FE Week | Further Education News, Analysis and Insight - Part 6

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New ‘vocational GCSEs’ to replace KS4 technical awards

5h | Young people

WorldSkills 2026: Competition day two – follow live

22h | WorldSkills

FE Week on location: And they’re off

10h | WorldSkills

WorldSkills 2026: Day 1 round-up – Smells like Team spirit

13h | WorldSkills

Team UK flies the flag as WorldSkills Shanghai officially opens

1d | WorldSkills

WorldSkills 2026: Opening ceremony – follow live

1d | WorldSkills

‘Rushed rollout’ of V Levels risks damaging brand, survey warns

2d | Young people

The AI jobs debate is missing the skilled trades

Sharon Hague

1h | Skills reform

Growth sectors need skills. Employer investment’s heading the wrong way

Anna Valero, LSE’s Centre for Economic PerformanceAadya Bahl, LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance

17h | Skills reform

We want medals, but WorldSkills is about much more

Marion Plant

2d | WorldSkills

Hidden NEETs need help, not another college blame game

Claire Green

6d | Students

Ofsted, stop treating young apprentices like school pupils

Kerry Boffey

6d | Ofsted

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New beginning for Norfolk FE’s local hero

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Inside Reform’s MAGA movement to make apprenticeships great again

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‘SEND more to FE’ policy risks a raft of problems

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A day in the life of a WorldSkills expert

6 Aug 2026 | WorldSkills

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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?

29 Jul 2026 | Politics

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Waite and see… Get Further boss and her insights on Powell and Milburn

23 Jul 2026 | Colleges

Bonding at a bootcamp before their march east to China

16 Jul 2026 | WorldSkills

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Trethewey guides AQA into the vocational skills landscape

9 Jul 2026 | Long read

David Gallagher, NCFE chief executive, 1980–2026

9 Jul 2026 |

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Jack Whitehall, Deborah Meaden and 300 more reasons to attend Festival of Education

19 Jun 2026 The Festival of Education

V Levels: getting the foundations right for students, staff and the sector

1 Jun 2026 Cambridge OCR

Reducing resits and evidencing progress: a new approach to maths and English delivery

26 Mar 2026 Pass

From Classroom to Catalyst: How Apprentices Are Driving Innovation in the Workplace

19 Mar 2026 Oldham College

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Levy under the lens with Milburn’s NEET review

6d | Apprenticeships

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New beginning for Norfolk FE’s local hero

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Inside Reform’s MAGA movement to make apprenticeships great again

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‘SEND more to FE’ policy risks a raft of problems

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Ofsted report cards: What have nine months taught us?

3w | Ofsted

SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge

30 Jul 2026 | Adult education

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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?

29 Jul 2026 | Politics

FE leaders drop their requests into Burnham’s in-tray

23 Jul 2026 | Politics