Autonomy for Schools
There have been votes in Parliament on giving greater autonomy for schools, including on if more schools should be able to obtain the financial and managerial freedom from local authority control associated with "academy" status, and the degree of freedom schools ought have in relation to admissions policies.
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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools
TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all
of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 30 Oct 2006:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was absent for a vote on Education and Inspections Bill — Stop faith schools requiring that candidates for headteacher posts belong to the relevant faith — rejected
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On 30 Oct 2006:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was absent for a vote on Education and Inspections Bill — Faith schools must accept pupils from outside the faith — rejected
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On 24 Oct 2006:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was absent for a vote on Education and Inspections Bill — IGCSE for state schools — rejected
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On 17 Oct 2006:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was absent for a vote on Education and Inspections Bill — Local Authorities to encourage 'Foundation' status — rejected
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On 10 Jul 2006:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was absent for a vote on Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 — rejected
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On 2 Mar 2005:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean voted yes on Education Bill — Requirements to be Registered with General Teaching Council — rejected
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On 24 Feb 2005:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Abolish Independent Appeals Panels — rejected
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On 3 Jul 2002:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean voted yes on Education Bill — Leave out Clause 11 (Form or invest in companies)
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On 26 Jun 2002:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Allow schools to set their own Drugs and Alcohol Policies — rejected
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On 17 Jun 2002:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean voted yes on Education Bill — Exemption of Innovative Projects from legislation — rejected
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On 14 May 2002:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was absent for a vote on Education Bill — Remove regulations concerning Annual Parents' Meetings
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On 14 May 2002:
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean voted yes on Education Bill — Schools Forums only set up if a majority of governing bodies voted for one — rejected
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