An inspirational headteacher at one of the worst primary schools excessively helped vulnerable pupils in SATs tests by telling them if their answers were right or wrong.
Malcolm Drakes' first executive headship was at primary school in Romford, Essex, but he led it from special measures to an 'outstanding' Ofsted report.
A Teaching Regulation Agency disciplinary panel heard under his leadership it became a model school for phonics, a Department of Education training hub and won the Times Educational Supplement award as 'school of the year'.
Drakes then became executive head at a second school, Mead, which also improved to 'good' and was designated as a national leader of education supporting a number of schools in Havering and beyond to improve their Ofsted grades.
But he allowed staff and himself to overly help pupils in English and Maths tests in 2018.
Drakes admitted that his actions were dishonest and lacked integrity but he said his intention was to help pupils rather than obtain any benefit for the school of himself as head of the Learning Foundation.
