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1. 1. A classical education

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 April 2003 YOUNGSTERS in South Manchester are being encouraged to get hooked on classics.

2. 2. University access watchdog outlined

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 April 2003 EDUCATION Secretary Charles Clarke was set to outline plans to encourage more young people from poorer backgrounds to continue their studies at university.

3. 3. Call for "bonfire of targets"

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 22 April 2003 TEACHERS are tired of the government's centralised approach to education and targets should be scrapped, according to shadow secretary of state for education Damian Green.

4. 4. Plea to track down missing millions

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 25 April 2003 SCHOOLS across Manchester need the government and the city's education chiefs to locate the `missing millions' from their budgets urgently, says a leading head teacher.

5. 5. Minister's pledge on A levels

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 April 2003 EDUCATION Minister Margaret Hodge has told Manchester students she would be amazed if last year's A level fiasco happened again.

6. 6. No replacement of teachers

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 22 April 2003 SUPPORT staff are invaluable to the classroom, but they should not be used to replace teachers, according to Liberal Democrat education spokesman Phil Willis.

7. 7. Brideshead Rejected

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 April 2003 OXFORD and Cambridge universities need to shed their "Brideshead Revisited" image and make clear they're open to people from all walks of life, Education Secretary Charles Clarke said today.

8. 8. Teachers' union fights city academies plan

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 April 2003 THE opening of city academies will be a further privatisation of the education system according to teachers' leaders preparing a national campaign to fight the moves.

9. 9. Ofsted win for Nord Anglia

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 02 April 2003 PRIVATE education specialist Nord Anglia has won a contract to provide 276 school inspections for Ofsted in the next academic year.

10. 10. Boycott call over 'terror tests'

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 April 2003 A CALL has been made for teachers to boycott controversial tests for seven, 11 and 14 year olds - amid claims the exams harm pupils' education.

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