Bright Tribe Trust


The Bright Tribe Trust was a multi-academy trust, active in October 2015.That took on failing schools.
A new Interim Executive Board 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.
In November 2017, spectacularly physically escorted the local MP and education select committee member, Trudy Harrison from the Whitehaven Academy site during a visit to check flood damage.
Warnings were given in 2015 about Bright Tribes involvement in the Northern Hub.In November 2017, DfE Officials decided to rebroker Whitehaven Academy to a new sponsor following intense pressure over the state of “dilapidated” school buildings. And in
December 2017, news emerged that the majority of Bright Tribe’s £1 million northern hub funding was spent on senior staff, Bright Tribe announced its intention to withdraw from four of its five northern schools because it no longer had a northern hub”.
Bright Tribe sponsored 10 academies in Suffolk, Greater Manchester and the North of England.

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