Hero headteacher and Educating Manchester's Drew and Ross Povey banned from teaching

Drew Povey, the erstwhile headteacher astatine Harrop Fold successful Salford, was a prima of the deed Channel 4 bid Educating Greater Manchester, but has present been banned from teaching

An Educating Greater Manchester prima has been struck disconnected from teaching.

Drew Povey, the erstwhile headteacher of Harrop Fold successful Salford, on with his member Ross, who was the adjunct head, person been indefinitely banned from teaching. The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) accused the brothers of 'unacceptable nonrecreational conduct' aft allegations surfaced that pupils were being removed from the schoolhouse registry successful a signifier known arsenic 'off-rolling'.

A sheet recovered that this removal of students apt improved the school's show data, including GCSE results. Despite denying each allegations, Mr Povey, who resigned successful 2018 pursuing his suspension, has present had each charges against him proven by the TRA. This includes failing to support close records and thereby perchance putting pupils astatine risk. His actions were deemed 'deliberate'.

Ross Povey was accused of failing to support and/or that unit maintained close records successful respect of pupil attendance connected 1 oregon much occasions, successful that he: A- caused and/or permitted and/or failed to forestall the ‘off rolling’ of 1 oregon much pupils, B - caused and/or permitted and/or failed to forestall the amendment of 1 oregon much sets of pupil attendance information connected SIMS to correspond that 1 oregon much pupils attended School erstwhile helium knew oregon ought to person known that successful information they had not and C – failed to guarantee that 1 oregon much pupils were recorded arsenic having been sent location earlier the extremity of the School day.

After his resignation, parents astatine the present renamed Lowry Academy pledged to combat for Drew's reinstatement. At the time, the ex-head admitted to 'administrative errors' involving a fewer students but claimed helium was the unfortunate of a 'personal vendetta'.

The erstwhile adjunct headteacher's member was cleared of the complaint of amending pupil attendance data, but each different superior allegation against him was upheld. Two TRA prohibition bid reports concerning Drew and Ross Povey unequivocally stated: "The sheet was satisfied that the behaviour of [Mr Povey] amounted to misconduct of a superior quality which fell importantly abbreviated of the standards expected of the profession. Accordingly, the sheet was satisfied that [Mr Povey] was blameworthy of unacceptable nonrecreational conduct.", reports the Manchester Evening News.

Despite galore quality references praising Drew arsenic 'kind', a 'breath of caller air', and an 'exceptional charismatic leader', it emerged astatine an October proceeding that his counsel conceded Drew was a 'poor schoolhouse manager' with 'very constricted knowledge' of indispensable administrative rigour, raising concerns astir a imaginable repetition of his actions.

The sheet concluded that some brothers' actions had undermined the integrity of their profession. The brace person been indefinitely banned from teaching, meaning they're not allowed to enactment successful immoderate school, sixth signifier college, younker accommodation oregon children's location successful England. They tin use to person this prohibition lifted, but not until October 30, 2026.