Support the Edge Campaign on Practical/Vocational Education

The Young Foundation is supported by Edge, an independent education foundation  committed to raising awareness of, and the stature of, practical and vocational education.  Edge aims to spread their message that there are many paths to success  via inspiring campaigns and projects. Edge believes that the education system should offer young people many educational paths [...]

Now we are (nearly) three

As we come up to the Learning Launchpad’s third birthday, it feels like the right time to reflect on the ups and downs of the past three years and ponder our future. Since partnering with Edge to develop the Learning Launchpad fund, we’ve achieved a whole lot. Many of our investees have secured major commitments [...]

David Lammy launches Fastlaners

David Lammy (Minister of State for Higher Education) announced the official launch of Fastlaners. Fastlaners is an East London-based scheme that was developed by Learning Launchpad’s Zarlasht Halaimzai (now at Studio Schools) to help graduates make the transition into the world of work. It is a crash course on everything from voice training to team [...]