GCSEs make teens feel stupid even when they’re NOT, says Manchester education boss
As the GCSE results gender gap widens, a Manchester education boss is claiming the exams don’t just make boys feel stupid but girls too ‘even when they’re not’.
Jailed: Oldham golf captain who used Facebook to groom girl, 13, for sex
Timothy Edwards, who was captain of the prestigious Saddleworth Golf Club in Greater Manchester, was found to have explicit images of children on his home computer when he was arrested by police.
Food for thought: Nearly HALF of Manchester year six pupils ‘obese or overweight’
A staggering 40% of year 6 pupils in Manchester are overweight or obese figures have revealed.
Cost of raising child soars to £230K… and it’s only going to go UP, say poverty aid bosses
A national report by the Centre of Economic and Business Research (CERB) has revealed that the cost of raising a child to the age of 21 was up by £5,000 last year.
Head who allegedly hit Wythenshawe pupil with ruler banned from teaching for not disclosing sacking
A ‘dishonest’ head teacher was last week banned indefinitely from teaching after she deliberately withheld a previous dismissal for allegedly bullying staff and abusing a child in a Manchester school.
Manchester children in need of adoption face 20% longer wait to find families
Children hoping to find new families across Greater Manchester are facing a 20% longer wait to be adopted than three years ago, according to latest government figures.
The Chokeables video targets 83% of Manchester parents who can’t save choking baby
More than three quarters of parents in Greater Manchester don’t know the correct technique for saving their baby from choking, according to new research.
Birthday wish: Esther Rantzen pleads for Salford’s aid during ChildLine anniversary
ChildLine founder Dame Esther Rantzen has called for more volunteers to help the charity during a celebratory visit to the organisation’s Manchester base today.
Manchester’s 1,200 foster kids in ‘urgent need’ of carers as shortfall set to rise
More foster carers are needed in Manchester, according to an independent fostering agency who are launching a campaign to reduce the number of children in care this month.
If all school kids knew CPR we could prevent 200,000 deaths, says Bolton MP
Bolton West MP Julie Hilling is backing the British Heart Foundation’s push to make it compulsory for children to learn life-saving skills in school.
Manchester newborns to be tested for rare genetic diseases
Newborn babies across Manchester will be screened for four dangerous and potentially life-threatening genetic disorders from today.