A temporary head has been brought in to cover for Mr Duce, who has been a head teacher since 1983. Staff, parents and governors at the school are being interviewed by local authority officers about the allegations and then a report will be presented to the governors, who will decide on the next step. Bury Council said it would give the governors advice. We can't give details out because the investigation is underway. We want to conclude the investigation as quickly as possible, for everyone's sake.
Officials there have to decide whether any alleged mis-management affected children's results.
If they decide mis-management did make results unreliable, they can adjust or annul the results. Schools have to notify parents of their child's results by the end of summer term. The results for all English primary schools are released by the government in September and compiled into league tables. Earlier this week, the head teacher of a third primary school in Greater Manchester returned to work after being cleared of allegations that tests were mis-managed. Rod Weatherhead, of Haybrook Primary School in Rochdale, was cleared of any wrong-doing.