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What’s to come from ESB in the New Academic Year 2022/23

A message from our Chief Executive Dear Centres, Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your summer break and are ready for an exciting and successful year ahead. ESB’s commitment to empower all learners – especially those individuals who need it the most – to develop the key speaking and listening skills they need to achieve their…

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Something big is coming! Get ready for ESB’s Your Milestone Competition

We want to give you and your learners a heads up by providing some key information about ESB’s Your Milestone Competition before you break for summer. What better way to celebrate our own special milestone – our 70th anniversary in 2023 – than by giving our learners the opportunity to showcase their skills and talent! …

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Funding Information

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…

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ESOL Skills for Life SEND Speech

Catching up with learners and staff at one of ESB’s valued ESOL Centres!

Staff at ESB’s Head Office enjoyed meeting with learners on a recent visit to one of its valued ESOL Skills for Life centres in London – the Blackfriars Settlement. Cassie Anderson, ESB’s Communications Officer and Liam Morton, ESB’s Digital Content and Learning Resources Officer went along to the centre to see first-hand learners in action!…

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