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1. 11. £100,000 schools job still vacant

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 September 2005 A FIVE-month recruitment drive has failed to find a replacement for Manchester's chief education officer Mick Waters.

2. 12. The appliance of science

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 25 September 2004 A MANCHESTER school that encourages girls to succeed in the world of science has been praised by Education Minister Ivan Lewis.

3. 13. Row over state school 'fees'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 February 2005 PARENTS at Manchester's most successful state school are being asked to pay '1,230-a-year towards the education of their children.

4. 14. School in 'happy slap' row

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 May 2005 EDUCATION chiefs have been urged to launch a full investigation into claims that a schoolgirl was the victim of a "happy slapping" attack. Becky Smith, 16, was knocked unconscious after she was set upon by a gang of teenagers in Blackley.

5. 15. City schools chief quits for new job

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 April 2005 MANCHESTER chief education officer Mick Waters has announced he is to move on - after less than two-and-a-half years.

6. 16. Truancy top of agenda

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 December 2005 THE new education boss for Manchester will take over with school attendance levels in the city worse than anywhere in the country.<BR>

7. 17. Question for Kelly on school requests

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 June 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly is to be asked whether Manchester's most successful state school is continuing to breach the law in the way it asks parents to contribute up to '1,230-a-year towards their child's schooling.

8. 18. Learning centre is top class says Kelly

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 July 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly praised the lifelong learning opportunities on offer in Bury after opening a new adult education centre.

9. 19. School probe head sent home

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 October 2005 THE headteacher of a Manchester primary has been suspended after education bosses launched an investigation at the school.

10. 20. US trip teaches schools a lesson

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 April 2005 HEAD teachers and education officials from Manchester have made a four-day trip to the US to see what lessons they can learn from schools in Boston.

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