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Fund/establish free virtual school for those unable to attend mainstream school

Submitted by carina millis on Friday 6th June 2025

Published on Tuesday 1st July 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 1st January 2026

Signatures: 33

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ADHD ~ aged ~ Anxiety ~ Autistic ~ Change ~ Children ~ Create ~ EXIST ~ Families ~ fund ~ Illness ~ learning ~ Medic ~ mentalhealth ~ Option ~ Schools ~ system

Petition Action

Fund/establish free virtual school for those unable to attend mainstream school

Petition Details

We are calling on the government to fund and create a free, fully accessible virtual school for children aged 5–18 who cannot attend mainstream school for medical, mental health, or special educational needs reasons.

Additional Information

Over 1.7 million children in the UK are currently out of school. Many of them are not absent by choice — they are autistic, have ADHD, anxiety, sensory processing disorder, trauma, chronic illness, or learning disabilities. We feel that the current school system is not built for them.

We think that a government-funded virtual school could change lives — and give families a real option. Private online schools do exist but fees can be high. This can mean that they are out of reach for many families.


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