Educating Drew: The real story of Harrop Fold School

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The school's new leadership is making great improvements and progress as the latest Ofsted report shows," Salford's deputy city mayor, Councillor John Merry, told TES, adding that the investigation had reached a conclusion, but declined to reveal it. Above all it left me with the sense that with passion, spades of hard-work, and a down-right unwillingness to give up, absolutely anything can be achieved. 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.

It's a good book to read if you're looking for school change in behaviour or in a leadership position where you need to turn things round.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. He delivers the messages in a very clear fashion which I’m sure will be memorable for a long time after the session. I'm a sucker for anything school-based, uplifting and northern, so when all three come together, I'm hooked. But production on the series wasn't as straightforward as before due to a story that broke after filming finished in July 2018, which left Channel 4 unsure whether the series would actually air. His book illustrates that however well managed and inspirational that social deprived schools like Harrop Fold are, thet will not achieve high absolute standard of educational attainment.

With proven results, he has worked with notable organisations and charities, including the NHS 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. Sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox - and don't forget to join our Watch This Facebook Group for daily TV recommendations and discussions with other readers. Through sheer determination and strong, visionary leadership, Drew and his management team (including his two brothers) have wiped out the GBP600k a year deficit and are reducing the huge debt - while continuing to get standout results from pupils. We then heard then-headteacher Drew Povey say that they had "really high hopes" for the year ahead, before "it all went quite badly wrong" as Povey and three other members of staff found themselves suspended.

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. 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. According to Ofsted, "off-rolling is the practice of removing a pupil from the school roll without a formal, permanent exclusion or by encouraging a parent to remove their child from the school roll, when the removal is primarily in the interests of the school rather than in the best interests of the pupil.

We use technology such as cookies on our site to personalise content, provide social media features and analyse our traffic. 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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.He draws you into this and really makes you believe that you can become, or help others to become, better leaders. 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. debt, a legacy from the city council's decision to recruit large numbers of high-earning staff, to being featured in the BAFTA-award nominated Educating Greater Manchester TV series. In his books, he explores mindset, charisma, leadership and positivity, inspiring readers to make positive changes in their lives.

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. Instead, it is a disarmingly honest and charming account of the joys and challenges of working in a difficult but intensely rewarding school community. Moreover, Drew is an eloquent speaker who delivers impactful presentations on mental resilience, excellence, mindset, and decision-making when booked for speaking engagements. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.His look at the system and the way in which the school has been handed a debt it never wanted and the way he has grown a fantastic team of leaders to nurture and support the students is definitely inspiring. Drew Povey is an authority on leadership with a unique multi-sector viewpoint on creating innovative and sustainable change. Drew's book reveals the untold story of their struggles, and the unique leadership style that has seen a quite stunning turnaround in a school once labelled one of the worst in the country. A highly distinguished coach, for almost two decades, Drew served as a Leadership Development Coach for the infamous Warrington Wolves, helping them substantially improve their ranking in the Super League.