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The Edge Hotel School Opens to Students Summer 2012

The hospitality industry gathered for the preview event of the Edge Hotel School, the first hotel school of its kind in the UK where students will be “learning by doing” as they study for fast track Foundation and BA (Hons) degrees in Hotel Management and Culinary Management.

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Media Coverage April 2012

Edge and its flagship projects, VQ Day and the Edge Hotel School are continuing to receive strong coverage across both regional and national press.

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Savoy Educational Trust to sponsor scholarships

The Edge Hotel School, the UK’s first hotel school based entirely in a fully operational commercial hotel, has announced it will award nine Savoy Educational Trust scholarships worth £3,000 each for students enrolling in 2012.

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AoC Gold Award 2012 Winners Announced

The Edge Hotel School Opens to Students Summer 2012

The hospitality industry gathered for the preview event of the Edge Hotel School, the first hotel school of its kind in the UK where students will be “learning by doing” as they study for fast track Foundation and BA (Hons) degrees in Hotel Management and Culinary Management.

Read story

Media Coverage April 2012

Edge and its flagship projects, VQ Day and the Edge Hotel School are continuing to receive strong coverage across both regional and national press.

Read story

AoC Gold Award 2012 Winners Announced

Savoy Educational Trust to sponsor scholarships

The Edge Hotel School, the UK’s first hotel school based entirely in a fully operational commercial hotel, has announced it will award nine Savoy Educational Trust scholarships worth £3,000 each for students enrolling in 2012.

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VQ Day 2012

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The fifth annual VQ Day takes place on Wednesday 20th June 2012, with this year's event and VQ Learner of the Year Awards ceremony for England being held at the prestigious BAFTA at Piccadilly, London. 

Check out the VQ website for all the latest information!

Get involved with VQ Day 2012

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There are so many ways to help make this year's VQ Day the best one yet - let's celebrate vocational success together!

Download the VQ Day Action pack - available from the website with lots of ideas on how you can get involved

Order your free posters and leaflets to help promote your own VQ Day event

Nominations for the VQ Learner of the Year 2012 are now open!  Download your nomination form here! 

For lots more suggestions, visit the website.  Dont forget to get in touch and tell us what you're doing, we'd love to hear from you.

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Partner updates

Studio Schools Trust

The Department for Education have formally announced that 20 applications to open a Studio School in 2013 will now proceed to the interview stage of the application process. Interviews will take place during the second and third week of May, in London and Sheffield.

Edge Hotel School

Check out the photos from last night's Edge Hotel School launch at The Ritz to open the Edge Hotel School - the first of its kind in the UK. Find out more here.

On Twitter

ukEdge: @vqday: Read our new blog about the #vqday2012 event in London on our website - http://t.co/BdjqQGdj. Can you tell we're excited?

thursday 17 may 12:18pm

ukEdge: @_EngineeringUK: Apprenticeships set for takeoff - @_EngineeringUK Chief Exec Paul Jackson took part in @guardian roundtable discussi ...

wednesday 16 may 3:24pm

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