Ex-Harrop Fold headteacher and Educating Greater Manchester star Drew Povey banned from teaching

Former headteacher and Educating Greater Manchester star Drew Povey and his brother have been banned from teaching.

Mr Povey, ex-head at Harrop Fold in Salford, and his brother Ross, who was the assistant head, have been barred from the profession indefinitely - and for at least two years. It comes as the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) accused the pair of 'unacceptable professional conduct' following allegations pupils were being removed from the school register in a practice called 'off-rolling'.

A panel found the removal of these pupils was likely to have a positive effect on the school's performance data, including GCSE results. Mr Povey, who was suspended and later resigned in 2018, denied all the allegations, while his brother 'made no admissions' in relation to the allegations.

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After his resignation, parents at the school - now called The Lowry Academy - vowed to fight for Drew to be reinstated. At the time, the former head admitted to 'administrative errors' involving a few students, but claimed he was the victim of a 'personal vendetta'.

The TRA has now found all the allegations put to him, including that he failed to ensure accurate records were maintained and, in doing so, failed to protect pupils from the risk of potential harm, to be 'proven'. A panel also concluded his actions were 'deliberate'.

His brother was not found to have caused, permitted or failed to prevent the amendment of pupil attendance data. However, the panel found that all of the other allegations made against the former assistant headteacher were proven.

In two separate TRA prohibition order reports, each relating to