Why Did Mr Povey Get Suspended?

At the time, The Manchester Evening News reported that this was due to ‘student coding‘ at the school, the process by which pupils’ status and development is recorded. It added: “It is alleged that records of progress of some students at Harrop Fold High School in Little Hulton had been enhanced.”

Why did Mr Povey resign?

He resigned to avoid “further damage to be caused” to the reputation of the school as a result of the investigation, as well as offering to work “pro-bono” to support the school over the coming year.

What happened to Mr Povey in educating Manchester?

At the time of filming and the subsequent events, there were too many uncertainties.” Following his resignation, Povey set up a consultancy business. Educating Greater Manchester airs on Channel 4. Digital Spy has launched its first-ever digital magazine with exclusive features, interviews, and videos.

Why is Harrop Fold closed?

The school made famous in the TV documentary Educating Greater Manchester is changing its name and offering free blazers to pupils. From September, Harrop Fold School will become The Lowry Academy after it was taken out of council control.

What happened to the headteacher in Educating Greater Manchester?

Thank you for subscribing! Headteacher Drew Povey was suspended from the school made famous by a hit TV documentary following allegations records of students’ progress were embellished, the M.E.N.

Why did Povey leave Harrop Fold?

Mr Povey left Harrop Fold as he felt an investigation into ‘off-rolling’ was a “personal vendetta” against him.

What is Mr Drew Povey doing now?

Now, Drew has his own business, Drew Povey Consultancy. Drew is described on the website as an “influential leadership authority with a unique multi sector viewpoint on creating innovative and sustainable change.”

What happened to Mr Steer from Educating Yorkshire?

Physics tutor Richard Steer collapsed while walking down the street as he went out with friends for a meal in Swansea city centre last week. News of his death has stunned pupils and staff at Pontarddulais Comprehensive – who had only seen him the day before excitedly congratulating youngsters on their exam results.

What happened to Jebb educating East End?

Jebb, sadly, was failed by the system, not by his school. He’s failed by underfunded state schools’ inability to really provide for his issues.

Is Mr Chambers still at Harrop Fold?

Gary Chambers, who made 210 appearances for the Wire over 11 seasons before hanging his boots up in 2000, is now a teacher at Harrop Fold School in Little Hulton, near Bolton. The assistant head teacher will feature in a new documentary series following the lives of teachers and pupils at the school.

What is off rolling in schools?

Off-rolling describes the process whereby a pupil is illegally excluded from their school.

What is Harrop Fold now called?

Address: Hilton Lane. Little Hulton. M28 0SY.

Who is the headteacher at Harrop Fold?

Mr Povey, who has been headteacher at the school since 2010, insists he has done nothing wrong, highlighting that Harrop Fold has a non-exclusion policy and often takes pupils expelled from other schools.

Is Educating Greater Manchester scripted?

They wrote exactly what happens when it happened. It saved us a lot of time having to go back through the recordings,” explains Smith. It’s from these logs that storylines were developed, with the hundreds of hours of notes whittled down into coherent narratives – essentially the script of the show.

What happened to Georgia from Educating Yorkshire?

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Her bad behaviour culminated in the ultimate sanction – being banned from the school year 11 leavers’ prom. She did however notch up 13 GCSE’s, nine of them A*-C, and enrolled to study hair and make-up at Kirklees College’s Dewsbury centre.

What happened to Ryan from Educating Yorkshire?

When he was in Year 8, Ryan Ward wanted to become Prime Minister. Failing that, it was an actor, fireman or policeman – any career as long as he was helping people. Now a 20-year-old Ryan, who still lives just around the corner from Thornhill Academy in Dewsbury, is working with his parents at a flooring company.

Who was suspended from Harrop Fold?

headteacher Drew Povey
Four staff, including, headteacher Drew Povey, were suspended in July last year from Harrop Fold High in Little Hulton, which featured in a hit fly-on-the-wall documentary.

Is Harrop Fold a private school?

A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 16. Ofsted: Latest Overall effectiveness Inadequate.

Is there a new educating Manchester?

For the first time, the series would have returned to the same school for the sixth and seventh series, in Salford, after the fifth series was filmed at Harrop Fold School in Little Hulton, Salford.

What does Drew Povey do?

Drew Povey is an influential leadership authority with a unique multi sector viewpoint on creating innovative and sustainable change. He has over twenty years’ experience working in elite level sport, education and business.

Where is Educating Greater Manchester filmed?

Harrop Fold School
The fifth series was filmed at Harrop Fold School in Little Hulton, Salford.