Olly Newton
@OllyNewtonUK
Executive Director @UkEdge. Former Specialist Adviser @LordsYouthUnemp. Tweeting about making education relevant. Own views 🏳️🌈 He/him
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http://www.edge.co.uk 11-06-2017 06:50:38
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Study. Life. Work.
If you’re aged 11-30, what changes would you like to see in how you’re supported from school onwards?
You’re invited to take part in the Youth Employment UK
#YouthVoiceCensus to get your voice heard and make a difference. 👇
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As a Scout Leader, it is fantastic to see the #ScoutManifesto and support it. Find our more here:
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Scouts
#BuildingBrighterTomorrows
A vision for reform in Scottish Qualifications and Assessment: Insights from ‘It’s Our Future’ the report from Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment. Read the report from Louise Hayward here:
edge.co.uk/news-and-event…
'Supporting today's young people to build brighter tomorrows. The #ScoutsManifesto was developed with young people & volunteers, it calls for policies to help young people & support our communities.' Find out more here: eu1.hubs.ly/H08swt20
@Scouts
#BuildingBrighterTomorrows
In our latest Learning from the Past report, The Edge Foundation Researcher, Josh Patel explores the rise and fall of General/Liberal Studies in English Further Education. Read the report here 👇
edge.co.uk/research/learn…
The Four Nations Skills Guide was written by our brilliant policy advisor Sorah Gluck and is a really helpful guide to how skills policy works in the four nations of the UK. Read the guide here👇
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IfATE
Amazing Apprenticeships
Skills Development Scotland
Creativity’s Place In The Curriculum. Why do the stated aims of the National Curriculum distinguish 'knowledge' from 'creativity'? Read Dennis Sherwood recent article in the Teaching Times here:
teachingtimes.com/creativitys-pl…
My latest blog post for The Edge Foundation is about 'Lessons learned from the Edge Future Learning programme'. You can read it here:
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You can read the new report from the social mobility charity Speakers for Schools here:
speakersforschools.org/news/new-repor…
It has revealed a myriad of barriers stop talented young people from securing places at top universities, even if they achieve the required grades.
We commissioned IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society to undertake an independent reflection on the second stage of the Edge Future Learning pilot.
Read the findings in the report 'Edge Future Learning: lessons learned' 👇
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#ProjectBasedLearning #RealWorldLearning #EdResearch
Read our latest blog post from Olly Newton on Lessons learned from the Edge Future Learning programme here: 👇👇
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🎙 The second episode of the Future Fwd podcast is here! This time we spoke with Olly Newton , Executive Director at the Edge Foundation, about what young people need to hit the ground running right out of school.
Listen to the full episode here ➡ vimeo.com/935796730/75fb…