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1. 1. New school for expelled girl, aged 5

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 November 2006 TAMARA Howard, the girl expelled from school at just five years old over claims of violent behaviour, is back in education - just weeks after the M.E.N. highlighted her case. Tamara, who lives with her mum in Withington, is one of the youngest girls in the country to be permanently excluded from school after being accused of a string of incidents, including attacks on her teachers.

2. 2. Keep kids in class until they're 18 - schools boss

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 November 2006 YOUNGSTERS could be forced to stay in education or training until the age of 18. The proposal is part of moves to cut drop-out rates being examined by Education Secretary Alan Johnson.

3. 3. Call for more free childcare places

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 08 November 2006 EDUCATION Secretary Alan Johnson faced calls today for more free childcare places to be given to families in poor areas. The Daycare Trust urged ministers to abandon their plans to "water down" the ratios of staff to children in nurseries.

4. 4. System failing pupils, say ministers

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 04 November 2006 MINISTERS have admitted that progress in primary schools has stalled and children who could get better grades are being let down by the education system.

5. 5. Blind pupils in textbook 'scandal'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 November 2006 BLIND children are being denied access to school textbooks in Braille in a "scandal" affecting youngsters across Britain, campaigners warned. The Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) said only 12% of maths books and and 8% of science GCSE textbooks are available in Braille or large print.

6. 6. Church to make way for £20m school

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 November 2006 A CHURCH is to be demolished to make way for a new é20m secondary school. St Ambrose CofE church on Liverpool Street, Langworthy, Salford, is already boarded up after closing in April this year.

7. 7. Lowry sale could cost council £25,000 a year

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 November 2006 THE sale of a Lowry painting could cost council bosses in Bury up to é25,000 a year. The 1947 painting, entitled A River Bank, is due to go under the hammer at Christie's later this month, with a reserve price set at é500,000.

8. 8. Calls for Brown to cut tax burden

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 November 2006 CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown is being urged to tackle red tape and reduce the tax burden on small firms in his tenth pre-Budget report next week.

9. 9. Cash from land sale will help to pay for schools

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 20 November 2006 CASH from selling land for a housing estate will help to pay for new primary schools in Salford. The former Kersal High was bulldozed two years ago and the site will now be used for a 230-home development.

10. 10. Storm over £5,000 bingo prize plan for sex offenders

    Manchester Evening News, Saturday 04 November 2006 PRISON officers have criticised a é5,000 scheme to provide bingo prizes for sex offenders.

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