know we have met constituents who have this situation and how heartbreaking .t can be paire >> jackie doyle prius. >> the school in my constituency last month celebrated becoming an academy. they are delighted with the freedoms given them. could he give some encouraging words to other schools looking to take these important steps? >> i would encourage all schools looking for academy status because of the extra freedom that it gives you, the extras -- extra responsibility, and the evidence is now clear that academies will, particularly those in less-well- off areas have transformed in those places. those places.