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1. 1. 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.

2. 2. Family first as Brown eyes election

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 December 2004 CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown has promised more Whitehall jobs to Manchester as a further step on the road to asking 20,000 civil servants to pack their bags and move north.

3. 3. 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.

4. 4. Career advice 'needs work'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 November 2004 THE government's advice service for teenagers, Connexions, was criticised by MPs today for failing to help schools develop careers lessons.

5. 5. New fears over ministers' safety

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 20 November 2004 A weakness in security surrounding top level public figures came under severe scrutiny today following an attack in Manchester on Children's Minister Margaret Hodge by a Fathers 4 Justice campaigner.

6. 6. 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.

7. 7. Battle for the family vote

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 November 2004 THE fight for parents' votes will heat up today with Labour and Tory MPs clashing over plans for childcare. Tony Blair and Michael Howard will both make pledges designed to secure the support of those with children.

8. 8. Blair's pledge to get tough on red tape

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 19 October 2004 PRIME Minister Tony Blair last night promised a fresh crackdown on red tape.

9. 9. Exams shake-up gets black mark

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 SWEEPING changes in secondary education, swapping GCSE's and A-levels for new diplomas, face criticism from bosses.

10. 10. £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.

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