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1. 1. Is the country’s education system letting down the business community?

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 02 October 2007 EACH week we will ask leading members of the Greater Manchester business community for their views on a topical issue.

2. 2. Brady defends grammar schools

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 02 October 2007 ALTRINCHAM and Sale West MP Graham Brady has vowed to keep on campaigning for selective education.

3. 3. Academy schools on move

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 October 2007 RADICAL plans to transform education in Manchester with seven new academy schools are nearing completion.

4. 4. David Cameron's conference speech

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 03 October 2007 TORY leader David Cameron today gambled his election chances on an off-the-cuff speech to party activists telling them: “I want to make a speech about why I want to lead my country.”

5. 5. 'Excessive' pressure on kids

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 October 2007 CHILDREN face `excessive' pressure to do well at school and conform to the commercial values of the modern world, a major report found today.

6. 6. School shuts to let England train

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 October 2007 HUNDREDS of pupils had to stay at home today after their school was shut because England's soccer stars were training nearby.

7. 7. £50m anti-truancy fight

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 October 2007 THE head of a government scheme to fight truancy and raise results in Manchester will recruit an army of top heads to raise results across the region.

8. 8. Non-teachers could head academies

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 22 October 2007 NON-TEACHERS earning six-figure salaries could be put in charge of Manchester schools.

9. 9. Incompetent teacher struck off

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 October 2007 A TEACHER who failed to plan, assess or mark pupils' work is the first in the region to be struck off for being incompetent.

10. 10. Pearson flags up a record by year-end

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 23 October 2007 FINANCIAL TIMES publisher Pearson said advertising revenues had remained 'resilient' despite recent stock market turmoil.

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