Mitcham and Morden’s Labour MP is urging the government not to change the freedoms currently awarded to academies.

Mitcham and Morden’s Labour MP is urging the government not to change the freedoms currently awarded to academies.

The School’s Bill will bring them in line with state-maintained schools in several areas.

When Siobhain McDonagh was elected in 1997, two schools in her constituency were in the bottom performing 5% of schools in London.

Ms McDonagh has told the Commons the process of converting failing schools into academies turned them around.