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…
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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…
Reflections on the Edge/SDS Future of apprenticeship roundtable series
I was privileged to chair the Edge/SDS future of apprenticeship roundtables. This important series brought together representatives from the four nations, as well as international…
Reflections from Party Conference Season 2022
Another conference season has come and gone – and many of us have been left reeling from the last few weeks of political turbulence. Coming…
Giving Evidence: The Education Select Committee Careers’ Education Enquiry
On 6th September, the Education Select Committee – chaired by Robert Halfon MP – held the first of a number of sessions exploring careers education…
18 educationalists send open letter to Kit Malthouse
Yesterday (8th September), Edge Foundation CEO, Alice Barnard and 17 leaders from organisations operating in education sent an open letter to the newly appointed Education…
Without proper investment in the teaching workforce, England’s technical education reforms are doomed to failure
Over the past decade, successive governments have promised ‘pioneering’ reforms to boost skills and jobs. In particular, following the Sainsbury Review and Post-16 Skills Plan in 2016,…
Calling on our MPs to protect student choice
Earlier this year, the government unveiled their plan to defund 160 level 3 qualifications, including 38 BTECs, by 2024. These qualifications are set to be…
Insights from Australia’s Technical and Further Education (TAFE) system
As UK skills policy takes centre stage, what lessons can we learn from jurisdictions around the globe? Following successful virtual study visits to explore VET…
UK skills shortage update: Addressing youth unemployment
With the release of Edge’s 10th skills shortage bulletin, we’ve learned to expect the unexpected. Few could have predicted the impacts of Covid-19 and Brexit,…