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ESB wishes its centres and learners a Happy Easter!

ESB would like to wish its centres and learners a happy, healthy and heart-warming Easter break. The offices of English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. will be closed from Thursday 14th April and will re-open on Tuesday 19th April, 2022. All queries will be answered as soon as we return. ESB celebrates its 70th Anniversary in 2023!2023…

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ESB empowers learners to succeed through its speech qualifications

ESB updates and improves its Entry Level Award Graded Examinations in Speech (EAL) qualification specifications. Designed for learners who speak English as an additional language, ESB’s Graded Examinations in Speech (EAL) qualifications enable individuals to flourish in their ability to communicate with confidence – equipping them with the tools needed to thrive in education, training…

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ESB celebrates Neurodiversity Week!

Since its inception almost 70 years ago, ESB’s never-diminishing focus and mission to unlock learners’ potential – to stretch the most able, support the least confident and close the disadvantage gap – is more poignant than ever as we celebrate Neurodiversity Week! According to the Department of Education in England, 15% of students in the United Kingdom have…

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The importance of Oracy Education to tackle educational inequality: ESB endorses the views of MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Exclusions

“We must ensure oracy is at the heart of our approach to tackle educational inequality for children, and crucially, to level the playing field later in life”, says Andy Carter. Andy Carter, Conservative MP for Warrington South and Chair of the APPG on School Exclusions has recently published an article emphasising the importance of Oracy Education…

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