Department for Education

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

• The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP
  Secretary of State for Education
• The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
  Minister of State (Minister of State for Schools)
• The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education)
• Claire Coutinho MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing)
• Baroness Barran MBE
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Make it compulsory that Secondary schools do a minimum of 2 hours PE a week
  Opened on Wednesday 30th November 2022
  10 signatures so far

• Add content on diversity in politics to the national curriculum
  Opened on Tuesday 29th November 2022
  17 signatures so far

• Ban uniform in schools.
  Opened on Monday 28th November 2022
  10 signatures so far

• Extend period product scheme to staff, apprentices and higher education
  Opened on Friday 25th November 2022
  11 signatures so far

• Refund tuition fees for 2020-2023 university students
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd November 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Require siblings to be a priority in school admission oversubscription criteria
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd November 2022
  36 signatures so far

• Increase funding for early years settings
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd November 2022
  10,585 signatures so far

• An immediate review of Childcare Funding
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd November 2022
  2,408 signatures so far

• Give secondary school students a right to take a day off school a month
  Opened on Monday 21st November 2022
  18 signatures so far

• Provide funding for mental wellbeing staff for children in schools and college
  Opened on Friday 18th November 2022
  599 signatures so far

• Require schools to have half days on Fridays
  Opened on Friday 18th November 2022
  8 signatures so far

• Give all children with an EHCP a right to free school transport
  Opened on Thursday 17th November 2022
  16 signatures so far

• Rename Religious studies GCSE to Cultural studies and ethics GCSE
  Opened on Thursday 17th November 2022
  9 signatures so far

• Fund increased pay for teachers who work with SEND children
  Opened on Thursday 17th November 2022
  24 signatures so far

• Introduce mandatory training for all staff working with children with SEN.
  Opened on Monday 14th November 2022
  1,161 signatures so far

• 10 O'clock Start Times For Schools
  Opened on Monday 14th November 2022
  22 signatures so far

• Introduce new rules regarding the suicide of higher education students
  Opened on Tuesday 8th November 2022
  676 signatures so far

• Fund regular in-school dental health check-ups for children
  Opened on Monday 7th November 2022
  164 signatures so far

• Increase funding for schools to ensure that they do not enter deficit
  Opened on Thursday 3rd November 2022
  11,973 signatures so far

• Ban more than 1 hour of homework every week
  Opened on Thursday 3rd November 2022
  8 signatures so far

• Add Economics GCSE to the English Baccalaureate alongside Geography or History
  Opened on Tuesday 1st November 2022
  95 signatures so far

• Fund nit nurses in all schools
  Opened on Thursday 27th October 2022
  12 signatures so far

• Increase student maintenance loans in line with inflation on a yearly basis
  Opened on Wednesday 26th October 2022
  1,025 signatures so far

• Introduce Dementia Information Sessions on the National Curriculum
  Opened on Monday 24th October 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Review and increase foster care allowances and tax exemptions
  Opened on Monday 24th October 2022
  7,392 signatures so far

• Add accessibility to the national curriculum
  Opened on Thursday 20th October 2022
  215 signatures so far

• Make economics a mandatory subject in the national curriculum
  Opened on Thursday 20th October 2022
  14 signatures so far

• Increase PGCE bursary amounts for the academic year 2022/23
  Opened on Thursday 20th October 2022
  85 signatures so far

• Ban video games
  Opened on Wednesday 19th October 2022
  13 signatures so far

• Ban schools from being able to set homework
  Opened on Tuesday 18th October 2022
  67 signatures so far

• Add "Black - British" to the DfE school census ethnicity codes
  Opened on Tuesday 18th October 2022
  83 signatures so far

• Extend student finance to non-UK citizens habitually resident in the UK
  Opened on Friday 14th October 2022
  18 signatures so far

• Fund 30 hours free childcare from age 1 for families where both parents work
  Opened on Thursday 13th October 2022
  151,677 signatures so far

