Edge Foundation (United Kingdom)

This article is about the UK organization. For the educational support organization for women, see EDGE Foundation. For the U.S.-based science and technology think tank and website, see Edge#Organizations.

Edge Foundation (styled as EDGE Foundation and also referred to simply as Edge on its website), is a UK-based educational foundation.

Edge Foundation

Predecessor	Edexcel
Formation	2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Merger of	Edexcel
Headquarters	Edge Foundation 44 Whitfield Street, London, W1T 2RH
Services	Education
Chairman	Neil Bates
CEO	Alice Barnard
Website	www.edge.co.uk

In 2003, educational services provider Edexcel was partially sold to Pearson PLC.^[1] The trustees of Edexcel opted to use the proceeds of the sale to set up an educational foundation, and formed Edge in November 2004.^[2] The trustees of the foundation identified the promotion of practical and vocational learning as the new organisation's primary objective. Since its inception, Edge has invested millions of pounds in practical learning schemes and initiatives run by other organisations, as well as running its own projects.^[3]