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02.10.2026

Celebrating Ten Years of UTC South Durham

UTC South Durham is a specialist technical college, but their success comes less from what they teach but from the culture, which has developed over a decade.

01.10.2026

Virtual Island Summit 2026: Teaching Island Languages

Five islands, five different stories, but all with a similar message - languages thrive not when learned from a textbook, but when they are lived.

25.09.2026

Why EBPs hold the key to national skills strategy

Education Business Partnerships handle employer relationships and complex background admin – like health, safety, and safeguarding, so schools don’t have to.

21.08.2026

My research placement with Edge

Year 13 student Aruoj Toqeer writes about her placement with Edge research team and what she learned about lower-level vocational education and training in England.

17.08.2026

Morecambe Bay Curriculum

The Morecambe Bay Curriculum is a teacher-led educational movement which aims to embed place, sustainability and environment into everyday learning.

03.08.2026

Why vocational education deserves equal billing

Level 4 or 5 isn’t a consolation prize for people who ‘couldn't’ do a degree, says Claire Arbery, Vice Chair of the National Network of Institutes of Technology. It's often a better, more accessible route.

14.07.2026

Deeper Learning & Place

Rosie Clayton gives us an overview of place-based education in the UK and wonders if Andy Burnham's Manchester view of education will translate to a national outlook.

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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.

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Celebrating Ten Years of UTC South Durham

Virtual Island Summit 2026: Teaching Island Languages

Why EBPs hold the key to national skills strategy

My research placement with Edge

Morecambe Bay Curriculum

Why vocational education deserves equal billing

Deeper Learning & Place

What's in a Word returns

Approaches to education across island communities

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

How ETF is making governance more inclusive in further education

12 years as an Edge Foundation Trustee