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1. 1. £115,000 for education in industry

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 May 2006 MANCHESTER'S Manufacturing Institute has launched a é115,000 educational scholarship fund to help create the next generation of industrial leaders in the north west.

2. 2. School meals: The revolution begins

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 May 2006 EDUCATION Secretary Alan Johnson will set out new rules designed to ban junk food from schools - and limit chips to two portions a week. Children will also be served at least two portions of fruit and vegetables with every meal under the rules. The new minimum nutritional standards for school food follow a high-profile campaign by Jamie Oliver.

3. 3. Heads against 'baby-sitting' plans

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 May 2006 HEAD teachers have threatened to block Education Secretary Ruth Kelly's plan for extending the school day to include more childcare facilities, branding the proposal "the national baby-sitting service".

4. 4. City academy sponsors yet to pay up

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 03 May 2006 ONE of the Government's flagship city academies in Greater Manchester has yet to receive any of the money promised by their sponsors, it has been reported.

5. 5. New schools boss in vow to parents

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 05 May 2006 THE man in charge of Manchester's schools has promised to work with parents to improve classroom results.

6. 6. Security fears after minister is cuffed

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 06 May 2006 QUESTIONS over security were raised after a fathers' rights campaigner managed to handcuff himself to a government minister during a Manchester conference.

7. 7. Teacher has formula for fun lessons

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 May 2006 CHILDREN baffled by biology or unable to fathom physics are being given a helping hand by a young entrepreneur. Teacher Hannah Turner has developed a series of games for primary school children to make science fun and help with learning and revision.

8. 8. Online children ditch books

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 22 May 2006 FEWER children are reading books for pleasure as they ditch traditional after-school activities in favour of spending time online, a study found today.

9. 9. Tommy's quite a character

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 May 2006 AT 67, Tommy Schweiger has more than four decades in the rag trade under his belt. And while many have faded away with the decline of the textile industry, he has remained ahead of his game.

10. 10. Police probe pupil's assault claim

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 03 May 2006 POLICE are investigating an allegation that a teacher assaulted an eight-year-old boy in a classroom.

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