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1. 1. Boarding school plan for unruly pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 May 2005 UNRULY pupils could be sent to boarding schools under moves backed by Education Secretary Ruth Kelly today.

2. 2. Kelly: 'I wasn't due for demotion'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 11 May 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly dismissed as "nonsense" reports that she had been in line for a demotion to the Treasury in Tony Blair's reshuffle.

3. 3. Peerage for ex-minister

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 May 2005 MANCHESTER-born former Education Secretary Estelle Morris is to become a life peer. She is one of 27 ex-MPs awarded peerages today in the wake of the General Election.

4. 4. Enterprise launch

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 May 2005 STAR Trek actor Patrick Stewart beamed up to herald a new age in higher education. The captain of the Enterprise is the Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield and was the star attraction at the launch of a centre in Oldham.

5. 5. School in 'happy slap' row

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 May 2005 EDUCATION chiefs have been urged to launch a full investigation into claims that a schoolgirl was the victim of a "happy slapping" attack. Becky Smith, 16, was knocked unconscious after she was set upon by a gang of teenagers in Blackley.

6. 6. Kelly blasts 'Happy Slap' craze

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 May 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly has slammed the craze of `happy slapping', in the wake of an attack on a Manchester schoolgirl.

7. 7. Call for prisoners to get online

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 24 May 2005 PRISONERS should be given unrestricted access to the internet and email, according to a charity. Using the web would allow them to learn responsibility and ultimately reduce reconviction rates, the Forum on Prisoner Education (FPE) claimed.

8. 8. Computers 'should track truant pupils'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 May 2005 TEACHERS should use computer tracking systems to combat truancy and bad behaviour in schools, education secretary Ruth Kelly says.

9. 9. Top team out to restore respect

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 May 2005 EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly said today she fully accepted "there is an issue of low-level disruptive behaviour in the classroom". She was speaking as Ministers announced a new task force to tackle the culture of disrespect and violence in schools.

10. 10. Torrid year for Nord Anglia

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 May 2005 CHEADLE-based Nord Anglia Education has scrapped its interim dividend after a torrid year.

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