How Educating Manchester teacher went from 'breath of fresh air' to being struck off

Drew Povey's suspension astatine past Harrop Fold School successful Salford, Greater Manchester, was featured successful the 2nd Educating Manchester bid - and present he's been banned from the profession

A teacher who featured successful Channel 4 documentary Educating Manchester was erstwhile described arsenic "a enactment of caller air" - but present helium has been banned from the full profession.

Drew Povey was praised successful galore quality references for his charisma and kindness. The headteacher was seen successful the archetypal bid of Educating Manchester, which aired successful 2017, dutifully supporting teenagers done their schoolhouse years, including their GCSEs. He adjacent persuaded 1 Year 11 to implicit her exams erstwhile she wanted to permission Harrop Fold School successful Salford, Greater Manchester, early.

But successful the 2nd series, which was broadcast successful November 2020, Mr Povey resigned arsenic a effect of allegations of off-rolling students, forcing Harrop Fold School to beryllium placed successful peculiar measures by Ofsted. Channel 4 aboriginal confirmed that these episodes would not beryllium aired arsenic a effect of the findings. Harrop Fold School is present known arsenic The Lowry Academy.

And, connected Wednesday, it was confirmed Mr Povey and his member Ross, who was adjunct head, person present been banned from teaching altogether - astatine schools, colleges, younker accommodation oregon children's homes successful England. They tin use to person this prohibition lifted, but not until October 30, 2026.

The off-rolling allegations were proven, though the teacher had denied them. 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'.

Off-rolling is erstwhile pupils are removed from the school register. Off-rolling is simply a arguable practice. It sometimes sees pupils who whitethorn beryllium from a disadvantaged inheritance oregon struggling successful schoolhouse removed for the payment of the constitution alternatively than the student's ain welfare. Sometimes parents tin consciousness pressured successful to taking their kid retired of the school.