• Ensure ALL students with student loans NEVER pay back more than they borrowed
  Opened on Thursday 13th October 2022
  479 signatures so far

• Fund GCSE exams fees for homeschooled students
  Opened on Tuesday 11th October 2022
  13 signatures so far

• Extend Cost of Living Payments to all students in higher education
  Opened on Tuesday 11th October 2022
  155 signatures so far

• Add content on death, dying and bereavement to the national curriculum
  Opened on Monday 10th October 2022
  2,251 signatures so far

• Require a 'trauma informed' adult in all educational settings for children.
  Opened on Monday 10th October 2022
  3,071 signatures so far

• Create an online school system for children unable to attend school premises
  Opened on Thursday 6th October 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Add additional content on cancer to the health education curriculum
  Opened on Wednesday 5th October 2022
  106 signatures so far

• Include a diversified range of authors for GCSE, A-level and primary curriculums
  Opened on Tuesday 4th October 2022
  18 signatures so far

• Limit the school week to three days
  Opened on Monday 3rd October 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Fund free BSL Courses for parents or guardians of deaf children
  Opened on Monday 3rd October 2022
  18,225 signatures so far

• Make suicide prevention a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
  Opened on Friday 23rd September 2022
  151,698 signatures so far

• Make continued education/apprenticeships optional for 16 year olds
  Opened on Thursday 22nd September 2022
  9 signatures so far

• Add alternative milks to the school milk subsidy scheme
  Opened on Thursday 22nd September 2022
  419 signatures so far

• Fund a free school uniform for every child
  Opened on Thursday 22nd September 2022
  64 signatures so far

• Include PCOS & Endometriosis education in the national secondary curriculum
  Opened on Thursday 8th September 2022
  2,429 signatures so far

• Require schools to have cubicles in student changing rooms
  Opened on Wednesday 7th September 2022
  85 signatures so far

• Require schools to follow a 5 on, 1 off, 5 on, 2 off weekly schedule
  Opened on Tuesday 6th September 2022
  8 signatures so far

• Create statutory legal duty of care for students in Higher Education
  Opened on Monday 5th September 2022
  7,354 signatures so far

• Increase required teaching on climate change in the national curriculum
  Opened on Wednesday 31st August 2022
  109 signatures so far

• Launch a full Public Inquiry into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Oldham
  Opened on Wednesday 24th August 2022
  1,274 signatures so far

• Fund direct bus services to school for all school-aged children
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd August 2022
  16 signatures so far

• Reduce maximum tuition fees from £9,250 to £5,000
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd August 2022
  18 signatures so far

• Make Video Games a compulsory part of the national school curriculum
  Opened on Wednesday 17th August 2022
  10,621 signatures so far

• Require training on Autism for everyone who is in a childcare profession
  Opened on Tuesday 16th August 2022
  316 signatures so far

• Suspend school uniform for 12 months
  Opened on Tuesday 16th August 2022
  112 signatures so far

• Freeze student loan repayments for 12 months
  Opened on Tuesday 9th August 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Fund extra provision of 1-to-1 childcare for SEND children under the age of 2
  Opened on Tuesday 9th August 2022
  202 signatures so far

• Increase Postgraduate Master's Loans to a minimum of £18,000
  Opened on Tuesday 9th August 2022
  38 signatures so far

• Expand the citizenship subject content on Human Rights
  Opened on Tuesday 9th August 2022
  115 signatures so far

• Make the teaching of neurodiversity mandatory in schools
  Opened on Monday 8th August 2022
  66 signatures so far

• Remove Relationships Education from the primary school curriculum
  Opened on Friday 5th August 2022
  134 signatures so far

• Require schools to allow all children to play any sport they offer
  Opened on Friday 5th August 2022
  33 signatures so far

• Require schools offer all sports the school offers to children of any sex
  Opened on Thursday 4th August 2022
  102 signatures so far

• Stop courts being able to grant care orders based on risk of future suffering
  Opened on Thursday 4th August 2022
  1,144 signatures so far

