Education Development Trust
Key takeaways
- Education Development Trust's stated work on early childhood education, school improvement, youth career readiness and pathways to employment, with a focus on the United Kingdom and Europe, is the place to check whether your project fits.
- Its annual report gives no usable grants figure and no grant range, so there is no evidence on what size of request suits it, and a modest, clearly costed ask is the safer starting point.
- The trust presents programmes and partnerships rather than an organisational grant offer, and no published way to apply was found, so a short enquiry to the trust is more sensible than a formal application.
- Nothing in the material says how competitive it is, when it considers requests, or who is excluded, so ask the trust these questions directly.
Overview
Education Development Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 270901).
What they fund
Priority Areas
Education Development Trust describes its work as improving education, skills and employment outcomes and increasing life chances. Learners, young people and adults are at the centre of this work. It works with governments, ministries, educators, employers, funders, delivery partners and communities, combining evidence and insight, local knowledge, technical expertise and practical delivery. Its stated areas include early childhood education, education reform, educator development, school improvement, youth career readiness, pathways to employment, education in emergencies and AI in education. The site presents programmes and partnerships; it does not set out an organisational grant offer.
Themes
- Early childhood education
- Education reform
- Education workforce development
- School improvement
- Youth career readiness
- Employment pathways
- Education in emergencies
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom; Europe.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the annual report or on the 7 pages read.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Europe
- United Kingdom
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £66,558,000 | £66,540,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £89,070,000 | £85,797,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £91,177,000 | £90,393,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £80,338,000 | £80,109,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £73,836,000 | £75,264,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 19 October 2026.
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- edt.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission