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(not satire – believe it or not!)
Derek Davies is the executive principle of two failing privately-run academy schools rated inadequate in every single category by OFSTED the schools inspectorate.
But bizarrely, Derek Davies has been employed as a lead inspector of schools himself – employed by a private firm used by Ofsted called the CfBT Education Trust:
‘Anger and incredulity’ over Ofsted inspector in charge of two academies in special measures
I suppose there is a certain strange logic about putting a crap head teacher in charge of rooting out other crap head teachers……
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By the way, could Mr Davies’ conflicts of interest be the reason his photograph has mysteriously disappeared from the failing academy’s website – lest people start to recognise him on his inspections:
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Please feel free to comment.
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Pride's Purge 
Why am I not surprised. It seems to be the normal situation of rewarding failure and mediocrity these days.
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isn’t life strange gove hasn’t a clue and gets another without a clue isn’t it strange jeff3
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Perhaps it’s a typical case that those who can, DO. Those that can’t teach! In this case he’s teaching them….poor devils.
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you mean this Mr Derek Davies?
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Reblogged this on My Blog and commented:
Interesting people in power or at the top of their career always seem to win win. When we (90% of the UK) fail we all fall and get lower.
This is wrong – do you agree?
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Reblogged this on Beastrabban’s Weblog and commented:
As the other commenters on this story have remarked, this seems to be very much government practice. Massive failure is rewarded with lucrative government posts. Private Eye used to carry stories like this regularly in the 1990s, as one by one company directors, who had driven previously profitable and respected companies into the ground were given government and civil service jobs. Quite often these were, Derek Davies and the post of lead school inspector, in the very government bodies that were supposed to be regulating and supervising their companies. Of course, this has absolutely nothing to do with finding suitable talent from the private sector, as the supporters of the policy claim. Rather, it’s all about cutting the powers and the activities of the government regulators to suit the interests of the corporations over which they preside. In which case, an incompetent in charge of two privately-run academy schools is an excellent choice for a leading inspector of schools from the Tory point of view, as he offers the least chance of raising any objections to their real aims of running schools down ready for their privatisation.
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Mr Davies became an OfSTED inspector when he was sacked, sorry “let go”, from Droylsden Academy. His leadership skills are akin to Montgomery Burns on a bad day.
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Derek Davies left a former post as Headteacher of Stretford High School for allegedly breaching Health and Safety legislation and bullying of staff. Before he left he allegedly ensured that his ‘close friend’ James Hasledine obtained the headship following his departure. Davies left his post as Principal of Droylsden Academy, following similar allegations and the academy being judged as needing improvement by Ofsted under his leadership, due to low attainment.
Davies is not fit to be judging the performance of other Headteachers.
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Very true, what Spartacus is saying is correct, see my comment below. Ofsted and the Academy chains are run by failing and allegedly corrupt Headteachers that look after each other’s interests and do not consider the needs of the children.
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They watch each other’s backs
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