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1. 11. 'Supercollege' given the go-head

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 June 2007 PLANS to create a 14,000-student "supercollege" in Trafford have received final approval from the government.

2. 12. CSI student's career clue

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 August 2007 A TEENAGER wants to use his talent for science to hunt down criminals.

3. 13. Corrie star tackles truancy

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 January 2007 CORRIE star Helen Flanagan can tell kids about the importance of attending classes - because she is still a pupil herself.

4. 14. 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.

5. 15. Fears over GCSE shake-up

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 19 August 2007 TEENAGERS will no longer be required to sit all their GCSEs after two years of study, under radical plans to break courses into "bite sized" modules.

6. 16. Top marks for giant college

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 March 2007 MANCHESTER'S biggest college has been praised by inspectors as it prepares to enter talks to create an 80,000-student `super-college'. Manchester College of Art and Technology (Mancat), which already has 45,000 full and part-time students, was examined by Ofsted inspectors against 70 criteria, including leadership, teaching and student support.

7. 17. Flautist learns it parrot-fashion

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 January 2007 WHEN flautist Stephanie Tepper auditioned for the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, she refused to allow her feathers to be ruffled. Because, for the last 10 years, Stephanie has had to endure the most critical of audiences - her pet parrot.

8. 18. £18m college to halt town's 'brain drain'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 February 2007 AN £18m sixth form college is to be built in Rochdale to stop the `brain drain' of students to other towns.

9. 19. '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. 20. 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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