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 17 agencies and public bodies.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Ministers
Require equal coverage of women’s achievements in the National Curriculum
Opened on Monday 12th April 2021
7 signatures so far
Allow all students to return to university at the start of the Spring term
Opened on Monday 12th April 2021
739 signatures so far
End CMS loop-holes for parents who hide their income through Limited Companies.
Opened on Monday 12th April 2021
6 signatures so far
Confirm arrangements for 2022 GCSE, A-level and BTEC exams by summer 2021
Opened on Friday 9th April 2021
9 signatures so far
Make British Sign Language a language option in the national curriculum
Opened on Friday 9th April 2021
236 signatures so far
Call for Reduction of University Student Tuition Fees from £9250 to £3000
Opened on Thursday 8th April 2021
21 signatures so far
Extend eligibility for free prescriptions to all students in full time education
Opened on Thursday 8th April 2021
22 signatures so far
Make school uniform optional for students in secondary schools.
Opened on Thursday 8th April 2021
55 signatures so far
Match Scotland’s "Plan 1" student loan repayment threshold of £25k
Opened on Wednesday 7th April 2021
7 signatures so far
Require schools to teach about environmental conservation
Opened on Tuesday 6th April 2021
10 signatures so far
Anti-racism lessons should be made compulsory in schools
Opened on Tuesday 6th April 2021
35 signatures so far
Make British Sign Language (BSL) a compulsory subject in the national curriculum
Opened on Tuesday 6th April 2021
15 signatures so far
Ban the use of face masks in schools
Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
31,846 signatures so far
Extend the Maintenance loan to cover part time distance learning students
Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
243 signatures so far
Increase awareness of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in UK schools
Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
875 signatures so far
Give residents with FLR (FP) status access to home fees for health degrees
Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
41 signatures so far
Offer all students the full maintenance loan no matter what their parents earn.
Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
21 signatures so far
Give pre-settled EU students access to home fees
Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
83 signatures so far
Include infertility and the effects in the national curriculum
Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
213 signatures so far
Reallocate the £350 million from the NTP to schools to support pupils directly
Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
13 signatures so far
Introduce Human Trafficking awareness into the National Curriculum
Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
28 signatures so far
Modify arrangements for Home Education of children with an EHCP
Opened on Tuesday 30th March 2021
50 signatures so far
Introduce an optional philosophy GCSE into the current Key Stage 4 curriculum
Opened on Tuesday 30th March 2021
437 signatures so far
Create more curriculum around diversity and inclusion within secondary schools.
Opened on Tuesday 30th March 2021
34 signatures so far
Provide dairy-free alternatives as part of the national milk scheme for under 5s
Opened on Tuesday 30th March 2021
1,730 signatures so far
Lateral Flow Test (LFT) made compulsory in Secondary Schools for all.
Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
9 signatures so far
Organise and fund a 6-week 'Summer of Fun' for children and young people
Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
22 signatures so far
Give 2022/2023 GCSE students a choice between exams or teacher assessed grades
Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
11 signatures so far
Require schools to allow pupils to wear PE kit for the full day on PE day
Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
201 signatures so far
Create a mandatory Financial Education subject at secondary
Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
15 signatures so far
Ensure A-level grades are not lower than previously awarded AS-level grades
Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
105 signatures so far
Create an Events Cancellation Fund for the events sector
Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
18 signatures so far
Give students who got A-level results in 2020 options for alternative grades
Opened on Friday 26th March 2021
101 signatures so far
Consider to reintroduce maintenance grants for students going to university
Opened on Thursday 25th March 2021
7 signatures so far
Require schools to have a gender-neutral uniform policy
Opened on Wednesday 24th March 2021
50 signatures so far
Offer 15hrs free childcare for multiples under 3 years
Opened on Wednesday 24th March 2021
13,087 signatures so far
Extend free school meals for all current Year 2 pupils for another year
Opened on Wednesday 24th March 2021
13 signatures so far
Provide funding to improve the quality of teaching in schools of sexual violence
Opened on Tuesday 23rd March 2021
26 signatures so far
Exclude assessments taken during lockdown from teacher assessed grades
Opened on Monday 22nd March 2021
38 signatures so far
Lift the cap on university places for 2021/22 due to impact of COVID-19
Opened on Monday 22nd March 2021
22 signatures so far
Extend DfE and Ofsted oversight to private schools
Opened on Friday 19th March 2021
31 signatures so far
Prevent Functional Skill Qualification (FSQ)/ESOL exams taking place in 2021
Opened on Friday 19th March 2021
1,198 signatures so far
Extend free childcare to Tier 2 visa holders
Opened on Thursday 18th March 2021
135 signatures so far
Give Students the Choice Between predicted Grades or Teacher Assessed Grades
Opened on Thursday 18th March 2021
33 signatures so far
Provide free state-run childcare for all parents with children under 18
Opened on Thursday 18th March 2021
12 signatures so far
Make Government and Politics compulsory at Secondary School including for GCSE
Opened on Thursday 18th March 2021
145 signatures so far
Do not cut UK higher education Arts Funding
Opened on Thursday 18th March 2021
43 signatures so far
Mandatory self-defence classes as part of school curriculum
Opened on Wednesday 17th March 2021
160 signatures so far
Require schools across England to start the school day at 10am.
Opened on Wednesday 17th March 2021
9 signatures so far
Parental rights should be lost if you don't contact your child for a year.
