Academy Schools

Policy description

Schools with "Academy Status" are given financial independence and freedom from local authority control. Votes have also been held on what requirements ought be made of Academy Schools in relation to admissions, exclusions and personal, social and health education.

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Analysis for Mark Reckless

Mark Reckless consistently voted for (100% aligned) academy schools.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for (100% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Academies Bill — Decline Second Reading 2010-07-19 no 100% against aligned
Academies Bill — Second Reading 2010-07-19 aye 100% agree aligned
Academies Bill — New Academies Only Where There is Proven Need -rejected 2010-07-21 no 100% against aligned
Academies Bill — Third Reading 2010-07-26 aye 100% agree aligned
Education Bill (second reading) 2011-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
Education Bill — Third Reading 2011-05-11 aye 100% agree aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Academies Bill — Permitting Special Schools to Become Academies 2010-07-21 no 100% against aligned
Academies Bill — Clause 16 — Pre-commencement applications etc 2010-07-26 aye 100% agree aligned