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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?

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02.03.2026

National Careers Week should be a wake-up call for how we engage small businesses

Our education and skills system is still not working well enough for small and medium-sized enterprises

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10.02.2026

Walsall College: Supporting real-world learning through a creative enterprise

How a well-designed creative enterprise can serve learners, staff, your institution and the wider local community.

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22.01.2026

How we understand the purpose of education

Josh Patel discusses his new book, "Universities and the Purpose of Higher Education: Expansion and Development in Post-war Britain".

10.12.2025

The Extended Project Qualification: An Opportunity For All?

Edge Executive Director Olly Newton reflects on new research into the EPQ

11.11.2025

How well have Degree Apprenticeships performed in Greater London? Our work placement reports.

A report from our 2025 Destination STEM learning placement, Shahjahan.

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07.11.2025

Bohunt Education Trust’s Approach to School Improvement

"It’s all about consistency, doing the right work and doing it with the right people..."

06.11.2025

How Scotland’s e-Sgoil is reshaping digital education

How lessons from an e-school in the Outer Hebrides can benefit us all...

05.11.2025

Edge Skills Shortages Bulletin 17 - getting young people into work

The changing nature of UK skills shortages and a focus on how to get NEET young people into work.