Edge Foundation
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Edge is an independent foundation working to inspire education to give all young people across the UK the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to flourish in their future life and work.
Great question from @baggyshanker.bsky.social on supporting more SMEs to take on apprentices. SMEs make up 60% of UK employment but employ just 37% of apprentices. We've been calling on Government to fix this this through our #ApprenticeshipsWork campaign.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Great question from @baggyshanker.bsky.social on supporting more SMEs to take on apprentices. SMEs make up 60% of UK employment but employ just 37% of apprentices. We've been calling on Government to fix this this through our #ApprenticeshipsWork campaign.
Join us edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
Join us edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
The latest piece in our popular "What's in a Word" series is out now. "Skill" by Leesa Wheelahan, Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto, explores the meaning of a word that is currently completely ubiquitous and yet rarely interrogated. www.edge.co.uk/research/wha...
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The latest piece in our popular "What's in a Word" series is out now. "Skill" by Leesa Wheelahan, Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto, explores the meaning of a word that is currently completely ubiquitous and yet rarely interrogated. www.edge.co.uk/research/wha...
Merry Christmas, season’s greetings, happy holidays to all! However you celebrate, we hope it’s peaceful and joyful and wish you a very happy new year.
December 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Merry Christmas, season’s greetings, happy holidays to all! However you celebrate, we hope it’s peaceful and joyful and wish you a very happy new year.
Exciting news for the Next Generation Assessment Conference 2026 as @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social is confirmed as keynote speaker... #NGA26 Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/next-gener...
December 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Exciting news for the Next Generation Assessment Conference 2026 as @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social is confirmed as keynote speaker... #NGA26 Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/next-gener...
Our Executive Director Olly Newton was over at Number 10 yesterday afternoon talking to the team there about education and skills...
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Our Executive Director Olly Newton was over at Number 10 yesterday afternoon talking to the team there about education and skills...
Last Thursday our Director of Communications Susan Higgins travelled to Glasgow with Manager of Operations and Internal Events Marissa Jennings to present the Edge Employer Connections Award at the CDN #CollegeAwards. Congratulations to all the winners and runners up!
December 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Last Thursday our Director of Communications Susan Higgins travelled to Glasgow with Manager of Operations and Internal Events Marissa Jennings to present the Edge Employer Connections Award at the CDN #CollegeAwards. Congratulations to all the winners and runners up!
Excited to be at the #CollegeAwards in Glasgow as we celebrate colleges in Scotland! 🏴
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Excited to be at the #CollegeAwards in Glasgow as we celebrate colleges in Scotland! 🏴
Excellent question from @antoniabance.bsky.social to the Small Business Minister at Tuesday’s Business and Trade Committee meeting on support for SMEs interested in hiring apprentices. The Minister agrees that the process is too “cumbersome”, but understands that the DWP is looking to simplify it.
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Excellent question from @antoniabance.bsky.social to the Small Business Minister at Tuesday’s Business and Trade Committee meeting on support for SMEs interested in hiring apprentices. The Minister agrees that the process is too “cumbersome”, but understands that the DWP is looking to simplify it.
Co Chief Executive Officers of #SkillsEngland Sarah MacLean CBE and Tessa Griffiths CBE at the @aoc-info.bsky.social conference in Birmingham.
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Co Chief Executive Officers of #SkillsEngland Sarah MacLean CBE and Tessa Griffiths CBE at the @aoc-info.bsky.social conference in Birmingham.
Things are buzzing now at the Heathrow Business Summit where Edge is talking to SMEs about how #ApprenticeshipsWork
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Things are buzzing now at the Heathrow Business Summit where Edge is talking to SMEs about how #ApprenticeshipsWork
This week is Get the Nation Learning Week. Get the Nation Learning is a long-term, year-round campaign aimed at making and winning the case for lifelong learning. getthenationlearning.org.uk/get-the-nati...
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This week is Get the Nation Learning Week. Get the Nation Learning is a long-term, year-round campaign aimed at making and winning the case for lifelong learning. getthenationlearning.org.uk/get-the-nati...
Excellent questions from @iansollom.bsky.social on how the government is supporting small businesses to hire apprentices, something we've been highlighting as part of our #ApprenticeshipsWork campaign.
Get involved 👉https://www.edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
Get involved 👉https://www.edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Excellent questions from @iansollom.bsky.social on how the government is supporting small businesses to hire apprentices, something we've been highlighting as part of our #ApprenticeshipsWork campaign.
Get involved 👉https://www.edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
Get involved 👉https://www.edge.co.uk/apprenticeships-work/
Next week our Policy Network joins the Skills Shortages Analysis Group join forces for a session with Sir David Bell, Vice Chair of Skills England — exploring his career and key #Skills & #EdPolicy issues.
