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 Celebrates World Book Day 2025 by Promoting the Joy of Reading

Mar 6, 2025

Through ESB’s unique oracy assessments, learners are encouraged to develop their speaking and listening skills by engaging with literature in meaningful ways, boosting reading for pleasure. 

Oracy Social Mobility

ESB launches its ‘Oracy for All’ Campaign to help empower learners with significant learning needs to achieve with its ambitious and inclusive Oracy qualifications

Oct 17, 2024

English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. (ESB) is proud to announce the launch of its new campaign, "Oracy for All," designed to empower learners with significant learning needs to achieve with its ambitious and inclusive Oracy qualifications.