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1. 51. College where over a third of students 'quit'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 December 2003 BOLTON Institute has one of the highest drop-out rates of any university or college in the country, according to new figures. The Higher Education Funding Council report suggests 32 per cent of students who started degrees at the college in 2000 are expected to quit their courses.

2. 52. Pupils join fight to help Iraq

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 May 2003 SCHOOLCHILDREN had anything but a casual attitude today as they helped raise money to rebuild the education system in Iraq.

3. 53. Little school is a really big hit

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 January 2003 A SCHOOL in Greater Manchester has proved good things really do come in small packages after receiving a glowing report from education watchdogs.

4. 54. easyCar boss joins Nord Anglia

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 March 2003 EDUCATION service provider Nord Anglia has a new man at the helm after splitting its chairman and chief executive roles.

5. 55. Brideshead Rejected

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 April 2003 OXFORD and Cambridge universities need to shed their "Brideshead Revisited" image and make clear they're open to people from all walks of life, Education Secretary Charles Clarke said today.

6. 56. Adventurous bid for new school

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 May 2003 A MOTHER who thinks academic education is the downfall of some young boys plans to set up her own school - and pupils will help to build it.

7. 57. Steady half at Nord Anglia

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 May 2003 MID-term turnover and profit at Cheadle-based Nord Anglia Education, which runs the chain of Princess Christian nurseries, remained steady, as its core businesses continue to grow.

8. 58. Joker Vegas is gagged

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 15 November 2003 AN education film in which TV comic Johnny Vegas waves a club and jokingly suggests schoolchildren attack their teachers has been cut after it caused a row over classroom violence.

9. 59. 'I was bullied' says MP

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 July 2003 EDUCATION minister Ivan Lewis has told how he was bullied for two years as a schoolboy when he attended William Hulme Grammar School in the late 1970s.

10. 60. School celebrates new status

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 July 2003 A SCHOOL is celebrating Education Secretary Charles Clarke's decision to approve its bid for specialist status.

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