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“Re-thinking employability” – Preparing young people for the future of workless than a minute ago
Rethinking Assessment1 month ago
Island Education – Lessons from the Pandemic1 month ago
Rethinking assessments to align with the needs of the workplace1 month ago
Innovation and Employer Engagement in Higher Education2 months ago
Preparing young people for work: Innovations from South Africa2 months ago
Edge Goes to Canada (Virtually)2 months ago
How can we make higher education more relevant for the 21st century?3 months ago
Rethinking Assessment - Robert Halfon MP lays out his vision for post-Covid education and assessment system3 months ago
Challenges and opportunities facing the UK labour market in 2021 – Key Messages from Edge’s Skills Shortages Bulletin4 months ago

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Rethinking Assessment

The Edge Podcast - Rethinking Education S1E4

Island Education – Lessons from the Pandemic

The Edge Podcast - Rethinking Education S1E3

Rethinking assessments to align with the needs of the workplace

With GCSE and A Levels cancelled again this year, teacher assessments will be used to grade our young people’s academic abilities instead of exams. These exams at age 16 and 18 have long been criticised as an assessment of a person’s ability to remember a bunch of facts against the clock, rather than offering a more rounded view of their overall competencies or strengths.

Innovation and Employer Engagement in Higher Education

The Edge Podcast - Rethinking Education S1E2

Preparing young people for work: Innovations from South Africa

The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the young. Existing shortcomings in the education system have been compounded by abrupt changes in the labour market. As the skills that young people need rapidly evolve, how should we prepare them for twenty-first century jobs?