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1. 11. Outstanding pupils reap rewards

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 June 2003 TEENAGER Joanna Walsh and school girl Sarah Hernandez have received a Manchester Education Award in recognition of their outstanding achievements.

2. 12. Pupils join fight to help Iraq

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 May 2003 SCHOOLCHILDREN had anything but a casual attitude today as they helped raise money to rebuild the education system in Iraq.

3. 13. Anger at school places for 'outsiders'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 February 2003 PARENTS have slammed Manchester education chiefs for giving priority places at its flagship school to youngsters in neighbouring Stockport.

4. 14. 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.

5. 15. Adventurous bid for new school

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 May 2003 A MOTHER who thinks academic education is the downfall of some young boys plans to set up her own school - and pupils will help to build it.

6. 16. Brideshead Rejected

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 April 2003 OXFORD and Cambridge universities need to shed their "Brideshead Revisited" image and make clear they're open to people from all walks of life, Education Secretary Charles Clarke said today.

7. 17. Joker Vegas is gagged

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 15 November 2003 AN education film in which TV comic Johnny Vegas waves a club and jokingly suggests schoolchildren attack their teachers has been cut after it caused a row over classroom violence.

8. 18. Teachers' union fights city academies plan

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 April 2003 THE opening of city academies will be a further privatisation of the education system according to teachers' leaders preparing a national campaign to fight the moves.

9. 19. Better late than never for school

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 September 2003 PARENTS in Manchester have received an official letter telling them it is better late than never when getting children to school. City chief education officer Mick Waters believes parents have a vital role to play in increasing standards across the city by making sure children attend.

10. 20. Teachers suspended in test papers probe

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 May 2003 AN INVESTIGATION is under way at a Manchester secondary school after education officials found exam papers had been opened early.

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