• Make Plan 2 Student Loans fair by capping the interest rate at 1.5%.
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  406 signatures so far

• Make the school national curriculum more culturally diverse
  Opened on Monday 1st August 2022
  181 signatures so far

• Ban schools from setting more than four hours of homework a week
  Opened on Thursday 28th July 2022
  31 signatures so far

• Ban gender-based dress codes in schools and workplaces
  Opened on Wednesday 27th July 2022
  38 signatures so far

• Extend 30 hours free childcare to NHS staff on Skilled Worker visas
  Opened on Tuesday 26th July 2022
  12 signatures so far

• Make student finance available for all second degrees
  Opened on Monday 25th July 2022
  21 signatures so far

• Add British Sign Language into the national curriculum
  Opened on Monday 25th July 2022
  845 signatures so far

• Ban school branding on shirts, polo shirts, trousers and skirts for all schools.
  Opened on Monday 25th July 2022
  48 signatures so far

• Mandatory Mental Health Training for all educational and early years staff
  Opened on Wednesday 20th July 2022
  130 signatures so far

• Pay student teachers for their placement and provide bursaries for training
  Opened on Wednesday 20th July 2022
  49 signatures so far

• Require schools provide a halal meat option
  Opened on Wednesday 20th July 2022
  83 signatures so far

• Reform education to tackle racism
  Opened on Tuesday 19th July 2022
  83 signatures so far

• Provide financial support for schools to install air conditioning in classrooms
  Opened on Tuesday 19th July 2022
  18 signatures so far

• Recognise Teaching Assistants as an important asset to schools by raising wage.
  Opened on Tuesday 19th July 2022
  83,997 signatures so far

• Require schools teach about Islam as part of religious education
  Opened on Monday 18th July 2022
  46 signatures so far

• Ban parents and carers physically punishing their children in England
  Opened on Monday 18th July 2022
  36 signatures so far

• Require schools to allow students to wear PE kit all day when over 24 degrees
  Opened on Friday 15th July 2022
  23 signatures so far

• Increase awareness of the dangers of swimming in lakes and rivers
  Opened on Thursday 14th July 2022
  376 signatures so far

• Include Fairtrade bananas in the free fruit for schools scheme.
  Opened on Tuesday 12th July 2022
  276 signatures so far

• Fund more specialist school places for children with special educational needs
  Opened on Monday 11th July 2022
  7,498 signatures so far

• Ensure fair grading for GCSE students in 2023
  Opened on Monday 11th July 2022
  43 signatures so far

• All children in receipt of Universal Credit to receive free school meals
  Opened on Friday 8th July 2022
  289 signatures so far

• Commission an independent review of social services to protect children
  Opened on Friday 8th July 2022
  140 signatures so far

• Fund pay rises for teachers in line with inflation
  Opened on Friday 8th July 2022
  59 signatures so far

• Increase funding for diagnosis and treatment of speech and language needs
  Opened on Tuesday 5th July 2022
  301 signatures so far

• Extend ‘qualifying school’ criteria for free school bus travel
  Opened on Tuesday 5th July 2022
  267 signatures so far

• Scrap university fees for doctors, nurses, etc providing they finish the course.
  Opened on Tuesday 5th July 2022
  155 signatures so far

• Remove references to 'gender identity' from relationships education guidance
  Opened on Monday 4th July 2022
  4,962 signatures so far

• Make self-defence part of the secondary Physical Education curriculum
  Opened on Monday 4th July 2022
  77 signatures so far

• Make the DSL role in schools a stand-alone role with no other responsibility
  Opened on Monday 4th July 2022
  12 signatures so far

• Reduce the content in 2023 GCSE and A Level exams
  Opened on Monday 4th July 2022
  46 signatures so far

• Require schools teach about 'stigmatization' in primary school
  Opened on Monday 4th July 2022
  19 signatures so far

• Extend 15 hours free childcare to all 2-year old children
  Opened on Wednesday 29th June 2022
  115 signatures so far

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