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1. 1. 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.

2. 2. Special needs boost

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 December 2004 NEW plans to improve special needs education were announced by the government today.

3. 3. Outrage over 11-plus changes

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 20 December 2004 PARENTS told of their outrage today at changes to the controversial 11-plus exam in Trafford.

4. 4. Heads don't spend on bright children

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 December 2004 HEAD teachers refused to spend money allocated to help bright children in the poorest inner cities because they felt it was not fair to other pupils, Ofsted said today.

5. 5. Apprentice scheme taps into need for plumbers

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 December 2004 THE government is to expand an apprenticeship scheme that allows children to split their time between the classroom and the workplace.

6. 6. Spy camera in the classroom

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 December 2004 A BIG Brother spy camera is being used to monitor the performance of teachers at a Salford secondary school.

7. 7. Sport for all pledge

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 December 2004 PUPILS will be offered up to five hours' sporting activity a week under plans announced by the government today. Two of those hours will be sport in school and the others will be after school.

8. 8. Problem kids get taste of army life

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 December 2004 AN education project which gives disruptive pupils a taste of military life has been awarded a multi-million-pound grant by the government.

9. 9. 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.

10. 10. 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.

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