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1. 11. Her first speech in new role

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 January 2005 PARENTS must be at the heart of schools and help shape education policy, according to the new education secretary.

2. 12. Headmaster Blair does his homework

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 11 April 2005 TONY BLAIR kicked off his GB election tour still emphasising that education remains his No1 political priority.

3. 13. Kelly faces storm as A-levels stay

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 February 2005 A-LEVELS and GCSEs are not being scrapped, but will be made more difficult under an education shake-up.

4. 14. Kelly facing school fury

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005

   PLANS to bus pupils from poorer areas to better schools and allow head teachers to restrain unruly pupils have been slammed.<BR><BR>The controversial scheme by Education Secretary Ruth Kelly includes helping pupils from poor council estates to move to schools in better areas. <BR><BR>A White Paper would also allow teachers to discipline and restrain unruly pupils.

5. 15. Five new academies to replace schools

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 January 2005 MANCHESTER education chiefs are considering plans to replace up to five secondary schools with controversial city academies in a bid to maximise money for new buildings.

6. 16. School leaving age 'will be 18'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 February 2005 THE school leaving age will be effectively raised to 18 according to Education Secretary Ruth Kelly.

7. 17. 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.

8. 18. 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.

9. 19. 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.

10. 20. 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.

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