ESB News Winter Edition 2022

70/70 Campaign

“ Achieving level 3 is valuable in itself: full level 3 qualification on average result in a 16% earning return and a 4% increase in the change of employment. However, its most significant value is in giving students the skills and knowledge that will set them up to succeed when they take the next step. ” (DfE 2021, Review of post-16 qualifications at Level 3 in England). ESB recognises the importance of giving learners the opportunity to develop the skills they need to thrive in education, training and employment and offers a potential alternative to the Extended Project Qualifications (EPQ) at Level 3, with our ESB Level 3 Certificate in Speech (Grade 8) qualification requiring fewer ‘Guided Learning Hours’ (48 rather than 120) and carrying up to 30 UCAS points compared to the EPQ’s 28. ESB’s Level 3 Graded Examinations in Speech qualifications and Level 3 Debating qualification are accepted by the UK Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and carry the following UCAS Tariff points for University and HE entry:

ESB Level 3 Certificate in Speech (Grade 6)

ESB Level 3 Certificate in Speech (Grade 8)

ESB Level 3 Award in Debating

Pass/Good Pass – 24 UCAS points

Pass/Good Pass – 8 UCAS points

Pass – 4 UCAS points

Merit/Merit Plus – 10 UCAS points

Merit/Merit Plus – 27 UCAS points

Merit – 8 UCAS points

Distinction – 12 UCAS points

Distinction – 30 UCAS points

Distinction – 12 UCAS points

As part of its 70/70 Campaign, ESB is enabling learners at Staffordshire’s St Margaret Ward Academy and Cambridgeshire’s Villiers Park Educational Trust access to its Level 3 Graded Examinations in Speech.

St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy With many learners at the St Margaret Ward Academy facing disadvantage due to socio-economic factors and migration status, ESB is delighted to have supported its learners to reach their full potential through its Level 3 Certificate in Speech (Grade 6) assessments.

Says Mary Yates, ESB Organiser at St Margaret Ward, “We, at St Margaret Ward, are always so impressed with the impact that ESB assessments have on developing our learners’ self-confidence. Public speaking is not a skill many of our learners come to naturally, so it is always a pleasure to witness their oratory skills progress as they practise for the assessment. Watching their sheer relief turn into pride upon receiving their results, only further solidifies the importance of this certification.”

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