Bright Tribe Trust, which is responsible for running the troubled school, is to be replaced, the Government has confirmed.

Controversial trust to pull out of Whitehaven Academy

Teaching staff at the troubled school says pupils' futures are being "ruined". The COO of Bright Tribe has now quit.

Boss resigns ahead of Whitehaven Academy meeting

It will also not help with educational achievement, says the Local Government Association.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan was heckled several times during a speech to the National Association of Head Teachers annual conference.

The education secretary told a select committee that her department's work will not be done until literacy and numeracy skills are improved.

The Labour leader criticised the government's 'U-turn' on its plans to turn all schools into academies by 2022.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan wants to turn 18,600 state schools into academies but critics are against the plan. This is why.

Members of Cornwall Council have voted clearly to oppose all schools in the country becoming academies.

Conservative-led authorities among 37 councils warning proposals to make every school an academy could lead to a "poorer education system".

Devon County Council is taking a stand over government plans to force every school into becoming an academy.

The Labour leader has told the NUT the Government's push for academies would lead to the 'asset -stripping of our education system'.