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1. 31. School cuts showdown

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 May 2003 COUNCIL finance chiefs are planning a showdown with Education Secretary Charles Clarke next week when they will demand he explains why the city's schools are struggling to balance their books.

2. 32. Estelle 'flabbergasted' by award

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 04 July 2003 FORMER Education Secretary Estelle Morris was named as minister of the year last night - eight months after resigning with the admission she was "not up to the job".

3. 33. School bosses back to class

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 September 2003 EDUCATION officials are moving out of their offices to spend time in the classroom as part of an attempt to improve standards. In a scheme called Manchester Monday Mornings squads of ten education authority staff will teach in schools across the city.

4. 34. Bangladesh school for city's absent pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 April 2004 MANCHESTER education bosses are planning to build a new school - in Bangladesh. Large numbers of pupils miss weeks of schooling each year because their parents take them to the family homeland.

5. 35. University access watchdog outlined

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 April 2003 EDUCATION Secretary Charles Clarke was set to outline plans to encourage more young people from poorer backgrounds to continue their studies at university.

6. 36. Class clampdown - but Dan's a winner

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 April 2004 EDUCATION chiefs are re-launching a "shop-a-truant" hotline and holding a series of truancy sweeps as part of a drive to boost school attendance. But elsewhere in the city youngsters are celebrating winning the "lottery" just for being in the classroom.

7. 37. Lesson for truants

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 September 2002 POLICE and education chiefs have given pupils the first lesson of the new term - they need to be in school.

8. 38. 'We'll bring unis to a halt over fees'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 January 2004 STUDENTS are planning to bring the city's universities to a halt in their ongoing campaign against top-up fees. The power to charge students up to £3,000 a year is a central part of the Higher Education Bill, which was backed by MPs in the Commons on Tuesday night.

9. 39. £100,000 fund for failing heads

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 May 2004 EDUCATION chiefs have drawn up a '100,000-a-year package to get rid of failing headteachers from Manchester schools.

10. 40. School places to be cut

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 January 2003 MANCHESTER education chiefs have revealed plans to slash more than 1,000 surplus primary places from city schools - plus a bid for millions of government cash to replace crumbling buildings.

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