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Another Way Forward Campaign Edge's recent advertising campaign aims to stop pushy parents jeopardising their children's future... More > |
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AoC Beacon Awards Edge sponsors two of the Association of Colleges' Beacon Awards, which reward colleges for innovative and examplary teaching initiatives. More > |
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Edge Academies We are sponsoring two schools as city academies, which will promote learning-by-doing, particularly in business and enterprise. More > |
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The Edge Awards Over 300 companies from all over the UK entered Edge's annual awards in 2006, specialising in everything from accountacy to the creative arts to special needs education. Thank you to all the entrants for supporting vocational learning. To see the judges decision please go to www.edgeawards.co.uk. More > |
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Edge into Space More than 1,000 teams from schools and colleges competed in our exciting 2006 competition to find new uses for space technology. Ten lucky teams won trips to the Kennedy Space Centre in Houston. More > |
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Edge Upstarts The Edge Upstarts Awards reward the cream of the social enterprise sector for their vital contribution to training and practical learning. HRH The Duke of Kent presented the 2007 awards at St. James's Palace in May. More > |
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Employer Engagement Find out what we're doing to bring schools, employers and intermediaries closer together. Our extensive research into this area is showing the way forward. More > |
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Fifteen Edge sponsored the graduation ceremony for the third group of students from Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant. Its training programme supplements college learning with real-world practical learning in top London restaurants like the Ivy. More > |
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horsesmouth In partnership with the Russell Commission we are launching an internet-based mentoring and volunteering site for young people to share experiences of education, work choices and helping others. More > |
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Ice Edge Young people aged 13-17 were asked to come up with a great practical solution to environmental problems. 2,000 teams signed up for the competition and 41 lucky winners enjoyed a trip-of-lifetime to Svalbard in the Arctic... More > |
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Perfecting Practice We are working with Lewisham College in south London on a project to improve the understanding, design and development of the teaching and learning of practical skills. More > |
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Real World Graduate of the Year 2006 We are sponsoring the Real World Graduate of the Year 2006 competition to raise the status of learning-by-doing at universities and to show employers the wealth of important, non-academic skills that young people can acquire. More > |
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WorldSkills 2011 Edge helped UK Skills to bring to London the 2011 WorldSkills Games – an Olympic-type event featuring 40 nations and different skills from hairdressing to welding. The Government says it will raise the profile of skills training in the UK. More > |
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VQ Day 23 July 2008 will mark the inaugural VQ Day. It's a national celebration of the millions of people who gain vocational qualifications every year, and the people who help them do it... More > |
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Young Enterprise Young Enterprise provides practical, hands-on business experience for young people, helped by more than 3,000 companies. Edge sponsored the Young Enterprise Alumni Awards. More > |