Join us by contacting [email protected]
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Join us by contacting [email protected]
/ [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Next week our Policy Network joins the Skills Shortages Analysis Group join forces for a session with Sir David Bell, Vice Chair of Skills England — exploring his career and key #Skills & #EdPolicy issues.
Join us by contacting [email protected]
/ [email protected]
Join us by contacting [email protected]
/ [email protected]
Our response to the Education Committee's recommendations below.
September 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Our response to the Education Committee's recommendations below.
Our new campaign, #ApprenticeshipsWork launches in at 10.00am in a bid to boost the number of apprenticeships for young people in small and medium-sized enterprises...
September 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Our new campaign, #ApprenticeshipsWork launches in at 10.00am in a bid to boost the number of apprenticeships for young people in small and medium-sized enterprises...
Thank you Youth Employment UK for the important work you put into the “#YouthVoiceCensus Getting responses from over 8,000 young people is an incredible achievement. 👏https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-census/results/
September 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Thank you Youth Employment UK for the important work you put into the “#YouthVoiceCensus Getting responses from over 8,000 young people is an incredible achievement. 👏https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-census/results/
Edge Director of Comms, Susan Higgins is getting ready for the launch of Youth Voice Census 2025 at Portcullis House. @edcommspr.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Edge Director of Comms, Susan Higgins is getting ready for the launch of Youth Voice Census 2025 at Portcullis House. @edcommspr.bsky.social
Following last week’s reshuffle, Edge Chief Executive Alice Gardner responds..
September 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Following last week’s reshuffle, Edge Chief Executive Alice Gardner responds..
We've been filming at Edge today, making some short films for a new campaign that's on the way in a few weeks time. Keep an eye open here!
September 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We've been filming at Edge today, making some short films for a new campaign that's on the way in a few weeks time. Keep an eye open here!
Good to hear @beckyfrancis.bsky.social confirm that post-16 vocational pathways is an issue that is being seriously considered in the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
July 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Good to hear @beckyfrancis.bsky.social confirm that post-16 vocational pathways is an issue that is being seriously considered in the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
Anna Clarke tells us it often starts with “It wasn’t my fault” but it’s amazing to see how the teams come together. STEMx has already engaged with 1,700 young people in the area, with lots of potential for expansion into other key sectors, like construction. #EmpSkills25 2 of 2
July 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Anna Clarke tells us it often starts with “It wasn’t my fault” but it’s amazing to see how the teams come together. STEMx has already engaged with 1,700 young people in the area, with lots of potential for expansion into other key sectors, like construction. #EmpSkills25 2 of 2
Owen Carless Red Bull Ford Powertrains says “We have a strong image externally of what F1 is like and actually, it’s not very reflective of the 1,800 people that work on the Red Bull campus in Milton Keynes in a wide range of different roles.”
1 of 2 #EmpSkills25
1 of 2 #EmpSkills25
July 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Owen Carless Red Bull Ford Powertrains says “We have a strong image externally of what F1 is like and actually, it’s not very reflective of the 1,800 people that work on the Red Bull campus in Milton Keynes in a wide range of different roles.”
1 of 2 #EmpSkills25
1 of 2 #EmpSkills25
This morning on our breakfast panel at @learnworkuk.bsky.social Beatrice Barleon reflects on the changing nature of the motorsport industry, including electrification.
EngineeringUK research with Lightcast identified that by 2030, we are going to need 10,000 electricians every year #EmpSkills25
EngineeringUK research with Lightcast identified that by 2030, we are going to need 10,000 electricians every year #EmpSkills25
July 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This morning on our breakfast panel at @learnworkuk.bsky.social Beatrice Barleon reflects on the changing nature of the motorsport industry, including electrification.
EngineeringUK research with Lightcast identified that by 2030, we are going to need 10,000 electricians every year #EmpSkills25
EngineeringUK research with Lightcast identified that by 2030, we are going to need 10,000 electricians every year #EmpSkills25
Applications for the Association of Colleges Student of the Year Awards are open until 30th June. The awards highlight the fantastic work that students are doing in colleges as well as the lengths colleges go to support their students. We are delighted to sponsor the Young Student of the Year Award.
June 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Applications for the Association of Colleges Student of the Year Awards are open until 30th June. The awards highlight the fantastic work that students are doing in colleges as well as the lengths colleges go to support their students. We are delighted to sponsor the Young Student of the Year Award.
At the Deeper Learning UK conference last week hosted by Edge and the Wood Foundation in a beautifully sunny Aberdeen, we met some inspirational students and teachers at schools including St Machar Academy and Bucksburn Academy.
June 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
At the Deeper Learning UK conference last week hosted by Edge and the Wood Foundation in a beautifully sunny Aberdeen, we met some inspirational students and teachers at schools including St Machar Academy and Bucksburn Academy.