City & Guilds annual skills index 2021

City & Guilds annual skills index 2021

The Foundation for Education Development (FED) are delighted to share the City & Guilds Group annual skills index 2021. This report helps to shape our thinking at the FED about what is needed about a long-term plan and vision for education, by as Kirstie Donnelly MBE, CEO of City & Guilds Group said “measuring trends […]

Can we ever agree on purpose and vision? A thought piece from Fiona Forbes

Can we ever agree on purpose and vision? A thought piece from Fiona Forbes

Following the launch of the FED National Education Consultation Report, we are hosting a series of 4 roundtable discussions seeking the views of all stakeholders to focus on what is needed to deliver a long-term vision and plan for education on our 4 workstreams. In our first roundtable we are discussing Workstream 1 – Develop […]

David Harkin: ‘When Toby turns 18 – My hopes for the future of education’

David Harkin: 'When Toby turns 18 – My hopes for the future of education'

The FED are working across sectors and in partnership with all those concerned with the future of education in this country to support the development of a long term vision and plan for education. We are delighted to share the blog by David Harkin, CEO of 8billionideas whose mission it is to give ‘every child […]

Overwhelmingly Positive Response to the FED National Education Summit

Alison Peacock 'In Conversation With' Carl Ward

Our FED National Education Summit ran from 1st – 4th March and provided a unique and in-depth examination of our education system through a long-term lens. Those who attended were both inspired and encouraged by the themes, the calibre of those speakers who contributed from this country and Internationally, and supportive of the neutral space […]