The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England. DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 18 agencies and public bodies.
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Ministers
Stop fines and criminal charges for taking children on holiday in term time
Opened on Tuesday 7th May 2024
43 signatures so far
Don't require students to study maths until 18 years old
Opened on Friday 3rd May 2024
15 signatures so far
Increased local government funding for young people's services
Opened on Friday 3rd May 2024
61 signatures so far
Give teachers a right to two week's leave, with any children, during term time
Opened on Friday 3rd May 2024
8 signatures so far
Provide financial support for home educators who provide development reports
Opened on Tuesday 30th April 2024
14 signatures so far
Abolish fines for parents who take their children out of school
Opened on Tuesday 30th April 2024
440 signatures so far
Ban zero hour/term-time only contracts for teaching assistants
Opened on Monday 29th April 2024
31 signatures so far
Introduce tiered caps for international student fees
Opened on Friday 26th April 2024
19 signatures so far
Introduce a ‘Youth training scheme’ for 16/17/18 yrs who don’t choose college
Opened on Thursday 25th April 2024
19 signatures so far
Provide full training costs for adult learners to retrain in a new career
Opened on Thursday 25th April 2024
16 signatures so far
Introduce law to require schools to allow prayer practices
Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
6,797 signatures so far
Require schools to allow students to access the bathroom during lesson time
Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
29 signatures so far
Abolish means testing for student maintenance loans for higher education
Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
30 signatures so far
Review the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check scoring guidance
Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
152 signatures so far
Change guidance and funding for behaviour management in schools
Opened on Tuesday 23rd April 2024
22 signatures so far
Require schools to have lessons teaching resilience
Opened on Friday 19th April 2024
30 signatures so far
Require local authorities to fund school transport for disabled 16-18 year olds
Opened on Thursday 18th April 2024
1,361 signatures so far
Allow SEND children to be taken out of school once a year without penalty
Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
3,893 signatures so far
Create an independent body with oversight of senior leadership in all schools
Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
47 signatures so far
Require social workers to wear body cameras when meeting families
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
105 signatures so far
Introduce cap on student numbers in line with relative rental capacity
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
16 signatures so far
Remove a week from the school summer holiday to extend the Easter holiday
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
15 signatures so far
Ban schools from giving detentions to students
Opened on Friday 12th April 2024
23 signatures so far
Suspend the Safety Valve programme and provide funding to cover SEND deficits
Opened on Friday 12th April 2024
2,836 signatures so far
Require Universities compensate students who missed teaching due to COVID-19
Opened on Thursday 11th April 2024
15 signatures so far
Ensure we have a Youth Parliament
Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
88 signatures so far
Make the English Literature curriculum for Key Stage 4 more diverse
Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
21 signatures so far
Set new guidance and requirements for animals in early years settings
Opened on Tuesday 9th April 2024
58 signatures so far
Ban schools setting work for holidays in years with no public exams
Opened on Monday 8th April 2024
20 signatures so far
Fund pay for student primary school teachers on placement
Opened on Monday 8th April 2024
103 signatures so far
Make suicide awareness mandatory for all secondary schools
Opened on Friday 5th April 2024
49 signatures so far
Remove the right to withdraw from RE lessons in schools
Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
25 signatures so far
Require wheelchair accessible tills and self checkouts in all stores
Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
150 signatures so far
Fund more help and support for those in and leaving care
Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
17 signatures so far
15 hours of free childcare as soon as child turns 2 (not wait until September)
Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
164 signatures so far
Remove guidance on schools telling parents about gender questioning children
Opened on Wednesday 3rd April 2024
66 signatures so far
Increasing funding to support children with special educational needs
Opened on Tuesday 26th March 2024
18 signatures so far
Increase knife crime education and support for youth support and youth centres
Opened on Tuesday 26th March 2024
24 signatures so far
Change the income cap for free childcare to an increased, household cap
Opened on Monday 25th March 2024
26 signatures so far
Stop classifying SEN Pupils as "Persistently Absent" for medical absences
Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
840 signatures so far
Increase funding for state schools and teachers' pay
Opened on Thursday 21st March 2024
65 signatures so far
Require schools to provide annual swimming lessons
Opened on Tuesday 19th March 2024
27 signatures so far
Require all primary schools to teach makaton
Opened on Tuesday 19th March 2024
24 signatures so far
Ban schools from requiring students to take a modern foreign language GCSE
Opened on Monday 18th March 2024
13 signatures so far
Allow students to be taken out of school for two weeks a year without penalty
Opened on Friday 15th March 2024
244,916 signatures so far
Review statutory ratios in Early Years
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
181 signatures so far
Extend home fee status British citizens if parents who have paid NI for 5 years+
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
38 signatures so far
Introduce mandatory welfare checks for children absent from school
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
28 signatures so far
Create rights to authorised school absence for family events
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
194 signatures so far
Increase student finance to reflect increased cost of living
Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
