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1. 41. Special needs boost

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 December 2004 NEW plans to improve special needs education were announced by the government today.

2. 42. School uniform grants blasted

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 September 2004 A NATIONAL charity has criticised local education authorities - including three in the north west - for axing clothing grants as the cost of school uniforms rises.

3. 43. Caretaker graduates with honour

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 June 2004 A SCHOOL caretaker has been awarded an MBE for his services to education.

4. 44. City's blue goals for the whole community

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 July 2004 AMBITIOUS plans involving tackling crime and improving people's health have been unveiled as part of Manchester City Football Club's work in the community. The club has produced a five year blueprint which also involves dealing with the problems of drugs and providing education opportunities. It is part City in the Community, the largest footballing charity of its kind in the country spanning Manchester and Tameside and covering more than 600,000 people.

5. 45. Teachers praised

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 08 September 2004 EDUCATION Secretary Charles Clarke praised the teachers of Greater Manchester when he opened a '2m extension at Wardle High School, a specialist arts college in Rochdale.

6. 46. Bangladesh school for city's absent pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 April 2004 MANCHESTER education bosses are planning to build a new school - in Bangladesh. Large numbers of pupils miss weeks of schooling each year because their parents take them to the family homeland.

7. 47. Pupils to swap class for work

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 26 January 2004 FOURTEEN-year-olds could soon be allowed to swap the classroom for the workplace in a shake-up of the education system. Bury South MP Ivan Lewis has revealed plans for a new junior apprenticeship scheme.

8. 48. Class clampdown - but Dan's a winner

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 April 2004 EDUCATION chiefs are re-launching a "shop-a-truant" hotline and holding a series of truancy sweeps as part of a drive to boost school attendance. But elsewhere in the city youngsters are celebrating winning the "lottery" just for being in the classroom.

9. 49. Fee rebels to fight on

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 January 2004 REBEL Labour MPs will continue the fight against student tuition fees, despite government concessions. Education Secretary Charles Clarke tried to head off the massive revolt with cash bonuses for students from poorer families.

10. 50. 'We'll bring unis to a halt over fees'

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 January 2004 STUDENTS are planning to bring the city's universities to a halt in their ongoing campaign against top-up fees. The power to charge students up to £3,000 a year is a central part of the Higher Education Bill, which was backed by MPs in the Commons on Tuesday night.

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