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1. 1. Brady backs down in grammar school row

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 May 2007 TORY MP Graham Brady has been forced to back down in a row over grammar schools.

2. 2. Kelly grilling over schools shake-up

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 December 2005 TONY BLAIR is under growing pressure to back down over his controversial schools shake-up as Education Secretary Ruth Kelly faces a grilling from MPs.

3. 3. Back to reading basics

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 December 2005 THE traditional method of teaching children to read has been backed by the government.

4. 4. Black marks for school reform

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 October 2005 TONY Blair's much-leaked plans to give parents and private firms more power to run schools, and to sideline local councils, have received poor marks from critics.

5. 5. Kelly unveils big shake-up

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 25 October 2005 A CONTROVERSIAL schools shake-up - including free transport to take poorer pupils by bus to good schools in wealthier areas - has been unveiled.

6. 6. Kelly facing school fury

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005

   PLANS to bus pupils from poorer areas to better schools and allow head teachers to restrain unruly pupils have been slammed.<BR><BR>The controversial scheme by Education Secretary Ruth Kelly includes helping pupils from poor council estates to move to schools in better areas. <BR><BR>A White Paper would also allow teachers to discipline and restrain unruly pupils.

7. 7. Kelly's £119m lift for crumbling classes

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 October 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly has unveiled a £119m government hand-out for crumbling schools in the north west.

8. 8. All schools to ban junk food

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 September 2005 CHEAP bangers, burgers and fizzy drinks are to be banned from all schools.

9. 9. Parents 'should stay at home with truants'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 20 July 2005 THE government today defended controversial plans to punish the parents of unruly children by forcing them to stay at home to look after them.

10. 10. Peerage for ex-minister

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 May 2005 MANCHESTER-born former Education Secretary Estelle Morris is to become a life peer. She is one of 27 ex-MPs awarded peerages today in the wake of the General Election.

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