Dec 21, 2020
Further recognition has come in for ESB’s Honorary Vice-President and Trustee, Merriel Halsall-Williams following her recent award of a Fellowship of the prestigious Girls’ Schools Association. Not only has Merriel received a congratulatory letter from Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner JP, praising her for her outstanding achievements but her work has also…
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Dec 18, 2020
Continuing to successfully engage our learners through online assessments, we are pleased to report that 60 learners from Bournemouth Collegiate School, Dorset, recently undertook their ESB Level 1 Award in Speech (Grade 3). ESB’s adapted online assessments give the closest experience to learners’ usual face to face assessments. By welcoming the ‘new norm’ and adopting…
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Dec 14, 2020
ESB continues to keep learners achieving with its delivery of online assessments. During a recent online assessment at Shropshire’s Old Hall School, all learners were in high spirits at the prospect of this new experience and displayed great enthusiasm during their ESB’s Entry Level Award in Speech (Entry 2). One learner, unable to attend the assessment on the day,…
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Dec 10, 2020
The Oracy All-Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry ‘Speak for Change’ has today released its Interim Report highlighting its initial findings and emerging recommendations. Proud to support and be part of the Oracy APPG’s inquiry championing the value of good speaking and listening skills and the need for oracy skills to be reflected in educational policy making…
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