Education charity EDGE announce £300,000 innovation fund
The Edge Innovation Fund (@ukEdge) is a new grant fund designed to spark fresh thinking and innovation in education. The EIF will open with £300,000…
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Preparing Young People for the Future
On July 1st and 2nd the Edge Foundation (@ukEdge) and Education and Employers (@Edu_Employers) hosted the 6th International Conference on Employer Engagement. The theme of the event, ‘Preparing Young…
Assessment – Time for a rethink? In discussion with Kate Green MP
The UK’s examination system has long been untenable, with Covid-19 highlighting the need for change. Following Edge’s first seminar on rethinking assessment with Robert Halfon…
New research highlights the long-term benefits of college awards
For the past 25 years, the Association of Colleges (@AoC_info) has been organising the annual Beacon Awards. A recognition and showcase of innovative practice in further education…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution means there’s an important role for high-quality re-skilling
National Occupational Standards: What Do Users Think? As the Fourth Industrial Revolution accelerates, there’s a clear need to ensure that workers have the skills and…
If assessment goes wrong this summer, we must not scapegoat our teachers
There have long been calls to reform our broken examination system, with little action in response. Nobody, therefore, could have foreseen how suddenly change would…
“Re-thinking Employability” – Preparing young people for the future of work
Our young people are our future designers, thinkers and leaders, but far from being the ‘lost generation’, we can support them to be the ‘bounceback…
Rethinking Assessment
The Edge Podcast – Rethinking Education S1E4 Edge is the independent foundation working to inspire the education system to give all young people across the UK the…
Island Education – Lessons from the Pandemic
The Edge Podcast – Rethinking Education S1E3 Edge is the independent foundation working to inspire the education system to give all young people across the UK the…
Rethinking assessments to align with the needs of the workplace
With GCSE and A Levels cancelled again this year, teacher assessments will be used to grade our young people’s academic abilities instead of exams. These…