (International) Ltd.’s (ESB International) patrons, Meena Kumari Wood and Dr Kush Kanodia, have joined the growing calls urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to honour Labour’s 2023 pledge to embed oracy in the national curriculum. Their voices add weight to…

ESB welcomes author Meena Kumari Wood as its new Patron

Sep 13, 2024

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…