Educating Drew: The real story of Harrop Fold School

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This extensive network of partnerships has led to the implementation of many of Drew’s philosophies and concepts. Furthermore, Drew can be recognised for his appearance in the BAFTA-award nominated TV series Educating Manchester, which shows the transformation of a poorly performing school into a high performing one.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Drew’s methods have been proven to empower individuals and teams to exceed in this ever-changing business world. It did teach me a few new things about leadership and reinforced what I already knew about behaviour of kids and adults and how important listening is. Educating Greater Manchester is back on our screens with a new series that was actually filmed back in 2018.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.

An account of how it is possible to transform schools and communities through strength of will, humanity and absolute perseverance.Harrop Fold was placed into special measures in October 2018 with Ofsted finding that "the school is failing its pupils", as well as "considerable uncertainty concerning its leadership". We use technology such as cookies on our site to personalise content, provide social media features and analyse our traffic. In his speaking sessions, he articulately speaks on mindset, mental resilience and courage, drawing on his experience working with elite athletes to provide cutting-edge tips and techniques for achieving peak performance. With proven results, he has worked with notable organisations and charities, including the NHS and the Police. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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. Drew demonstrates his relentless determination and passion to improve the community of Little Hulton in an inspiring and entertaining tale. Having built a reputation as a highly influential leadership coach, Drews has a demonstrable track record of unlocking untapped potential, helping leaders and teams across industries to become more competitive.

Digital Spy has launched its first-ever digital magazine with exclusive features, interviews, and videos. 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". Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world.

His work and methods have been proven to empower individuals and teams to exceed in this ever-changing business world. It's hinted at in the opening moments of the first episode as it's stated: "Harrop Fold School is now under different leadership. Government targets and Pisa do not reflect what schools like Harrop Fold are doing for children whose modest level of absolute is a good achievement for them and their school.I'm a sucker for anything school-based, uplifting and northern, so when all three come together, I'm hooked. Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ.