The TV series "Educating Greater Manchester" followed life at Harrop Fold School in Salford, Greater Manchester. The show initially aired in 2017 and faced controversy in 2018 due to allegations of "off-rolling" students by the head teacher Drew Povey, which led to his resignation and a teaching ban. The episodes filmed around that time were pulled from broadcast, but the unaired episodes were later confirmed to be aired starting November 3, 2020. Since then, the "Educating" series as a whole was axed in 2020 but is set to reboot in winter 2025 with a new series set in Yorkshire. As for the people featured in Educating Greater Manchester, the head teacher Drew Povey was banned from teaching for two years due to the off-rolling controversy. His brother and fellow staff member Ross Povey was similarly banned. The school, Harrop Fold, was placed under special measures but the documentary returned for the second series in 2020 with unaired episodes. The latest news on "Educating" shows the series returning in 2025 set at a different school in Yorkshire, not Manchester, marking a reboot of the franchise after the hiatus since 2020. The Manchester documentary remains notable for the dramatic events impacting the school and staff featured in the original series.
Summary:
- "Educating Greater Manchester" filmed at Harrop Fold School, aired in 2017.
- Head teacher Drew Povey banned from teaching in 2024 over off-rolling claims.
- School placed in special measures; series episodes withdrawn, then aired in 2020.
- "Educating" series reboot returning in 2025, but at a Yorkshire school.
- No recent new series or updates about the Manchester school version beyond 2020 and the bans.
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