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1. 101. State sector move for private school

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 February 2006 A PRESTIGIOUS private school is planning to abandon its century-old fee-paying status to become one of the government's flagship city academies.

2. 102. Hairdressing school at the cutting edge

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 September 2007 A SCHOOL has made itself a cut above the rest by opening its own hairdressing salon.

3. 103. GCSE results: The national picture

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 January 2007 NEW statistics this year show the number of pupil achieving five GCSEs including maths and English in addition to simply showing their five best grades in any subject. This was in response to concerns that league tables did not emphasise basic skills.

4. 104. Deputy takes over in Dame Jean's key role

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 12 September 2006 A NEW temporary headteacher has been appointed at Whalley Range School for Girls. Acting head Barry Morrison has stood down and former deputy head Barbara Schofield has taken over.

5. 105. 'Supercollege' given the go-head

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 June 2007 PLANS to create a 14,000-student "supercollege" in Trafford have received final approval from the government.

6. 106. Pupils 'learn to love learning'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2007 WALLACE and Gromit-style animations have helped one Manchester school dramatically improve its performance.

7. 107. Pupils celebrate record results

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 August 2007 PUPILS across Greater Manchester were today celebrating record GCSE results. A number of schools and local authorities said pupils had achieved their highest-ever results and some pointed to significant improvements on last year.

8. 108. Background: Why schools must do better

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 January 2007 GCSE performance tables published this month showed results at Manchester schools were improving faster than the national average. But for many parents the bottom line was that the city still ranked 145th out of 150 council areas up and down the country.

9. 109. Top firms 'show interest' in city academies

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 September 2006 THE BBC, Channel 4 Television, Microsoft and Manchester Airport could become backers for a new generation of schools in Manchester. They are among organisations which have showed interest in sponsoring six privately-backed academies in the city.

10. 110. Table of woe for city's schools

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 March 2006 MANCHESTER teenagers rank as the second worst performing in the country, according to government school league tables.

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