Bright Tribe Trust

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The Bright Tribe Trust was a multi-academy trust,^[1] active in October 2015, that took on failing schools.^[2]

A new Interim Executive Board (IEB) would be brought onto the school, along with a new headteacher. Bright Tribe would cite a school's continued financial deficit, and declining pupil numbers as reasons for subsequently the pulling out of sponsorship.^[3]

Bright Tribe sponsored 10 academies in Suffolk, Essex, Greater Manchester and the North of England.^[4]

List of Schools

Haydon Bridge High School
Fyndoune Community College, Durham (now closed)^[5]
Durham Community Business College (now become Durham Academy)^[5]
Colchester Academy
Alde Valley Academy
The Whitehaven Academy
Castle Hill Junior School, Ipswich
Castle Hill Infant School, Ipswich
Cliff Lane, Ipswich ^[6]
Werneth Primary School in Oldham ^[7]
Haltwhistle Community Campus Upper
Haltwhistle Community Campus Lower School in Northumberland
Grindon Hall (now become Christ's College, Sunderland).^[5]

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References

↑ "BRIGHT TRIBE TRUST - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
↑ Daniel, Brian (16 October 2015). "Failing Haydon Bridge High in Northumberland on brink of becoming an academy". nechronicle. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
↑ Perraudin, Frances (3 December 2017). "40,000 children trapped in 'zombie' academy schools". The Observer. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
↑ Whittaker, Freddie (26 April 2018). "The Bright Tribe Files: What's going on at the under-fire academy trust?". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
1 2 3 Allen-Kinross, Pippa (16 July 2018). "Embattled Bright Tribe academy trust to close". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
↑ Hume, Holly (28 March 2020). "Primary school making 'rapid' progress, but Ofsted calls for more improvements". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
↑ Allen-Kinross, Pippa (6 December 2017). "Bright Tribe in discussions over future of northern schools". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

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[GIAS-1] "BRIGHT TRIBE TRUST - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[oct2015-2] Daniel, Brian (16 October 2015). "Failing Haydon Bridge High in Northumberland on brink of becoming an academy". nechronicle. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[britetribe-3] Perraudin, Frances (3 December 2017). "40,000 children trapped in 'zombie' academy schools". The Observer. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[Whittaker-4] Whittaker, Freddie (26 April 2018). "The Bright Tribe Files: What's going on at the under-fire academy trust?". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[close-5] 1 2 3 Allen-Kinross, Pippa (16 July 2018). "Embattled Bright Tribe academy trust to close". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[6] Hume, Holly (28 March 2020). "Primary school making 'rapid' progress, but Ofsted calls for more improvements". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[oldham-7] Allen-Kinross, Pippa (6 December 2017). "Bright Tribe in discussions over future of northern schools". Schools Week. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

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