Mar 1, 2017
Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health recently visited Foxes Academy in Minehead for an event at the Academy’s very own Foxes Hotel. After a dinner prepared by the learners, seven of them gave a presentation on their passion for working, and put forward their ideas on how to decrease the learning disability…
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Mar 1, 2016
Damian Waters, Director of CBI in the North West said that his ESB qualification “most definitely” gave him employability skills. He said: My ESB examination was my first experience of public speaking, but I think one of my key strengths now is public engagement and presentations. Damian says that ESB played a key role in…
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Feb 1, 2015
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. was delighted to see actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, better known as Hayley Cropper from Coronation Street, talking about ESB in the UK’s national media. She said, When I was at primary school, I was put into the ESB exams, which were all about enunciating with confidence and clarity. I had…
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