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1. 1. School designs 'fail to make grade'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 February 2008 DESIGNER Wayne Hemingway says builders and education bosses are not making the grade when it comes to creating the next generation of schools.

2. 2. Tatton tribute to last Baron

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 February 2008 A PEER whose passion for education brought together children from two very different parts of the world is being remembered with flowers.

3. 3. Wrongly accused head reinstated

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 09 February 2008 A HEADTEACHER suspended from his job after being wrongly accused of downloading child pornography and assault has been reinstated.Damian Marsh, 42, head of St Andrew's Primary, in Ramsbottom, can return to work immediately, education bosses confirmed.

4. 4. Parents vote on holidays

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 09 February 2008 EDUCATION bosses in Stockport are asking for parents' views on proposals that could result in longer summer holidays for primary school pupils.

5. 5. Five hours of culture a week

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 February 2008 EVERY child will take part in five hours of cultural activities a week under government proposals.

6. 6. Trafford schools earn political praise

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 February 2008 MP Graham Brady has praised Trafford’s exam results in the House of Commons.

7. 7. Plan may stop closure storm

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 12 February 2008 A ROMAN Catholic 'super school' could be built in Salford - and put an end to a bitter row over closures.

8. 8. 'Stressful' oral tests to be axed

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 February 2008 ORAL tests look set to be dropped from GCSE language exams because they are `too stressful'. They will be replaced by more in-class assessment after a teaching review said the format of brief oral tests put students off taking languages.

9. 9. Benefits bonus for unemployed

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 February 2008 JOBLESS families could get "benefits bonuses" worth thousands of pounds a year for finding work, making their children behave or living more healthily under radical plans being considered by the government.

10. 10. Skills training 'can cut crime'

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 February 2008 SKILLS training at a Salford jail, has been praised by the justice minister who says it could cut crime and unemployment.

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