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1. 31. Five more schools in closure threat

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 April 2006 FIVE more Salford primary schools could close because of falling birth rates and ageing buildings.

2. 32. Teachers blast 'uncool kids' culture

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 April 2006 TEACHERS have demanded that children be allowed a childhood in the face of increasing pressures to grow up. They said it was now all too "uncool" for children to be children, and they were saddened to see many six-year-old girls dressed up in clothes far too old for them.

3. 33. Schools' chaos over classroom perverts

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 June 2006 SCHOOLS were accused today of failing to take children's safety seriously as inspectors uncovered chaos in the vetting system to stop paedophiles working as teachers.

4. 34. US speaker debunks single-sex teaching 'myth'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 June 2006 BOYS are no better at maths than girls, and research claiming the sexes learn differently is wrong, an American psychologist will tell teachers.

5. 35. Head quits to save school money

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 June 2006 A HEADTEACHER who successfully defeated an action for racism by a sacked teacher has now sacrificed her own job after her school was left with a é70,000 legal bill.

6. 36. Government launches 'brain register'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 July 2006 A REGISTER of talented pupils in England is being launched by the Government. Head teachers at every secondary school will get letters this week asking them to register their brightest and most talented pupils.

7. 37. New £2m school broke the rules

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 A NEW primary school was built without full planning permission, it has emerged. The é2m Sandbrook Community School, in Rochdale, opened in September.

8. 38. 'Stop brain drain so town can make grade'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 August 2006 A STUDENT has called for action to halt Rochdale's "brain drain" after he was forced out of his home town to take his A-level exams.

9. 39. Probe into 'buried' school results

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 27 August 2006 MINISTERS are facing an investigation from the statistics watchdog over claims they tried to "bury" news of poor primary school test results.

10. 40. Kids fail in basic maths and English

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 September 2006 THOUSANDS of 14-year-olds in Manchester have failed to reach basic standards in maths and English. New figures show that only 54 per cent of pupils sitting their Key Stage 3 exams have achieved the standards expected by the government.

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