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1. 1. 'Sin-bin' plan anger grows

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 April 2004 ANGRY locals have told education bosses to drop their plans to use an empty school building as a "sin bin" for children excluded from Salford schools. About 200 people packed a public meeting to protest and 500 signed a petition.

2. 2. School uniform grants blasted

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 September 2004 A NATIONAL charity has criticised local education authorities - including three in the north west - for axing clothing grants as the cost of school uniforms rises.

3. 3. Mum takes her girl out of school

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 June 2004 A MOTHER who is heading a group of parents in a negligence claim against a failing school is teaching her child at home. Shirley Jones took her daughter Nicola, 13, out of Harrop Fold High, Little Hulton, Salford this week. She says she is unhappy that Nicola's year has been moved to a new site.

4. 4. Battle over secret 'sin bin' school

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 March 2004 SECRET plans to use an empty school building as a "sin bin" to teach children excluded from Salford schools have triggered a row. But proposals to put one at Oakwood High - a special school due to close later this year - have angered residents and councillors in Claremont.

5. 5. Cash crisis delays axing of 6 schools

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 July 2004 PLANS to close six Roman Catholic schools in Salford are being stalled by a shortage of cash from the government. Many of the 21 RC primary schools in the inner city and in Little Hulton are half empty because the tradition of having large families has waned.

6. 6. Rapped school head quits

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 April 2004 A HEAD teacher has resigned after his special school failed to improve quickly enough following a damning government report.

7. 7. Head quits over nude image row

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 March 2004 A HEAD teacher has resigned after allegations that he sent indecent images to former colleagues using his school computer. Graham Rollinson 51, was praised last year by Ofsted inspectors for saving Moorside High School in Swinton from being branded a failure.

8. 8. Plea for head in 'nude images' row

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 March 2004 PARENTS want a head teacher to get his job back - after he was suspended amid claims he sent indecent images on his school computer. Graham Rollinson was sent home from Moorside High in Swinton after images of nude adults e-mailed to colleagues at his former school, Radcliffe High, Bury, were allegedly discovered.

9. 9. 'Cruel blow' for teens

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 July 2004 A TRAINING centre providing a stepping stone to work for hundreds of teenagers may close in a row over a council lease. A private company, Partners In The Community Ltd, has run the Silverdale Vocational Centre in Salford for two years, helping 250 youngsters.

10. 10. 'People want to see more police officers'

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 July 2004 AS coronations go, it was a down-to-earth affair. An empty biscuit tin, embossed with a Christmas scene, was passed around the room to collect the votes.

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