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1. 1. Debut date for education boss

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 January 2005 BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly will make her first speech as Education Secretary at a conference in Manchester tonight.

2. 2. Diploma snub worry for education chiefs

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 February 2005 THE decision not to replace A-levels and GCSEs with an "over-arching diploma" has sparked disappointment and concern among education and business leaders.

3. 3. Exam results: Reality behind the figures

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 October 2005

   LEAVING school, without a single qualification is still the shocking reality of education in Manchester for too many youngsters.

4. 4. Her first speech in new role

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 January 2005 PARENTS must be at the heart of schools and help shape education policy, according to the new education secretary.

5. 5. 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.

6. 6. Career mum Ruth warms to the job

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 January 2005 JUGGLING the demands of a career with bringing up a family is something that new Education Secretary Ruth Kelly understands well - and she thinks it makes her a better politician. Listen to an interview with Ruth Kelly.

7. 7. Five new academies to replace schools

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 January 2005 MANCHESTER education chiefs are considering plans to replace up to five secondary schools with controversial city academies in a bid to maximise money for new buildings.

8. 8. Exams shake-up gets black mark

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 SWEEPING changes in secondary education, swapping GCSE's and A-levels for new diplomas, face criticism from bosses.

9. 9. 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.

10. 10. The five-year revival

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 September 2004 RAISING expectations and improving exam success are having an important role in the revival of east Manchester, say education officials.

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