from the University of Worcester. Attendance manipulation charges On 12 December 2007 it was reported that Brennan and her recent senior management team was under investigation for fraudulent reporting of attendance figures during the time she was headteacher at Hillcrest School and Community College. Dudley Council's investigations ended and the case was passed to the West Midlands Police Economic Crime Team. Brennan was identified in the Dudley report for leading a team of senior managers who EWS (Educational Welfare Service) investigators claim manipulated registers to make the school appear more successful than it actually was. In their interim report, EWS officers alleged that the records created a false impression of improved attendance which promoted the school's image and resulted in higher pupil numbers. West Midlands Police decided there was no case to pursue. On 13 November 2012 Brennan faced a Teaching Agency professional conduct panel in Coventry. Teaching Agency presenting officer, Bradley Albuery, claimed evidence of “deliberate” misrecording to “pretend attendance was better than it was” and to boost perceptions of Hillcrest School. He said GCSE figures were also distorted from 2004 and 2007 by between two and four per cent showing an “inflation” of results. “It is fanciful to suppose that this headteacher did not know what was going on in her school,” Mr Albuery said. “The evidence suggests these were not occasional errors by teachers. Brennan faced an allegation of failing to ensure pupils received a statutory level of education. The hearing was told how fraud police launched an investigation in 2007, but no charges were brought. This charge was dismissed early in the hearing. The charge of failing to provide an education was dropped and the three were found not to have altered the PLASC return which could have misrecorded achievement in the school. On 28 November 2012, Brennan, was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct by the Teaching Agency. The disciplinary hearing heard “inappropriate” alterations were made to attendance registers for some pupils between 2004 and 2007. The Panel decided no sanction was appropriate in this case. The report stated there was "no suggestion of any harm to children", no "personal financial gain" and Dame Maureen "expressed remorse" and had "an impeccable previous history." Departure In July 2022, it was announced Brennan will be retiring from her role as Chief Executive of Matrix Academy Trust. References External links Barr Beacon School Profile (with year of birth),