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1. 11. Career mum Ruth warms to the job

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 January 2005 JUGGLING the demands of a career with bringing up a family is something that new Education Secretary Ruth Kelly understands well - and she thinks it makes her a better politician. Listen to an interview with Ruth Kelly.

2. 12. Kelly risks showdown by axing reforms

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 February 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly will risk a confrontation with schools this week when she rejects plans for the most radical reforms of English education for 60 years.

3. 13. Labour's pledge on parent power

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 March 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly wants to give parents more power and a new focus on specially tailored lessons.

4. 14. Kelly grilling over schools shake-up

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 December 2005 TONY BLAIR is under growing pressure to back down over his controversial schools shake-up as Education Secretary Ruth Kelly faces a grilling from MPs.

5. 15. MP quits post in policy protest

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 December 2005 AN MP has quit his post as a minister's private secretary over the government's education policies.

6. 16. Schools failing on sex lessons - watchdog

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 25 January 2005 TOO many schools are failing to teach sex education and other "vital" issues teenagers need to understand for later life, Ofsted said today.

7. 17. School is caned in cash row

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 11 April 2005 MANCHESTER'S top-performing state school has been told it must change the way it asks parents to contribute up to '1,230 a year towards their children's education.

8. 18. One-to-one lessons to be launched

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 17 October 2005 CHILDREN who struggle with the three Rs will receive one-to-one tuition under moves to be announced by Education Secretary Ruth Kelly.

9. 19. £100,000 schools job still vacant

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 September 2005 A FIVE-month recruitment drive has failed to find a replacement for Manchester's chief education officer Mick Waters.

10. 20. Schools failing to teach 3Rs

    Manchester Evening News, Saturday 20 August 2005 BUSINESS leaders have condemned the English education systemfor failing to teach children the 3Rs. About half of employers are unhappy with the poor literacy, numeracy and communication skills among school leavers, according to figures from the CBI.

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