Edge’s response to Labour and the Conservatives’ apprenticeship plans
The Importance of Apprenticeships in the Election Campaign An understated but, nevertheless, serious wedge issue, both the Labour and Conservative parties have bolted early in…
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What might the future of assessment look like?
Reflections from the Next Generation Assessment Conference Earlier this year, in partnership with the University of Manchester, HMC, and Rethinking Assessment, Edge hosted the second annual Next Generation…
Edge Foundation poll exposes stagnation in workplace preparedness over last two decades and points to popularity of ‘Advanced British Standard’ approach
An extensive new poll commissioned by the Edge Foundation to mark its 20th anniversary suggests we’re not preparing young people for the workplace much better…
Ofsted a stressor or a force for good in FE? Here’s your chance to have your say!
The Edge Foundation in collaboration with researchers from UCL Institute of Education are conducting a piece of research that seeks to gauge the collective experiences across colleges…
Learning from the Past – Further Education Curriculum Development
In this article, Olly discusses Edge’s latest Learning from the Past paper written with Professor Prue Huddleston and Professor Lorna Unwin about curriculum in FE…
The state of education in 2023 and 2024
In 2023, seismic shifts in UK education and skills set the stage for an exciting year ahead. With 2024 marking the Edge Foundation’s 20th anniversary,…
Addressing skills shortages – positive interventions that we can learn from
Edge’s latest Skills Shortage Bulletin, our thirteenth, paints a mixed picture. While some hard statistics highlight the challenges that face UK skills, there is also…
Reflections from the party conferences
Like many colleagues across the sector, I’m taking stock at the end of a busy few weeks of the key messages from party conferences. I…
New Higher Education Institutions in England: A real chance to innovate?
The research looks at new HEIs set up in England over the past few years, exploring the guiding principles and challenges of setting up, as…
Debating the first principles of English vocational education, volume 5
Today Edge publish its latest research report: Debating the first principles of English vocational education 5. This is the fifth series of online debates and continues…