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1. 11. Brady wins backing of former head

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 May 2007 A GRAMMAR school headteacher has defended former pupil Graham Brady, who resigned from the Tory front bench in the furore over selective education.

2. 12. £1,000 fine threat to parents

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 September 2007 TOUGH new rules for excluded pupils were today welcomed by education chiefs in Greater Manchester.

3. 13. 36,000 more teachers under New Labour

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 February 2007 LABOUR'S decade in power has seen an increase of more than 36,000 teachers and almost 155,000 teaching support staff in English schools. The figures were released in response to parliamentary questions from former education secretary David Blunkett.

4. 14. 'Race mix isn't right in schools'

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 03 February 2007 RACIAL divisions in schools pose a risk to the stability of communities, education secretary Alan Johnson has warned. Towns such as Oldham are facing `ghettoisation', he says, because families from different ethnic minorities are refusing to let their children mix at school.

5. 15. 'Turn off TV and read to kids'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 March 2007 PARENTS should do more to help their children's education by turning off the TV and reading books as a family instead, Education Secretary Alan Johnson said.

6. 16. Truancy rate twice average

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 December 2007 MANCHESTER school children have improved their attendance - but many are still missing out on vital parts of their education.

7. 17. Schools boss pledges changes

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 April 2007 MANCHESTER'S education chief has admitted that changes need to be made to tackle the city's appalling record on truancy.

8. 18. One-to-one lessons to help kids catch up

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 08 January 2007 CHILDREN who struggle with reading, writing and arithmetic could receive one-to-one lessons to help them catch up. Education secretary Alan Johnson is planning to introduce these lessons ahead of new figures which are expected to show that more than half of teenagers are failing to get five C grades in GCSE subjects including English and maths.

9. 19. Schools 'failing poorest pupils'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 January 2007 THE current school and college system is failing the country's poorest children, education experts have claimed. Researchers from Manchester University have studied school results and attendances nationwide to look at educational barriers faced by low-income families.

10. 20. 'Praise not punish' problem kids

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 11 April 2007 PROBLEM pupils should be praised and given prizes to encourage them to behave, education bosses said.

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