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1. 1. Apprentice building a career at former school

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 December 2003 FORMER pupil Ainsley Simpson left Oakwood High School just a few months ago - but he's back helping to build a new school. For two years Ainsley has watched as the new building took shape. Now he's been taken on as an apprentice by contractors, Wates Group.

2. 2. City students to pay highest fees

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 December 2003 THE cost of studying in Manchester is to soar - with the city set to become one of the first in the country to charge full tuition fees. The new joint University of Manchester has confirmed it will bring in the £3,000-a-year fee for undergraduate courses if the controversial scheme gets the go-ahead.

3. 3. Catholic schools snub safe sex poster competition

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 22 December 2003 CHILDREN as young as 11 years old are being asked to design a poster to promote condoms. High schools are being lined up by condom manufacturer Durex in a contest to promote National Condom Week, with £1,000 of computer equipment for the best poster.

4. 4. Students go to top in fees demo

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 December 2003 STUDENTS at Manchester University have taken their protest against top-up fees to the top - by writing to Vice-Chancellor Sir Martin Harris. They fear Sir Martin is warming to government proposals to increase top-up fees to a maximum of £3,000.

5. 5. College where over a third of students 'quit'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 December 2003 BOLTON Institute has one of the highest drop-out rates of any university or college in the country, according to new figures. The Higher Education Funding Council report suggests 32 per cent of students who started degrees at the college in 2000 are expected to quit their courses.

6. 6. 'Okay - must do better'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 December 2003 EDUCATION bosses in Salford have been told they are doing okay - but that they should be doing a lot better. A report by Ofsted inspectors says the local education authority is doing a "satisfactory" job.

7. 7. Alan's a shining Starr

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 December 2003 SMILING Alan Starr, 10, remembers how scared he was when he started school, but as well as overcoming his own classroom fears he's made sure his younger brothers enjoy school too and has just been recognised for his attendance record.

8. 8. When average is best

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 05 December 2003 RESULTS at St Agnes' RC primary school are just above the national average - but new data published by the government proves there's nothing average about the Manchester school.

9. 9. Primary School League tables published

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 December 2003 MOST primary schools across Greater Manchester have recorded a dip in test results despite a national trend that has kept pace with last year. The annual league tables, published today, rank primary schools according to the proportion of 11-year-olds who reach level four in their Key Stage Two exams in English, maths and science.

10. 10. Primary offers 'best value'

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 December 2003 YOU won't find Barton Clough primary at the top of school league tables, but data suggests it could be one of the best in the region. This year, 85 per cent of pupils reached level four in English, 85 per cent in maths and 97 in science - an above-average exam performance that ranks the school 28th in Trafford.

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