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1. 1. Schools failing to teach 3Rs

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 20 August 2005 BUSINESS leaders have condemned the English education systemfor failing to teach children the 3Rs. About half of employers are unhappy with the poor literacy, numeracy and communication skills among school leavers, according to figures from the CBI.

2. 2. System `lets down' teens

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 22 August 2005 THE education system is letting down too many school-leavers by failing to teach them the basic arithmetic, reading and writing skills they need to succeed at work, the CBI has warned.

3. 3. Independent schools may drop GCSEs

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 21 August 2005 INDEPENDENT schools warned today that they are poised to abandon GCSEs because the exams have been dumbed down to meet Government targets.

4. 4. Head's plea to return to work

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 August 2005 A MANCHESTER headteacher, suspended on full pay for more than eight months, is appealing to council bosses to speed up their investigation so she can return to work. Speaking publicly for the first time, Dame Jean Else told the M.E.N. how being "left in limbo" had been "hard to bear".

5. 5. Fresh call for A-Level reform

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 14 August 2005 MINISTERS fare acing fresh calls to reform A-Levels amid predictions of another record number of students scoring top grades.

6. 6. We're the A-level record breakers!

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 August 2005 STUDENTS across the region are celebrating today after A-level results reached record levels.

7. 7. Ministers under fire for league table vow

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 23 August 2005 MINISTERS have been accused of trying to dodge their commitments to reform school league tables and improve children's basic literacy and numeracy skills.

8. 8. Reading is fun-damental

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 August 2005 CHILDREN across the north west are being encouraged to develop a love of reading as part of a major new national scheme developed by two charities.

9. 9. `Toughen up exams' say headteachers

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 August 2005 CLAIMS that A-Level exams have become too easy were rejected by the government.

10. 10. Many of last year's graduates still seeking jobs

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 August 2005 ONE year on and more than half of all graduates who left university last year are still looking for their first graduate job, a report has revealed.

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