MPS have called for the future of a crisis-ridden schools federation to be resolved as quickly as possible, after its “dirty pervert” head teacher was jailed for eight years.

Durham Federation chief executive and “super head” Anne Lakey was convicted of having sex with two underage teenage boys; her victims branding her a dirty pervert and manipulative monster and Durham Police warning she may have abused others who are still to come forward.

The 55-year-old’s horrific crimes date from the 1980s, when she was teaching in Sunderland.

But the Federation – comprising Durham Community Business College (DCBC) in Ushaw Moor, once a pioneer of vocational education, and Fyndoune Community College in Sacriston, once the most improved secondary school in the country – has been devastated; plunged into special measures, forced to close its sixth form and banned from recruiting newly qualified teachers.

Durham County Council, with the permission of the Department for Education (DfE), sacked the governors and imposed a five-strong Interim Executive Board (IEB) of experienced governors, teachers and education officials, to take charge while the Federation undergoes compulsory conversion to an academy.

However, the IEB has not responded to media enquiries and many parents feel left in the dark over their children’s education.

MP Roberta Blackman-Woods, whose Durham City constituency includes DCBC, said the Federation must move on and re-establish itself and called on the IEB to reach out and reassure parents and the wider community.

“They need to understand what’s happening at the school and get reassurances. We won’t get the school building the sort of relationships it needs until its status is sorted out,” she added.

Kevan Jones, MP for North Durham – covering Fyndoune, said: “Uncertainty needs to be ended, for the staff, pupils and parents.”

Dr Blackman-Woods believes is a “pity” academy conversion is inevitable but wants a local sponsor; while Mr Jones has no faith in the council and wants the process to happen as quickly as possible.

Both are seeking urgent talks with the council and the Regional Schools Commissioner.

Ofsted is continuing to monitor the schools and in January said both were making reasonable progress, while the DfE insisted all options would be considered and parents and staff would be given the chance to have their say on the Federation’s future.