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1. 1. Funding boost to help bring George Street Chapel to former glory

   Oldham Advertiser, Tuesday 24 January 2012 Age Concern Oldham have managed to secure a further £1m in funding to bring the 200-year-old derelict building back into community use.

2. 2. Dressing down for Academy students in wrong uniforms

   Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 05 January 2012 More than 90 students were turned away from Waterhead Academy on the first day of term for having incorrect uniform.

3. 3. School staff attacked 400 times a year

   Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 29 September 2011 School staff suffered almost 400 physical and verbal attacks from pupils last year, we can reveal.

4. 4. The Oldham Academy North

   Oldham Advertiser, Friday 16 September 2011 The Oldham Academy North is throwing open its doors on September 29 for an open evening. The school is committed to high academic standards, strong pastoral care and first-class education. Its strengths in mathematics and science ensure students are well-equipped for the future, plus its rigorous and varied curriculum offers sports, arts and enrichment activities.

5. 5. Shock as head quits flagship school set up to break down racial barriers in Oldham

   Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 24 August 2011 Hundreds of pupils have urged an inspirational headteacher to stay after he dramatically quit a flagship school.

6. 6. A-Levels: Top marks for Oldham students

   Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 18 August 2011 There were cheers and tears as students across the borough opened their A-level results today. But sixth formers face a frantic battle for university places, ahead of course fees trebling next year.

7. 7. Video: School damaged after yob went on rampage in stolen digger

   Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 17 August 2011 The £20,000 machine was stolen from a compound at Stoneleigh Primary School, Derker, where it was being used by contractors on a new £1.1m extension.

8. 8. Words are worth a pretty penny for Jacob

   Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 04 August 2011 An entrepreneurial teenager has turned to a 19th century poet to help fund his university education. Jacob Teal, 15, has set up a website featuring William Wordsworth’s famous poem Daffodils.

9. 9. School is hit by hate campaign

   Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 28 July 2011 A poison pen campaign has been launched against Oldham Academy North headteacher Colette Burgess and her school.

10. 10. Strike shuts half of Oldham schools

    Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 29 June 2011 Half of the borough’s schools are set to close on Thursday as teachers staged a mass walkout in a row about pensions.

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