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Prestigious Award for ‘a true living legend’ – Press recognises ESB Honorary Vice-President and Trustee

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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Bournemouth Collegiate School sails through on-line assessments!

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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ESB SHOWS FLEXIBILITY WITH ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ONLINE ASSESSMENT

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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Oracy All-Party Parliamentary Interim Report

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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