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Edge Academy

Edge Academy is a specialist year-long programme for young adults looking to build their learning, independence and responsibility in a higher-level context.

Participants gain advanced SQA awards alongside personalised, real-world learning, delivered as specialist social care support with recognised, certified outcomes that strengthen confidence, capability and independence.

This is a 1-year programme taking place Monday to Thursday (30 hours per week over 4 days) for 48 weeks each year.

Next intakes: July 2026 - Full | January 2027 - Referrals Open

Edge Academy: Skills for Life, Learning & Work

  • Three men prepare food and cook together in a kitchen with various utensils, vegetables, and ingredients on the counter.

    Practical Cookery

  • People in wetsuits and life jackets practicing surfing or paddleboarding in the water near shoreline with hills and a cloudy sky in the background.

    Sport, Health & Wellbeing

  • People gathered outdoors at a music festival with a stage, a yellow canopy, and a stone building in the background, some people are sitting on benches and others are standing and talking.

    Employability: Workplace Preparation & Volunteering

  • A young man wearing a black jacket with a fur-lined hood pushing a wheelbarrow filled with fallen leaves in a wooded area during fall. In the background, a person wearing a blue jacket and pink hat is raking leaves. The scene is set among trees with yellow and orange leaves, and there are bags of yard waste and gardening tools along a brick wall.

    Leadership & Enterprise

SQA Accredited Pathways

We offer structured programmes where participants gain SQA-accredited qualifications as part of their individual journey to independence. As an approved SQA centre, our experienced practitioners deliver specialist social care support with recognised, certified outcomes, helping young adults build confidence, develop independence and gain meaningful real-world skills.

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Who is eligible for Edge Academy?

All Edge Academy participants must;

  • Be a young adult under the age of 35 years old

  • Have one or more of the following:

    • a learning disability

    • be autistic

    • other additional support needs (ASN)Be able to communicate verbally

  • Be self-ambulatory

  • Be willing to take part in outdoor activities

  • Be able to understand and follow safety instructions

  • Be able to attend to their own personal care and take their own medication

  • Have an appointed person who will communicate digitally with Edge Group Scotland’s Day Services Team

  • Be able to work in a group in a group environment

  • Be able to manage apps and communicate via mobile phone and iPad*

  • Involved in their own plan and want to plan their individual future

  • Be able to travel to and from Edge HQ in Musselburgh on timetabled days (3 days per week)

  • Be eligible for funding through their local social work department

*iPads supplied by Edge

Applications for Edge’s Academy Programme can ONLY be accepted via the referral form linked below

Make a referral to Edge's Academy Programme ➤

What we’ve been up to…

View fullsize 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 🌳 The groups have made huge progress — as you all know, the main path is nearly complete, and we’re now preparing level areas for future outdoor learning, planting and storage. 🚧 We’re moving int
View fullsize The Life Programme groups hit the slopes at Hillend today for their first ski session of the winter term — and what a session it was ⛷️ Some were getting back into it, others were finding their ski legs for the first time… and as it tur
View fullsize 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭? 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. As the end of the school year approaches, decisions about what
View fullsize The groups have been properly grafting in Edge Woods this week 💪 The pathway is now pretty much complete, so the focus has shifted to the slope area — clearing, preparing and shaping the ground ready for structures like sheds, level workspace
View fullsize A week full of challenge, flexibility and real-world learning — with plenty of moments to smile about. 🥚 The Egg Drop Challenge had groups collaborating, planning and testing ideas under pressure (see yesterday's post!) 🚌 Year 3s took trave
View fullsize Back together after the festive break — and straight into problem-solving mode 🥚🚀 The groups took on 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲: 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗘𝗴𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱?

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