Apr 1, 2016
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd.’s Advanced Grade Qualifications in Speech (Grades 6 – 8) are accepted by the UK Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and will carry the following UCAS Tariff points for university and HE entry from 2017: Grade 6 Pass 8 Merit 10 Distinction 12 Grade 8 Pass 24 Merit 27…
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Employability
Speech
ESB is proud to announce its partnership with The Noisy Classroom, a website and training organisation dedicated to supporting speaking and listening across the curriculum. The director, Debbie Newman, is a qualified English teacher, a former President of the Cambridge Union Society, a world champion debate coach and a former assessor for the English Speaking Board.…
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Oracy
Speech
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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Employability
Social Mobility
Feb 1, 2016
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. ran a teacher-training session for primary and secondary school teachers from Bolton and the surrounding region at Bolton School on Wednesday 3rd February. This event was designed to give teachers an insight into the way that ESB’s qualifications are mapped to the National Curriculum and demonstrate how they give students…
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Oracy
Speech