ESB News - Autumn-Winter 2021 v7

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Isaac Hart Educational Delivery Support Officer Isaac joins ESB to provide support to the Educational Delivery Team, including all matters relating to product development, quality assurance and assessment. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Digital Film Production and Screenwriting and an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies. Isaac enjoys meeting and greeting visitors at Southport’s Atkinson Art Gallery, using his wealth of knowledge gained through his MA to enrich their tours. Says Isaac: “I joined ESB straight after finishing my master’s degree, and I couldn’t have found a better place to work! The whole team has been so welcoming and supportive, and I feel as if I’ve slotted in very quickly. I appreciate all the opportunities I’ve been given to grow my skillset and build my experience in the sector. It’s a brilliant place to work, and I feel very lucky to be here!”

Lauren Kearney Product Developer

Having worked as a Secondary English teacher across a range of educational settings (including one of ESB’s loyal centres: Abbey Gate College) for the last eight years, Lauren brings her wealth of knowledge and experience to ESB. She is responsible for co-ordinating the production of qualifications and assessments and for providing specialist guidance for our Speech portfolio of assessments. She also enjoys cooking, reading and spending time with her 4 month-old son. Says Lauren: “I am incredibly excited to have joined the team at ESB, who have been super-welcoming and kind in my first weeks. It’s obvious that everybody is extremely knowledgeable and there’s so much expertise and experience for me to learn from! Oracy has always been close to my heart as a teacher, so I can’t wait to contribute more and to help make a difference towards closing the disadvantage gap.”

Dan Eely & A IT Te

With IT at the core of everything we do, Dan and Alex a Services, as well as developing technology systems to suppo experienced IT Services professional with a demonstrat industry across many sectors. Dan takes an interest in all th importantly, enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. the team, it has been a delight. All the staff are so we qualifications to learners. It is truly rema Alex recently graduated with a BSc in Computer Science from L as he enjoys collecting classic Vinyl records from the 60s and pla team has made me feel very comfo

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