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The Manchester Evening News provides the latest news on the region's nurseries, schools, sixth form and further education colleges, and universities. There are 600,000 children in Greater Manchester aged 17 or under. But Greater Manchester has seen a population boom - requiring hundreds of new classroom places. Manchester is the UK's largest student city after London, with more than 80,000 university and college students.

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Employment
Rochdale Training is giving successful applicants the chance to develop their career and inspire the next generation of learners
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WorldSkills UK National Finalists' commitment to excellence shines through as more than 400 young people showcase their impressive skills
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Skills event for talented young people from across the UK will help to propel the economy forward
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Find your future and work for a 'caring, supportive and progressive team' at an award-winning academy trust
Education
It's an exciting time to join E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy - the trust has recently been recognised as the Multi-Academy Trust of the Year 2023
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Inquiry says Ofsted needs major reform and is 'not fit for purpose'
Education
The Beyond Ofsted inquiry claimed that the education inspectorate has lost the trust of teachers and a growing number of parents
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Bolton College one of only a handful in the country not to settle pay dispute as staff strike
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One staff member claimed Bolton was 'the worst paying college in the whole of Greater Manchester'
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The Greater Manchester state schools which sent the most students to Oxbridge universities
Education
A total of 23 pupils from Winstanley College went to Oxford or Cambridge University
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All the latest key developments submitted across Greater Manchester
Education
The latest planning applications submitted to Greater Manchester councils last week
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Schools in Greater Manchester will get £22m less than they were told, Labour says, after miscalculation
Education
The Department for Education apologised for the miscalculation, but has accused Labour of misrepresenting the funding figures
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Impressive new images show what state-of-the-art college transformation could look like
Wigan
Wigan & Leigh College could see a huge transformation if plans are approved
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The Greater Manchester school where kids are truanting more than anywhere else
Education
Three schools in Salford had the worst truancy rates in the city-region
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'Men tell me they don't want to date me just because I'm black... it's embarrassing'
Black Communities
'I've been met with a lot of misunderstanding and stereotypes'
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The North West school where students are skiving every 1 in 7 days
Education
The small primary school has the worst truancy rate in the county
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Cash boosts of up to £300 among extra cost of living help in Greater Manchester - the full list for each borough
Money
The Household Support Fund is being used by councils to provide free meals over the school holidays and for one-off payments of £150, £250 or £300 for some vulnerable groups
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Three more schools in Greater Manchester confirmed with collapse-risk concrete
Raac concrete crisis
It brings the total number of schools and colleges here with RAAC to 12, official figures reveal
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"It's upsetting. It is shocking": Mum blasts council bosses as son, 11, with learning difficulties placed at ‘inadequate’ school
Education
"It's very stressful on all of us. It's upsetting. It is shocking."
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St Ambrose Barlow is committed to wellbeing and excellence
Education
'Our staff go above and beyond to ensure an excellent environment for learning'
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Inside Gary Neville's brand new school - as expansion plans revealed
Class of 92
UA92 is backed by Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes as well as Lancaster University
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The best schools in the Greater Manchester borough with the hardest primary to get your child into
Education
The most highly-rated schools in Bolton
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Huge change to secondary education as A-levels and T-Levels to be combined
UK News
A new combined single qualification called the Advanced British Standard will bring the qualifications together
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Mobile phones not the issue that needs addressing in Manchester schools say heads
Education
Most schools already have a phone ban and leaders say there are many more urgent issues facing the education sector
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Mobile phones to be BANNED in school classrooms under new government plans
Education
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will set out the ban during her speech at Monday's Conservative Conference
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Take a look around the "very inclusive school" offering a bespoke learning experience for pupils
Education
St Margarets CE Primary School has received an 'Outstanding' rating for its Early Years Provision
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Microsoft, Heinz and the BBC back Andy Burnham's education plans... but the government won't
Education
The mayor wants to create an 'employer-driven' technical education system starting next year in Greater Manchester
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