Educating Drew: The real story of Harrop Fold School

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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. The Povey brothers are inspiring and what they and the whole Team Harrop have achieved is astonishing.

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An account of how it is possible to transform schools and communities through strength of will, humanity and absolute perseverance. However, Povey announced his resignation as headteacher of Harrop Fold in September 2018 and revealed that the school had been accused of "deliberately 'off-rolling' students and coding attendance incorrectly". I'm a sucker for anything school-based, uplifting and northern, so when all three come together, I'm hooked. Over the past decade, he has also worked with charitable organisations, SMEs, multinational businesses, the UK National Health Service and the police. All that I can say is I want to work at Harrop or at least shout his word to everyone so they take notice and listen and follow.

My Daughter starts in this school in September 2018 having just moved as a family from Scotland and looking to transition from Scottish education system to English.

Drew Povey is an authority on leadership with a unique multi-sector viewpoint on creating innovative and sustainable change.

Instead, it is a disarmingly honest and charming account of the joys and challenges of working in a difficult but intensely rewarding school community.

Drew is phenomenal at listening and gives fantastic tips and ideas on how to improve both work and life performance. It's unclear how much of the behind-the-scenes troubles will make it into the new series of Educating Greater Manchester, although it will likely feature new interviews with Povey about his suspension and the decision behind his resignation. Having worked with Drew on a range of different projects, I always find myself energised by his positive approach to business, leadership and life in general. In business terms this means helping leaders to be the best they can be, and supporting them to achieve their short- and long-term goals. Drew Povey is a prominent leadership coach famed for working with elite athletes in football and rugby, including Warren Gatland, Stuart Pearce, and Stuart Lancaster.

Drew demonstrates his relentless determination and passion to improve the community of Little Hulton in an inspiring and entertaining tale. Seeing how Drew and his team worked with each other with the challenges they face whilst keeping the kids at the forefront of everything kept me watching.This extensive network of partnerships has led to the implementation of many of Drew’s philosophies and concepts. Also, it's obvious that Povey feels really strongly about the injustice in funding and the ways decisions are made about our schools with Government decision makers never thinking beyond the next couple of years. His renowned expertise in leadership and high performance has seen him feature in Forbes, where he compared elite sporting athletes to high-performing leaders and discussed their common traits and habits. Now there is enough clarity for us to be able to broadcast the series," a Channel 4 spokesperson told TES.