Educating Greater Manchester: Season 1, Episode 3

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This week, Headteacher Mr Drew Povey and his two deputies have their work cut out as Year 11 mocks season begins at Harrop Fold School. We'll see tears, tantrums and refusals to even sit the exams, so it shouldn't come as a surprise to the staff when the results are in and they aren't good. With only a few months until the real GCSEs - and in a climate of budget cuts, a new exam system, and with one of the toughest year groups they've ever had - Mr Povey is having sleepless nights and Mrs Benigno is doing all she can to turn things around. The school throw everything they have at the problem; putting on extra lessons, calling a special parents' evening and trying to inspire confidence in their students. When the results are in come August, we'll see if the school has done enough to turn things around.