Search Results

1. 11. 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.

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. Second probe over teacher in text claims

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 October 2004 PROBE into how texting teacher got a job

4. 14. 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.

5. 15. Bonus for schools

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 December 2004 EVERY school in the north west was yesterday promised a share of a bumper increase in government cash.

6. 16. 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.

7. 17. 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.

8. 18. Tory schools bid for unruly kids

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 November 2004 A TORY government would set up a new '240 million network of Turnaround Schools to deal with up to 24,000 of England's most disruptive pupils, Conservative leader Michael Howard announced today.

9. 19. 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.

10. 20. 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.

Filters