Our Executive Director Olly Newton writes in FE Week on Navigating Adolescence: Young Lives, Young Futures in a social media age. We must help young people feel valued, empowered and able to succeed, he says...

Our Policy Network session tomorrow will explore insights from migration policy and potential scope for co-ordination with education and skills. We have a great panel lined up so, if you would like to join the network, please email [email protected].

Edge Policy Network 🔍Switching Lenses took a dive into migration policy today. With the Immigration White Paper imminent, we heard insights on education & migration policymaking from John Evans, Migration Advisory Committee, Amreen Qureshi IPPR and Lizzie Etti We Belong

Interesting Education Committee session today. Excellent response from Alex Veitch of British Chambers of Commerce to Caroline Voaden MP's question on the importance of broader skills to employers. His solution: more applied, vocational and flexible learning pathways👏 Education Committee

Our latest blog from Holly Papworth and Sorah Gluck hints at a quiet policy shift as the Government considers exempting some young people from planned cuts to Level 7 apprenticeships, while simultaneously scrapping the ASK programme—raising concerns that effective support for

📢 NEW FUND OPEN 📢 The Flexible Skills Programme expands from £1.3M to £7.5M, funding thousands of training places across Welsh businesses! “Rwy'n gyffrous am yr effaith y gallai Rhaglen Sgiliau Hyblyg estynedig fel hon ei chael yn y dyfodol.”💬Jack Sargeant MS #LearningatWork

😱 'I was surprised and disappointed to see the DfE announce it will cease funding for the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge (ASK) programme' Dan Sandhu , @EDTvoice feweek.co.uk/cutting-appren…

Tailor your professional development with this selection of high-quality workshops🙌 With such a variety on offer, you can select workshops that align with your schools’ and students’ specific needs. Foster a high-performing culture for 16-19 students, book your ticket now:

🏁Formula 1's proactive outreach agenda has lessons for all of us on widening access to top-skilled jobs for all young people, writes @ukedge CEO Alice Gardner feweek.co.uk/no-podium-with…

Back young people with skills and training. Society will be fairer and we’ll be richer overall too.

Good to see more detail on the potential causes of the recent rise in apprenticeship completion rates. It's important that the DfE continues to monitor the impact of its interventions. Thank you to Matt Vickers MP for tabling an important question questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi…

Edge Foundation is looking for a new Policy Advisor. The role is ideal for someone with 1-2 years of experience in policy or public affairs, preferably in education. Deadline for applications is midnight on 28 July 2025. Apply now. edge.co.uk/about-edge/wor…

🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 Five years on, are the challenges with T-levels growing or receding? Robert Halfon and Sorah Gluck discuss the findings from the Public Accounts Committee's report on this new brand of technical qualifications. Listen here: insideyoured.com

The uplift in apprenticeship starts and completions are welcome, but these are driven primarily by over-25s and large employers. Starts by under-19s (- 4%) and in non-levy payers (-0.5%) are both down compared to the same period last year.

WATCH: Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA talks about the Apprenticeship Action Plan, which sets out a focused vision to enhance skills development and employment opportunities. economy-ni.gov.uk/news/apprentic…

Great to see this new plan which includes excellent initiatives to ensure apprenticeships improve, grow and become more inclusive in Northern Ireland. Better research on apprenticeships, more support for SMEs to navigate the system, and piloting new routes into apprenticeships

We are looking forward to being there with Alice Gardner!

Our Senior Policy Advisor, Sorah Gluck, will be attending Labour Party Conference. Email her on [email protected] if you’d like to arrange a chat. Details of our event with LabourList 👇 edge.co.uk/news-and-event…

Which do Britons think prepares young people better for the future? A degree: 6% Apprenticeship: 46% Both equally: 43% Graduates say... A degree: 10% Apprenticeship: 33% Both equally: 53% Non-graduates say... A degree: 5% Apprenticeship: 52% Both equally: 38% Link in replies

This is great news, especially given the fantastic work taking place in Aberdeen which we highlight in the Green Skills supplement to our Skills Shortages Bulletin... edge.co.uk/research/skill…