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ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

Pearson ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Skills for Life qualifications support learners whose first language is not English, helping them gain the communication skills needed to progress in the workplace, education and beyond.

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Important Update September 2024

As part of our commitment to constantly improving our qualifications and ensuring that your customer voice is heard, we have made some minor amendments to our ESOL assessments. You can find more detail on these changes in the following blog post.

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In addition, new versions of our sample assessments are available on our course materials pages below. 

 

Pearson ESOL qualifications

Pearson offers ESOL Skills for Life Awards in Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening from Entry 1 to Level 2.  Certificates that cover all three areas are also available from Entry 1 to Level 1. 

Entry Level 1 to Entry Level 3

ESOL Entry Level 1 to 3

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Level 1 and Level 2

ESOL Levels 1 and 2

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ESOL qualifications give learners the competence and confidence to use their English skills in their studies and employment and other areas of their life. They give learners the opportunity to:

  • improve their English language knowledge and skills
  • achieve a nationally recognised qualification
  • develop personal growth and engagement in learning
  • acquire English skills for personal and employment-related application.

Blog

Skills blog

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Pearson's monthly Skills blog focuses on all things ESOL and EDSQ including; updates, discussions and outcomes from training events and decisions from the regulator.

This is produced by Post-16 English and Maths Sector Manager Chris Briggs.

Read our lastest blog:

Amendments to Pearson’s ESOL Assessments

View past Skills blogs

Webinars

Skills webinars

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Watch our latest webinars discussing updates and delivery support for ESOL qualifications.

Watch our latest webinars:

Getting Ready to Teach ESOL 2024

View our Skills video playlist

Useful documents

Skills useful documents

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Download and view our useful ESOL documents.

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Updates

stay up to date on Skills

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Stay up to date on the latest news and support for Skills qualifications

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