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1. 1. Education growth steadies Holidaybreak

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 September 2009 CHESHIRE-based travel specialist Holidaybreak said it was on track to meet expectations for the year as school trip bookings remained resilient.

2. 2. Tory education plans slammed by head

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 16 August 2009 PLANS by the Tories to overhaul England's 'dumbed down' educational system have been criticised as "spin" by a leading Manchester headteacher.

3. 3. Dial up White Park bay for an Oxford education

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 December 2009 A MANCHESTER software company is working with the Oxford University Press to bring some of its best known reference books to mobile phones.

4. 4. Holidaybreak in £9.44m swoop

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 August 2009 TRAVEL firm Holidaybreak has boosted its fast-growing education division with a £9.44m swoop for a 150-acre site in Wiltshire - and is hunting more takeover targets.

5. 5. Gorton school wins design award

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 June 2009 A MANCHESTER school has won a top award for it pioneering design. Gorton Education Village has been named the country's best 'healthy-learning environment' by the British Council for School Environments.

6. 6. 'Give heads more power to transform failing schools'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 October 2009 TORY education spokesman Michael Gove accused local authorities and trade unions of 'conspiring' to protect failing schools. Speaking at a fringe meeting on education at Manchester Town Hall, the shadow education minister called for headteachers to be given more powers to transform their schools.

7. 7. Holidaybreak £31m cash call

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 June 2009 TRAVEL firm Holidaybreak today announced plans to raise £31m from shareholders to reduce its debt pile and fund takeovers for its fast-growing education division.

8. 8. Special school head suspended

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 July 2009 EDUCATION bosses have suspended a headteacher in charge of five special needs centres.

9. 9. Schools chief under fire

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 March 2009 A TORY education chief has defended a council's efforts to 'turn around' a failing grammar school as a government minister called for him to step down.

10. 10. 'Oscar' night for classroom 'heroes'

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 May 2009 THE unsung heroes of education in Greater Manchester are to be hailed at the teaching `Oscars'.

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