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Make a statutory requirement for schools to have a bereavement policy for pupils

Submitted by Katrina Goodwin on Friday 6th February 2026

Published on Tuesday 17th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 17th September 2026

Current Signatures: 960
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Change ~ Child ~ Children ~ concerns ~ Education ~ IMPACT ~ learning ~ mentalhealth ~ Passports ~ place ~ Repeat ~ Schools ~ Staff ~ system ~ work

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 960 signatures in total, with signatories from 398 constituencies. That makes it the 305th most popular open petition, and the 8,026th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 62% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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