Educate Greater Manchester School Principal Drew Povey quit his job after being suspended due to an investigation that the Harrop Fold School was « getting out of hand »
He rose to fame overnight in the Channel 4 documentary Educating Greater Manchester, where he worked at Harrop Fold School
In 2018, the director released his resignation letter on Twitter, which revealed he had made the decision with a « heavy heart »
He wrote: « It is with a very heavy heart that I am writing to submit my resignation as Executive Director of Harrop Fold School with immediate effect As you know an investigation is underway »
Harrop Fold School is being investigated into allegations that children were taken off the register to make the school appear to be performing better than it actually was
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M Povey was suspended on July 13, 2018 along with three other senior officials, Manchester Evening News reported at the time
Additionally, the TV personality explained that Harrop Fold supports students who have been expelled from other schools
Harrop Fold went from being one of England’s worst schools in 2004 to being “good” by Ofsted thanks to Mr. Povey
His resignation letter in its entirety read: « It is with a very heavy heart that I write to submit my resignation as Executive Director of Harrop Fold School with immediate effect As you know, a investigation is underway
« Despite the perceived need for swift action earlier in the year, the investigative process itself was allowed to drag on, damaging the school’s reputation and me personally Parents and students are unstable, and the media are speculating on what happened and what is so serious to justify my suspension and that of three other staff members
« I fail to understand the ‘bossy’ approach taken by the board, which seems to have completely ignored the best interests of the students, staff and the school
« To this day, I have still not received the full details of the allegations that are made, but my understanding is that the investigation is apparently focused on administrative errors involving a very small number of students
« The school and I fully cooperated with the initial investigation and, once identified, immediate action was taken to prevent such mistakes from happening again. We thought this was the end of the case
« As I understand it, the administrative errors relate to the way in which attendance, exclusions and home schooling are recorded
« The number of students involved is around five in 2018 (2/3 EHE, 2 attendance) and three in 2017 and 2016 This represents around 05% of our total student population
« As the leader of Harrop, I will always take full responsibility for what goes on at school and for the work of the team
« However, my general feeling is that Salford City Council is determined to prosecute me personally, with the ultimate goal of removing me from my role as Chief Executive Officer
« They seem to have taken the guilt on my part from the start and put considerable pressure on you and the board to accede to their demands, failing which an interim executive board will be immediately put in place. place Of course, you wanted to avoid this, if possible
« The protracted nature of the survey process created a level of uncertainty which already had a negative impact at the end of the summer term, with the school even having to close one day due to the level of disruption. can’t sit still while this goes on, especially given the progress we’ve made as a school and within the community
« Rather than allow further damage, given the continuing uncertainty and delays, I have made the decision to resign »
Child and Youth Services Advisor and Senior Member Lisa Stone responded to Mr. Povey
She said: « I am disappointed that M Povey released details of a governor’s confidential investigation
« Counsel completely refutes the allegation that this is a personal vendetta or that Mr. Povey has already been offered money to « walk away » In my experience, governors do not initiate investigations and suspend senior officials for simple administrative errors
« This is a full and wide-ranging investigation into many serious allegations and will continue for the benefit of the school, students, parents and staff who remain suspended
« The governing body tries to come to a conclusion as quickly as possible It is in no one’s interest to rush into such a serious situation The board has arranged for temporary support for the school administration during this difficult period «
* The original version of this story has been updated to make it clear that Mr. Povey resigned in 2018
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