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1. 1. Crisis school heads suspended

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 17 December 2007 TWO `super-heads' have been suspended from a crisis-hit Manchester school. David Ashley and Rachel Jones were in joint control of Parrs Wood high school when it crashed into special measures last week.

2. 2. Broadside for 'flagship' school

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 December 2007 INSPECTORS have blamed 'complacency' and 'confused leadership' for dragging down standards at a once-leading school.

3. 3. Maths lessons earn a 'minus'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 December 2007 CHILDREN make `practically no progress' in maths between the ages of 11 and 14, according to research from Manchester University.

4. 4. Go to top of the class

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2007 A QUIET revolution is under way in Hulme and Moss Side's secondary schools - and Faith Ekwueme and Yahui Zhang are the proof.

5. 5. Salford school tops league

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2007 SCHOOLS in Greater Manchester have notched up amazing successes in primary league tables issued today - one named the best in England and another the country's most improved school.

6. 6. Top schools 'will scrap A-levels'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 November 2007 THE best schools will teach children the government's new diplomas instead of A-levels and GCSEs, schools minister Jim Knight has predicted.

7. 7. Minister sets 'toughest test'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 November 2007 CHILDREN'S Minister Bev Hughes has warned the region's schools they face their most difficult test yet to reach national standards under a new multi-million pound improvement drive.

8. 8. £500m 'almost no impact on reading'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 November 2007 MINISTERS have spent half a billion pounds on raising standards of English in primary schools with `almost no impact' on reading skills, a review warned today.

9. 9. 'School year' birth plan

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 October 2007 MIDDLE-class parents may be timing the birth of children to improve their chances at school, according to government-backed research.

10. 10. Truancy among worst in Britain

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 September 2007 THE number of school children missing lessons in Manchester has fallen. But truancy levels are up and city schools still rank among the worst in the country for attendance.

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