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1. 21. GCSEs - coming to a screen near you?

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 January 2004 STUDENTS sitting GCSE and other high stakes examinations on-screen will become a reality sooner than people think, according to a report launched today.

2. 22. Blair back to face battle over fees

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 January 2004 TONY Blair has returned to the political scene facing an "action packed" month. As MPs ended their New Year break, they were being targeted by government managers keen to head off the rebellion over student tuition fees.<BR>

3. 23. MP in tuition fees pledge to parents

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 January 2004 PARENTS will be more than £1,000 a year better off if the government's controversial plans for student top-up fees go ahead, says Bury MP David Chaytor who is supporting Tony Blair's scheme to allow universities to charge tuition fees of up to £3,000 a year.

4. 24. Quarter of staff planning to quit

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 January 2004 MORE than a quarter& of& employees& are planning to quit their jobs, research has revealed.& 

5. 25. £500,000 for unemployed kids

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 03 January 2004 HELP in on the way for unemployed youngsters in Greater Manchester. Satellite broadcaster BSkyB and the Learning and Skills Council are investing around £500,000 between them in& a scheme, which aims to support and inspire young people to achieve their potential.

6. 26. Blair's biggest week

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 26 January 2004 TONY Blair is facing the "moment of truth" over student fees and the Hutton inquiry. The Prime Minister's future could be decided on either issue and Chancellor Gordon Brown has revived speculation that Mr Blair may not last at Number 10 until the next election.

7. 27. Blair's last ditch bid to win over top-up rebels

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 January 2004 TONY Blair was today fighting to avoid a highly damaging Commons defeat over the Government's flagship university funding reforms in a vote which could have major repercussions for his premiership.

8. 28. Blair scrapes win on top-up fees

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 January 2004 THE Government won the crucial Commons vote on university top-up fees with a majority of just five.

9. 29. Union hails teacher suspension probe

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 January 2004 UNION officials have welcomed plans for an inquiry into the way Bury council handled teacher Anthony McNally's suspension which went on for almost nine years. Mr McNally was suspended from Woodhey High, in March, 1995, after an allegation of "inappropriate touching".

10. 30. Shield our teachers call

    Manchester Evening News, Saturday 17 January 2004 A LEADING teachers' union is to redouble its calls for teachers accused of misconduct to be granted anonymity. The campaign comes in the wake of an investigation into Bury teacher Anthony McNally that lasted almost nine years.

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