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1. 11. Schools chief under fire

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 March 2009 A TORY education chief has defended a council's efforts to 'turn around' a failing grammar school as a government minister called for him to step down.

2. 12. 'Oscar' night for classroom 'heroes'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 May 2009 THE unsung heroes of education in Greater Manchester are to be hailed at the teaching `Oscars'.

3. 13. Holidaybreak mulls cash call

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 May 2009 HOLIDAYBREAK may make a cash call to shareholders to fund acquisitions for its fast-growing education division.

4. 14. £120m bid to create five super schools

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 March 2009 MULTI-million pound plans to transform secondary education in Bury have been unveiled.

5. 15. Lecturer slams 'easy' uni course

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 09 March 2009 A SENIOR academic at a Manchester university has broken ranks to accuse it of  'dumbing down' higher education.

6. 16. Opinion: Andrew Grimes

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 September 2009 A TEACHER of religious education has caused a row by telling her charges that she does not believe in God. She did this after she had invited a class of 11-year-olds to divide into two groups.

7. 17. Pledge to build a flagship technical school

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 October 2009 THE CONSERVATIVES will pledge to build a flagship 'technical school' in Greater Manchester as part of plans to boost vocational education. The school would be open to 14-19 year olds and focus on young apprenticeships, BTECs and other 'study-to-work' qualifications.

8. 18. Why another costly review?

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 January 2009 WHY has the Department of Children Schools and Families undertaken yet another costly consultation/review on home education, now the third since 2005 (the fourth major investigation), all whilst there is no statistical evidence to support the claims made?

9. 19. Adult learning centre to shut

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 February 2009 A MANCHESTER University centre designed to give adults a `second chance' at education is to close after more than 80 years.

10. 20. Kids get recycling message

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 10 February 2009 A HANDS-ON recycling workshop for children has been established by the Co-op at its Waste Works education centre.

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