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1. 1. Inspectors 'should try teaching'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 November 2003 MANCHESTER schools chief Mick Waters wants inspectors to spend half a term teaching every year to keep in touch with the education system. During a typical Ofsted visit, a team of inspectors observe lessons and look at evidence provided by the headteacher.

2. 2. 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.

3. 3. Bridging class divide

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 November 2003 CHIEF inspector of schools David Bell has highlighted the achievement gap between youngsters in inner cities and leafier suburbs. But Mr Bell admits he has no `magic recipe' to solve the problem.

4. 4. New spin on exams

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 November 2003 EXPERTS have been teaching hundreds of youngsters to DJ and dance alongside traditional study skills, as part of a city-wide drive to improve GCSE results.

5. 5. £20m city academy on the way

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 November 2003 CONTROVERSIAL plans are being drawn up to replace a run-down Salford secondary school with a £20m state-of-the-art city academy. Some of the buildings at Canon Williamson C of E high school in Eccles are completely run down.

6. 6. Students slam government 'nights out' stats

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 November 2003 MANCHESTER students' leaders have slammed government figures that reckon they spend more on nights out down the pub than on keeping a roof over the head.

7. 7. Teachers leave class for a lesson in life

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 November 2003 WORK experience is a regular part of school life for most youngsters - now teachers from a Manchester secondary school have also got in on the act.

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