Events

Don't miss out on any key dates in the Edge Upstarts calendar

2008

Edge Upstarts 2008 Launch Party

This year Ed Miliband MP will be our special guest as we celebrate the launch of the 2008 awards. The launch party will take place at Ha Ha Bar, Victoria, on 4th March.

This evening event is free but spaces are limited. RSVP to upstarts@newstatesman.co.uk

2007

Social Enterprise Day event

15 Nov 2007

Throughout 2007 the social enterprise sector has continued to grow and develop at an amazing rate. On top of this the social ethos driving the sector is becoming increasingly mainstream. Has there been a real paradigm shift in the way that we view business or is this only temporary?

Roundtable: Skills in Higher Education: How can higher education institutions engage with the skills agenda?

14 May 2007

The focus of the roundtable was the role of Universities in response to the skills agenda, as set out in the Leitch report, in reshaping education to ensure that practical learning is at its heart. Whilst some argue that these bodies serve the UK and the wider academic community by holding fast to the traditional model of academic excellence, others fear that this approach is overbearing, preventing both any real reform of the national curriculum and practical learning from gaining in public status.

To read the pdf click here

Edge Upstarts Awards 2007

10 May 2007

The Edge Upstarts Awards ceremony will be held at St James' Palace. The winners will be announced during the ceremony.

Click here to see last year's winners.

Edge Upstarts Awards 2007 shortlist announced

01 May 2007

To see the list of finalists click here. The winners will be announced at the prestigious awards ceremony on 10th May.

To view all the entries to this year's awards click here

Winner of the inspirational business leader poll announced

27 April 2007

Winner:

Dale Vince CEO Ecotricity

To read Dale's reaction to this and his thoughts on Social Enterprise read the New Statesman interview.

What is the future of Scottish social enterprise?

23 March 2007

As part of the Edge Upstarts programme we held an informal evening debate in Gasgow on the topic "What is the future of Scottish social enterprise.

Roundtable: Teaching 21st Century Skills: Towards a new paradigm of practical education for all.

5 February 2007

This New Statesman round table, was sponsored by the practical and vocational learning foundation, Edge. Participants debated why the UK seems to fail to give practical, vocational or "soft" skills the kind of importance that they deserve and how we can improve the way they are delivered by offering opportunities for young people to have real work experiences in real workplaces.

To read the pdf click here

Edge Upstarts Awards 2007 launch

25 January 2007