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1. 11. Pupils miss out on cash prize

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 December 2007 PUPILS who say they were told they would earn £100 for good GCSE grades were left with nothing after the school dropped an incentive scheme - without telling them.

2. 12. Schools crisis fear

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 March 2005 MORE than 70 head teachers in Salford fear a new government policy will mean untrained staff teaching in the city's primary schools every week.

3. 13. Hopes high for 'media college'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 February 2006 A SALFORD school could be relocated to the city's Quays and turned into a "media college".

4. 14. Five more schools in closure threat

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 April 2006 FIVE more Salford primary schools could close because of falling birth rates and ageing buildings.

5. 15. Head quits to save school money

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 June 2006 A HEADTEACHER who successfully defeated an action for racism by a sacked teacher has now sacrificed her own job after her school was left with a é70,000 legal bill.

6. 16. Gareth makes the grade

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 13 June 2005 GARETH Hughes has just sat nine GCSEs and is confident of getting good grades. He has been offered a college place to study English, French and Music. But his achievement is remarkable as Gareth, 16, from Little Hulton, Salford, is totally blind.

7. 17. Cut-price breaks to cut down truancy

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 March 2005 SCHOOLS in Greater Manchester are offering discount breaks to the USA and Europe in a bid to tackle holiday truancy.

8. 18. Fit sprinklers, save lives, schools told

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 10 January 2006 FIRE chiefs are stepping up a campaign to persuade Greater Manchester schools to install sprinkler systems after an arson attack damaged 14 classrooms.

9. 19. School head suspended

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 July 2007 THE head of a primary school has been suspended after complaints about the way it is run. Drew Sadler, in charge of St John's C of E Primary, at Irlams o' th' Height, Salford, for 12 years, was sent home after governors decided to launch an investigation.

10. 20. Cash from land sale will help to pay for schools

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 20 November 2006 CASH from selling land for a housing estate will help to pay for new primary schools in Salford. The former Kersal High was bulldozed two years ago and the site will now be used for a 230-home development.

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