Pilot: The Academies of Nashville and Ford NGL
Edge has worked closely with the amazing team who have transformed education in Nashville over the last fifteen years and US non-profit Ford Next Generation Learning to understand their work and build key elements of it into our Edge Future Learning programme first in the North East of England and now more widely.
In this episode, you will hear from:
- Starr Herrman, Educational Consultant at Nashville Hub, sharing her perspective on how the Academies of Nashville have transformed education in the city.
- Scott Palmer, Community Coach with Ford Next Generation Learning, discussing how Ford NGL have spread this model to communities across the US and now, with Edge, in the UK too.
Find out more:
- Academies of Nashville - https://www.academiesofnashville.com/
- Ford Next Generation Learning - https://fordngl.com
- Edge Future Learning - https://www.edge.co.uk/edge-future-learning/`
Pilot: Creativity in Education
We believe that creativity is one of the key skills that young people should develop through the education system – not just for jobs in the creative industries themselves, but right across different industries.
This episode focuses on research by colleagues at the University of Warwick looking at dance but has much wider implications. In this episode, you will hear from:
- Professor Prue Huddleston - Emeritus Professor and former Director of the Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick
- Dr Heidi Ashton – Assistant Professor of Creative Industries, University of Warwick
Find out more:
- Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, University of Warwick - https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/ccmps/staff/heidi_ashton
- Edge’s Skills Shortages Bulletins - https://www.edge.co.uk/research/projects/skills-shortages-uk-economy/