NEC In Conversation: Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards

The National Extension College is a not for profit education provider offering a wide selection of online courses including GCSEs, A level, Childcare and professional development qualifications. Our ethos and mission is to widen participation and transform lives through education.
Michael ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Edwards is a former Olympian Ski Jumper who studied with GCSEs and A levels with NEC when he retired from professional competition in the late 1990s. In this video he discusses his career and his relationship to education from his experiences at school through to his return to education as an adult learner.