A University of Manchester alumna has finally received her graduation certificate 80 years after completing her degree in English.

A diverse school in Withington is teaching business skills to pupils as young as four in a bid to create the leaders of tomorrow.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has put his full weight behind a programme to rid our learning environment of “exam factories” once and for all.

Manchester students awaiting their A-level results are more optimistic about their results than anywhere else in the UK, according to a new survey.

Professor Mel Ainscow, co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education at the University of Manchester, has highlighted the borough’s outstanding exam results, which make up some of the best in the country, and puts the success of the area down to the central role of local government.

They have put together a new strategy called ‘College 2020’ which aims to provide the best education and training for students across a range of careers.

The executive principle of an Oldham school deemed inadequate by Ofsted is aiming high after the education watchdog commended his leadership.

A Manchester day-care centre has been branded inadequate and a ‘significant risk to children’s safety’ after inspectors witnessed children falling over on its hole-laden outdoor play area.

A special measures college has been criticised by Ofsted for failing to take ‘effective action’ to improve its standards despite languishing well below national averages.

A Bolton preschool has turned itself around in record time, jumping from an Ofsted rating of ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Good’ in just four months.

A group of Manchester teachers and professionals are raising money to launch a school for black minority ethnic and under-privileged children.