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1. 1. New academy heads named

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 12 August 2008 NEW heads have been appointed for six academy schools as part of a £500m programme to revamp secondary education in Manchester.

2. 2. School attendance among UK's worst

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 01 August 2008 ATTENDANCE at Manchester schools has improved this year but still ranks among the worst in England.

3. 3. GCSE crunch for schools

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 20 August 2008 IT'S NOT just pupils anxiously waiting for their GCSE grades today - 43 schools across Greater Manchester face being closed unless they improve their results.

4. 4. Schools celebrate GCSE success

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 21 August 2008 THOUSANDS of students have saved their schools by achieving record GCSE results - although the fate of several Greater Manchester schools still hangs in the balance.

5. 5. No revision for boy's GCSE

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 21 August 2008 SCIENCE buff Jaime Van Hunskerken has gained his first GCSE at just 10 years old... without doing any revision.

6. 6. SATs markers held in bill row

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 02 August 2008 TWO workers from the disgraced school tests firm ETS were arrested after a row over their hotel bill.

7. 7. John's £2m musical legacy

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 August 2008 A TYCOON whose early musical ambitions were thwarted has left a £2million legacy to the Royal Northern College of Music.

8. 8. Children fall short in key tests

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 August 2008 MANCHESTER children improved their reading skills last year - but their results are still well below the national average.

9. 9. Young mum defies the odds

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 August 2008 A YOUNG mum is celebrating the birth of her child as well as a clutch of good grades.

10. 10. Teachers hit back at 'slur'

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 August 2008 THOUSANDS of teenagers get their A level results today - and they're being backed by teachers against claims the exams have 'dumbed down'.

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