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1. 21. Clang! New court sign drops apostrophes

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 April 2004 THE letter of the law may be important, but it appears that the punctuation is not. Stylish lettering, which has been drilled into the walls of the new £30m court building off Deansgate, is missing its apostrophes.

2. 22. 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.

3. 23. Pupils set the test for headteacher

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 May 2004 WHEN the new headteacher of Aspinal Primary School arrives he should get a warm welcome from the pupils - because they helped to choose him.

4. 24. 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.

5. 25. Tycoon rewards school with £50,000

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 May 2004 STAFF and pupils at a school in a deprived area of Manchester have won a '50,000 prize given by a millionaire. Investment banker Jim O'Neill handed the cash to Cedar Mount High School, Gorton, as a reward for being the city school which made the most progress.

6. 26. 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.

7. 27. 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.

8. 28. 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.

9. 29. Schoolgirl kicked out for taking extra day holiday

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 June 2004 AN eight-year-old girl with an excellent attendance record was kicked out of school because her family holiday lasted ONE day longer than school rules allowed. Victoria Corry came back from holiday and was told there was no longer a place for her at Crumpsall Lane Primary.

10. 30. Students' union sets up city HQ

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 29 December 2004 THE National Union of Students is set to move its national headquarters from London to Manchester in another major boost to the capital of the north.

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