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1. 11. Bonus for schools

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 December 2004 EVERY school in the north west was yesterday promised a share of a bumper increase in government cash.

2. 12. 'Get tough' call on rowdy schoolkids

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 February 2005 PLANS for a "zero tolerance" approach to bad behaviour in schools will include metal detectors, random drug tests and fines for parents.

3. 13. 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.

4. 14. Trips pledge to teachers

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 February 2005 TEACHERS who take school children on trips will not be sued if they follow the rules, according to guidelines being issued today.

5. 15. 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.

6. 16. 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.

7. 17. 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.

8. 18. Sport for all pledge

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 December 2004 PUPILS will be offered up to five hours' sporting activity a week under plans announced by the government today. Two of those hours will be sport in school and the others will be after school.

9. 19. £10m to get kids walking

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 October 2004 SCHOOLS in Greater Manchester are to get cash help to develop novel ways to getting children to school - without clogging up roads with the school run.

10. 20. Knife search in class

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 November 2004 TEACHERS are expected to be given powers to stop and search pupils who may be carrying knives into school.

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