Insights from the Edge

July is National Work Experience Month and Edge is a key Supporting Partner. In this episode,  Edge Executive Director Olly Newton hosts Beryl Henshaw , Managing Director, B&E Together Ltd and Nick Newman , Founder & CEO, National Careers Week CIC, who discuss the importance of work experience for young people, the challenges faced by employers, and the coming month. They share insights, s...

In this episode of Insights from the Edge , we’re looking at the findings of the recent first report from the Milburn Review with a particular lens on what young people themselves are telling us.   Hosted by Olly Newton , Executive Director at Edge, with guests Ayesha Baloch , Head of Youth Employment Policy at Impetus and Lauren Mistry , Deputy CEO of Youth Employment UK. Chapters (timings are ap...

A  series of 20 minute podcasts from Edge Foundation designed to be heard over coffee or a commute exploring how education and the world of work can better serve young people and meet skills and social needs in an ever-changing world. What is meaningful modern work experience? How do we re-imagine work experience for the 2020s? In this episode we’re marking The Careers & Enterprise Company’s e...

In 2022, the Council of Europe launched a project on the Reference Framework for Competencies for Democratic Culture in Vocational Education and Training in Europe, or VET. Its broad aim was to support member states to develop a culture of democracy in their VET systems. In October 2025 the Council published Learning Democracy in Vocational Education and Training in Europe: An Anthology and Edge c...

A new series of 20 minute podcasts from Edge Foundation designed to be heard over coffee or a commute exploring how education and the world of work can better serve young people and meet skills and social needs in an ever-changing world. Ahead of "Breaking Barriers" a collective event from FE News in partnership with Edge Foundation, this episode looks at what we can learn from the day t...

A new series of 20 minute podcasts from Edge Foundation designed to be heard over coffee or a commute exploring how education and the world of work can better serve young people and meet skills and social needs in an ever-changing world. In this episode we reflect on the Government’s approach to V Levels, announced earlier this week. V Levels are a new form of post-16 qualification which will repl...

A new series of 20 minute podcasts from Edge Foundation designed to be heard over coffee or a commute exploring how education and the world of work can better serve young people and meet skills and social needs in an ever-changing world. It’s National Apprenticeship Week, so we’re shining a light on apprenticeships in SMEs in line with our ongoing campaign, Apprenticeships Work . We're please...

A new series of 20 minute podcasts from Edge Foundation designed to be heard over coffee or a commute exploring how education and the world of work can better serve young people and meet skills and social needs in an ever-changing world. Episode 1 - A look ahead to what's on the way for skills and FE in 2026 hosted by Sorah Gluck , Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Edge, with LJ Raw...