Opened on Wednesday 17th March 2021
10 signatures so far
Remove recommendation that face coverings be used in classrooms
Opened on Wednesday 17th March 2021
19 signatures so far
Require schools to provide online classes as an option to all children
Opened on Wednesday 17th March 2021
14 signatures so far
Allow grades for students with memory loss to be set by continual assessment
Opened on Wednesday 17th March 2021
468 signatures so far
Place Defibrillators and handheld Face pumps into all schools.
Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
43 signatures so far
Allow schools to decide what meals they provide
Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
146 signatures so far
Introduce character education to the curriculum under PSHE
Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
205 signatures so far
Generically Rebrand the Turing Scheme
Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
54 signatures so far
Grandparents have legal rights to see grandchildren.
Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
124 signatures so far
Let Our Children Learn About Peace through the educational curriculum
Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
16 signatures so far
Change the title of Special Schools to Support Schools.
Opened on Friday 12th March 2021
16 signatures so far
Provide free breakfast club provision for all primary school children.
Opened on Friday 12th March 2021
72 signatures so far
ALL GCSEs to be optional not compulsory, allowing equal value to ALL subjects
Opened on Friday 12th March 2021
23 signatures so far
Introduce Covid-19 testing in primary schools in England for all staff & pupils.
Opened on Friday 12th March 2021
30 signatures so far
Scrap national exams for Key Stage 4 permanently
Opened on Friday 12th March 2021
21 signatures so far
Add parental alienation to the curriculum with mandatory training for teachers
Opened on Wednesday 10th March 2021
334 signatures so far
Make psychology a mandatory subject in the secondary school curriculum
Opened on Wednesday 10th March 2021
57 signatures so far
Increase curriculum content about water safety as part of swimming lessons
Opened on Tuesday 9th March 2021
6,313 signatures so far
Require schools to operate a 4 day week
Opened on Tuesday 9th March 2021
18 signatures so far
Require all teachers and TAs to have basic mental health training
Opened on Tuesday 9th March 2021
23 signatures so far
Allow all parents studying at university to receive the Child Care Grant (CCG).
Opened on Monday 8th March 2021
34 signatures so far
Do not impose new free speech conditions on higher education
Opened on Monday 8th March 2021
37 signatures so far
Add Yoga to the School Curriculum
Opened on Monday 8th March 2021
3,074 signatures so far
Cancel Easter school holidays to allow kids to stay in school
Opened on Monday 8th March 2021
11 signatures so far
Cancel all GCSE, AS and A level exams until 2024.
Opened on Monday 8th March 2021
11 signatures so far
Set a date for when non-practical university students can return to campus
Opened on Friday 5th March 2021
1,856 signatures so far
Do not make it mandatory to wear a mask in the classroom
Opened on Thursday 4th March 2021
4,161 signatures so far
Tuition Fee Compensation for International Students in UK Universities
Opened on Tuesday 2nd March 2021
32,966 signatures so far
Allow families to take children out of school for a holiday this year only
Opened on Tuesday 2nd March 2021
12 signatures so far
Increase the legal age of adulthood for vulnerable & looked after persons
Opened on Monday 1st March 2021
51 signatures so far
Put more funding into music, drama, and dance education.
Opened on Monday 1st March 2021
21 signatures so far
The UK Government should not fine parents for taking children on holiday.
Opened on Friday 26th February 2021
22 signatures so far
Delay the return of school to the 22nd of march to keep students and staff safe
Opened on Friday 26th February 2021
29 signatures so far
End the academic year at Easter for this year’s Upper Sixth and Year 11
Opened on Thursday 25th February 2021
1,650 signatures so far
Limit when welfare assessments under the Children Act 1989 can be conducted
Opened on Thursday 25th February 2021
26 signatures so far
Don’t re-open schools until all staff have been vaccinated
Opened on Wednesday 24th February 2021
41 signatures so far
Disallow Teacher Assessed Grades lower than a 5 for 2021 GCSEs and A-Levels
Opened on Wednesday 24th February 2021
14 signatures so far
Cancel the school 20/21 year for primary pupils. Repeat the years in 21/22.
Opened on Wednesday 24th February 2021
13 signatures so far
Don’t re-open schools until September
Opened on Tuesday 23rd February 2021
29 signatures so far
Lower tuition fees to a minimum £5,000 for University students during covid-19.
Opened on Tuesday 23rd February 2021
437 signatures so far
Fund study of Allied Health Professional University courses
Opened on Tuesday 23rd February 2021
18 signatures so far
Don’t send students back until mid April, to ensure a definite decrease in cases
Opened on Tuesday 23rd February 2021
24 signatures so far
Scrap plans to write off historic child support debts.
Opened on Monday 22nd February 2021
614 signatures so far
Fund free school meals for all children
Opened on Friday 19th February 2021
19 signatures so far
Include the harmful environmental impact of plastic waste on the curriculum
Opened on Thursday 18th February 2021
103 signatures so far
Teach two languages to every child as part of the National Curriculum
Opened on Thursday 18th February 2021
34 signatures so far
Extend school period product scheme to help young people being home schooled.
Opened on Thursday 18th February 2021
13 signatures so far
Reduce university tuition fees to £3500 for health care courses during COVID-19
Opened on Thursday 18th February 2021
35 signatures so far
Require schools to extend the summer holidays by 3 weeks
Opened on Wednesday 17th February 2021
12 signatures so far
Tell students in advance topics on proposed teacher marked tests.
Opened on Wednesday 17th February 2021
20 signatures so far
Reimburse creative art students who can't access to equipment during lockdown
Opened on Wednesday 17th February 2021
192 signatures so far
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