54 h. ago Two schools go on lockdown with shutters pulled down after 'knifeman seen in park'

Police have been searching the area as parents gathered nearby

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56 h. ago BREAKING: Greater Manchester school 'on lockdown' amid 'man with knife'

Bowlee Park Community School in Middleton has contacted parents

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56 h. ago BREAKING: Greater Manchester schools 'on lockdown' amid 'man with knife'

Two schools have contacted parents

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4 d. ago Thug threatened schoolgirl at knifepoint after he and accomplice lured mum out of house with Facebook con

'They thought they'd orchestrated the perfect crime'

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5 d. ago School's tribute to 'lively' and 'intelligent' boy, 14, who was stabbed to death

Ibrahima Seck died from his injuries after being rushed to hospital

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6 d. ago Why Greater Manchester 'can hit the ground running' amid huge AI school plans

Greater Manchester will 'hit the ground running'

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7 d. ago Students split on Welsh Bacc as some brand it 'waste of time' but others back it

The post-16 Advanced Skills Welsh Baccalaureate is compulsory in most maintained schools and colleges even though the Welsh Government doesn't demand it

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1 week ago Armed cops swarm Manchester street as school locks down amid 'man with knife' reports

Police rushed to the scene of the Manchester suburb of New Moston with officers reportedly 'all over' nearby Nuthurst Road, Moston Lane East and Parkhurst Avenue

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1 week ago Armed police 'everywhere' and school in lockdown amid reports of 'man with knife'

A manhunt is underway

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1 week ago All the pupils eligible for free school meals in England in your area

Nearly half of pupils in Manchester are eligible

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1 week ago 'Thousands of children' in Manchester will benefit from major free school meal change

The changes will come into effect next year

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1 week ago 'Free school meals were a part of my childhood': Zayn Malik 'beyond elated' at reforms

The 32 year-old One Direction star has shared his joy at the news that free school meals will be expanded to children from households on Universal Credit

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1 week ago ‘Postcode lottery’ sees cancer patients face delays to treatment

Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has called for the Government to act to address the ‘ticking time bomb’ for cancer patients

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2 w. ago School mates partied hard in Thailand, but it ended badly at Manchester airport

School pals Lewis Ellis and James Poutch spent three-weeks in Thailand for a festival - they ended up in court after their bags were searched at Manchester Airport

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2 w. ago All the Greater Manchester schools and colleges getting Government cash for urgent repairs

More than 40 have qualified for funding - and there's a pot of £470 million

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2 w. ago AD FEATURE: Alliance Manchester Business School is redefining the future of business

’This isn’t just a celebration, it’s a reckoning with what business must become. We’re here to challenge assumptions, not commemorate them’

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2 w. ago Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’

Proposed changes mean powers could be transferred to health professionals to detain and restrain people in a mental health crisis.

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3 w. ago Infant and nursery school teachers go on strike after 'persistent intimidation and bullying'

Glodwick Infant and Nursery School teachers have walked out in a dispute over safety and claims of intimidation

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3 w. ago Pupils 'punished by school' for shaving heads in solidarity with friend with cancer

After shaving their heads, the boys were allegedly placed into isolation and banned from their end of year prom

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3 w. ago Paddy McGuinness' incredible gesture to school threatened with closure

St Anthony's School in Saltney supported him during his epic Children in Need challenge

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