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11.06.2026

What's in a Word returns

We are inviting suggestions for future entries in What’s in a Word for publication from autumn 2026. We welcome proposals from researchers, practitioners, policymakers and others with relevant expertise or experience.

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09.06.2026

Approaches to education across island communities

Island communities explore some of the most radical examples of innovation, but these remote settings often sow the seeds for mainland practice, says Island Innovation's Arianna Abdul-Nour.

04.06.2026

Why we must address education-business links to solve the NEET crisis

Elaine Lilley MBE, Chair of Edge Foundation's Board of Trustees, argues that the links between education and business must be restored.

28.05.2026

How ETF is making governance more inclusive in further education

In FE, boardroom diversity is often overlooked in conversations about education reform and inclusion. The Education Training Foundation's Cezanne Ritchie-Hutchison explains.

21.05.2026

12 years as an Edge Foundation Trustee

After 12 years on the Board of Trustees of Edge Foundation, Andrew Stevens is stepping down. Here he reflects on his time with Edge.

11.05.2026

What can history teach us about improving skills and education policy today?

Edge recently hosted On the Shoulders of Giants, a webinar with contributors whose careers span almost the entire modern history of education and skills in England.

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28.04.2026

Global Sustainable Islands Summit 2026

Edge is expert at highlighting pockets of innovation in education, especially within island communities. Director of Communications Susan Higgins shares her thoughts on the 2026 summit.

14.04.2026

From Edge Hotel School to The Groucho Club

Ruby White's journey from a hospitality management diploma to the Groucho Club via a degree course at Edge Hotel School.

26.03.2026

What does the evidence say about policy and white working-class aspiration?

Not so much a story of low aspiration - more of aspiration configured differently than policy often assumes.

26.03.2026

Island Explorers

A proposed new model for teaching climate action through island partnerships. What if learning started within communities and connected them directly with peers facing similar challenges elsewhere?