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1. 11. Unions' plea over school closures

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 02 March 2004 UNION leaders have warned against `knee-jerk decisions' on axeing schools after education minister David Miliband revealed there were surplus places at 117 schools across Greater Manchester. He urged education authorities to consider closures or mergers.

2. 12. Leading head suspended after school probe

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 November 2004 ONE of Greater Manchester's leading head teachers, Dame Jean Else, has been suspended from Whalley Range High School for Girls after a two-year investigation into the running of the school.

3. 13. More pupils than ever are making the grade

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 December 2004 YOUNGSTERS in primary schools across the region have chalked up better results than ever, according to league tables published by the government today.

4. 14. City's shame over empty school desks

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 September 2004 SCHOOL attendance levels in Manchester schools are the worst in the country, according to figures released by the government today. The Office of National Statistics measures absence according to the percentage of half-days missed by pupils.

5. 15. School clamp urged on holiday stayaways

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 18 September 2004 HEAD-TEACHER Michael Buczynski wants to crack down on the growing numbers of pupils missing school to go on holiday with parents cashing in on cheap flights.

6. 16. Parents' shock at school probe

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 December 2004 PARENTS and a union leader spoke of their shock last night after the suspension of headteacher Dame Jean Else at Whalley Range High School for Girls.

7. 17. School knives shock

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 November 2004 A CHILLING snapshot of the knife culture among schoolchildren is revealed in a Manchester Evening News investigation today.

8. 18. Ghost of a chance for pupils at school of hope

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 June 2004 YOUNGSTERS who might find the going tough at lessons are being given a ghost of a chance to succeed at a "school" that doesn't really exist. Manchester now has a virtual "school" for truants, tearaways and the city's new arrivals.

9. 19. One week left to ask for school place

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 November 2004 PARENTS of young children in Stockport are being warned they have only a week left to apply for a place in a reception class next September.

10. 20. King of high street has cash in store for school

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 September 2004 HE MAY have failed to take over Marks and Spencer, but now king of the high street Philip Green has set his sights on a more unlikely target . . . Salford's smallest secondary school.

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