120 signatures so far
Extend free childcare hours to parents who are working on student placements
Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
17 signatures so far
Ban outside PE in extreme weather
Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
50 signatures so far
Require Educational Welfare Officers to have relevant SEND training/experience
Opened on Tuesday 12th March 2024
27 signatures so far
Keep funding Level 3 qualifications in Criminology
Opened on Tuesday 12th March 2024
45 signatures so far
Require schools to have private changing areas for students
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
26 signatures so far
Extend rights to home fee status for Children of Turkish Workers/Businesspersons
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
2,556 signatures so far
Extend the school summer holidays to 7 weeks
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
18 signatures so far
Reform the curriculum to prioritise outdoor learning and the outdoor environment
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
126 signatures so far
Ban attempting to religiously convert or “revert” a child without parent consent
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
10,525 signatures so far
Extend Adventure Activities Licensing to all organisations for under 18s
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
25 signatures so far
Reinstate Martial Arts as one of the approved activities for GCSE PE
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
9,327 signatures so far
Require schools to make all school work digital
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
12 signatures so far
Fund increased pay for Teaching Assistants
Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
4,029 signatures so far
Require one school day a week to start and finish 1.5 hours later than usual
Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
10 signatures so far
Review school rules/sanctions and impact on students
Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
22 signatures so far
Limit enforcement of school attendance for parents of SEN children
Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
66 signatures so far
Make it mandatory for all education staff to wear body cameras to safeguard all
Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
32 signatures so far
Add bleed control kit training to the school curriculum
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
232 signatures so far
Add asexuality to the relationships education curriculum
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
60 signatures so far
Ban profit making in child social care and introduce price caps on placements
Opened on Monday 26th February 2024
63 signatures so far
Ban all child sex offenders from entering schools, nurseries and child groups
Opened on Friday 23rd February 2024
570 signatures so far
Require schools to open for optional activities during the holidays
Opened on Friday 23rd February 2024
29 signatures so far
Require extra time be offered for female students experiencing menstrual pain
Opened on Thursday 22nd February 2024
19 signatures so far
Fund music at state schools to the amount spent by private schools
Opened on Tuesday 20th February 2024
1,993 signatures so far
Don’t make students who don’t get a level 4 in maths/English GCSE retake them
Opened on Friday 16th February 2024
21 signatures so far
Do not exclude over 60s from tuition fee loans from 2025
Opened on Thursday 15th February 2024
69 signatures so far
Require all school and college staff to attend Neurodiversity training
Opened on Wednesday 14th February 2024
355 signatures so far
Provide additional funding for existing and new youth centres
Opened on Tuesday 13th February 2024
213 signatures so far
Fund more weekend/school holiday facilities for neurodiverse children
Opened on Monday 12th February 2024
101 signatures so far
Ban schools from letting trans students stay in dorms of their preferred gender
Opened on Monday 12th February 2024
54 signatures so far
Make students at medical schools work for the NHS for at least 5 years
Opened on Friday 9th February 2024
129 signatures so far
Require schools and exam boards to allow students to use the internet for exams
Opened on Wednesday 7th February 2024
16 signatures so far
Extend the school summer holidays to eight weeks
Opened on Wednesday 7th February 2024
71 signatures so far
Early years parenting courses to be offered to all expecting parents
Opened on Wednesday 7th February 2024
42 signatures so far
More funding for cookery lessons in primary schools to help fight obesity
Opened on Tuesday 6th February 2024
539 signatures so far
Require schools to have a separate behaviour policy for SEND students
Opened on Tuesday 6th February 2024
39 signatures so far
Require schools to close during severe weather
Opened on Tuesday 6th February 2024
21 signatures so far
Increase salary threshold for student loan repayment
Opened on Friday 2nd February 2024
28 signatures so far
Extend home fee status to everyone who has lived in the UK for half their life
Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
21 signatures so far
Increase funding for maintenance of school buildings and building new schools
Opened on Monday 29th January 2024
139 signatures so far
Require two-week half-term breaks and longer summer holidays at all schools
Opened on Friday 26th January 2024
46 signatures so far
Recognise Makaton as a language in law
Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
759 signatures so far
Make CMS payable until the age of 20 for any child in any higher education
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
22 signatures so far
Require LAs to reimburse education costs following tribunal/if they concede
Opened on Friday 19th January 2024
23 signatures so far
Require cameras in all school classrooms and give parents access
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
22 signatures so far
Increase support for grandparents who are sole carers for grandchildren
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
75 signatures so far
Limit the amount nurseries are able to increase their day rate/annual fees
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
30 signatures so far
Split Child Benefit equally between parents equally sharing care
Opened on Wednesday 17th January 2024
66 signatures so far
Provide funding and resources for parents to home school their children
Opened on Wednesday 17th January 2024
46 signatures so far
Provide more funding for school repairs
Opened on Tuesday 16th January 2024
270 signatures so far
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