Summer ESB News

It’s that time of year again at ESB where we are making preparations for our Young Speakers of the Year Showcase. As last year’s event was such a positive, prestigious occasion, ESB will again be hosting the showcase at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Liverpool’s iconic Waterfront on Saturday, 17th November 2018. A selection of outstanding Speech learners from schools all around the UK will be chosen from a pool of nominations from our assessors. They will be invited to perform their winning talk, reading or poem to an audience of teachers, assessors, family and friends following a drinks reception and lunch. Each of the winners will be presented with a trophy and certificate to take home with them.

Alongside our Young Speakers, our ’Spirit of ESB’ Awards recognise learners who are showing great promise in their ESB assessments. We feel the most accurate way to identify these learners is to collect nominations from their teachers. Nominations will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:-  a candidate who has overcome obstacles to give an inspiring and/ or memorable assessment  a candidate who has raised awareness of an issue with significant understanding and compassion  a candidate who has made exceptional progress as a result of participating in this assessment

And can come from a range of learners:-

a candidate who is new to ESB assessment a candidate who has had a reasonable adjustment applied to allow them to access a qualification

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