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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• Introduce self-defence into the secondary school PE curriculum for all students
  Opened on Thursday 27th February 2025
  33 signatures so far

• Teach diabetes prevention to secondary school children
  Opened on Tuesday 25th February 2025
  21 signatures so far

• Make income threshold for student loan repayments £60,000 and charge no interest
  Opened on Tuesday 25th February 2025
  21 signatures so far

• Review civic education in secondary schools.
  Opened on Wednesday 19th February 2025
  18 signatures so far

• Every school & college to be obliged to have an evacuation chair & training
  Opened on Tuesday 18th February 2025
  919 signatures so far

• Increase support for children affected from being bullied
  Opened on Monday 17th February 2025
  261 signatures so far

• Require all state nurseries, schools and colleges to have the same term dates.
  Opened on Monday 17th February 2025
  24 signatures so far

• Base university home fee status on visa application date, not arrival date
  Opened on Monday 17th February 2025
  46 signatures so far

• Do not cut funding from the Latin Excellence Programme
  Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
  47 signatures so far

• Continue funding Level 7 NHS Apprenticeships -Clinical Associate Psychologists
  Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
  902 signatures so far

• Require all schools to finish by 2.30 pm
  Opened on Wednesday 12th February 2025
  18 signatures so far

• New rules on internal exclusions and independent body to be established
  Opened on Wednesday 12th February 2025
  35 signatures so far

• Don't introduce unique child identifier and increased home education regulation
  Opened on Tuesday 11th February 2025
  3,042 signatures so far

• Make children eligible for free childcare from the date of their 3rd birthday
  Opened on Friday 7th February 2025
  35 signatures so far

• Stricter Oversight and Safeguarding Measures for Home-Educated Children
  Opened on Thursday 6th February 2025
  32 signatures so far

• Require schools to teach pupils about physical & emotional abuse
  Opened on Thursday 6th February 2025
  34 signatures so far

• Make politics a required subject up to GCSE
  Opened on Thursday 6th February 2025
  49 signatures so far

• Make all households with income under £200,000 eligible for free childcare
  Opened on Thursday 6th February 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Make suicide awareness mandatory for all secondary schools and sixth forms
  Opened on Wednesday 5th February 2025
  101 signatures so far

• Amend Student Loan eligibility
  Opened on Tuesday 4th February 2025
  19 signatures so far

• Fund more training for teachers on neurodivergence
  Opened on Monday 3rd February 2025
  243 signatures so far

• End public funding for faith schools
  Opened on Friday 31st January 2025
  99 signatures so far

• Remove transgender content from RHSE curriculum
  Opened on Wednesday 29th January 2025
  162 signatures so far

• Allow families with SEN children 10 days term-time holiday without being fined
  Opened on Tuesday 28th January 2025
  3,142 signatures so far

• Amend Children Act 1989 to presume grandchild-grandparent contact
  Opened on Monday 27th January 2025
  265 signatures so far

• Fund more schools for children with special and additional needs
  Opened on Monday 27th January 2025
  273 signatures so far

• Include science based Intelligently Designed Creation in the Science Curriculum
  Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
  19 signatures so far

• End the Safety Valve programme and provide funding to cover SEND deficits
  Opened on Thursday 23rd January 2025
  1,212 signatures so far

• Ban nurseries from charging parents for keeping their children off sick.
  Opened on Tuesday 21st January 2025
  45 signatures so far

• Hospital Treatment should not count towards School Absence figures
  Opened on Monday 20th January 2025
  72 signatures so far

• Make GCSE Science an optional subject
  Opened on Monday 20th January 2025
  23 signatures so far

• Ban isolation in schools
  Opened on Monday 20th January 2025
  312 signatures so far

• Changes of inspections for Early Years including how grading is given.
  Opened on Thursday 16th January 2025
  262 signatures so far

• Require schools to allow children to use the toilet at all times
  Opened on Wednesday 15th January 2025
  81 signatures so far

• Review state education and students’ wellbeing, especially for children with SEN
  Opened on Monday 13th January 2025
  26 signatures so far

• Mandate CCTV in any educational setting that cares for children with SEND
  Opened on Friday 10th January 2025
  1,050 signatures so far

• Review children’s services processes for removing children from their parents
  Opened on Thursday 9th January 2025
  51 signatures so far

• Review hourly fee from Government to local authorities for childcare providers
  Opened on Thursday 9th January 2025
  86 signatures so far

• Require schools to prioritise siblings over catchment area in admission policies
  Opened on Wednesday 8th January 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Include the Lord's Prayer in the national curriculum
  Opened on Wednesday 8th January 2025
  320 signatures so far

• To create buffer zones around schools, stopping intimidation of staff & children
  Opened on Tuesday 7th January 2025
  27 signatures so far

• Require schools to allow students to wear their own clothes at least once a week
  Opened on Monday 6th January 2025
  23 signatures so far

• Provide free school meals to all school children
  Opened on Monday 6th January 2025
  102 signatures so far

• Fund screening for neurodivergent conditions in schools & teacher training
  Opened on Monday 6th January 2025
  1,794 signatures so far

• Introduce a training scheme for young people to qualify for benefits
  Opened on Monday 6th January 2025
  37 signatures so far

• Reduce the minimum length of the school week
  Opened on Friday 3rd January 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Require schools to have a half day on a Friday or Monday
  Opened on Tuesday 24th December 2024
  47 signatures so far

• Review quality of school food
  Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
  35 signatures so far

• Conduct a review into the merits of co-operative exams
  Opened on Thursday 19th December 2024
  19 signatures so far

• Change fine rules so only one parent is charged for a child taken out of school
  Opened on Thursday 19th December 2024
  24 signatures so far

• Make autism training mandatory for teachers in schools to help understanding
  Opened on Tuesday 17th December 2024
  111 signatures so far

• Stop giving homework to primary and secondary school students
  Opened on Friday 13th December 2024
  3,111 signatures so far

• Make it easier for parents to get EOTAS via an EHC plan.
  Opened on Wednesday 11th December 2024
  90 signatures so far

• Increase maintenance loans for university students
  Opened on Wednesday 11th December 2024
  29 signatures so far

• Reform university applications so students know their grades when applying.
  Opened on Monday 9th December 2024
  35 signatures so far

• Mandate that schools use trans students' chosen names and pronouns.
  Opened on Monday 9th December 2024
  279 signatures so far

• Remove Sugary Foods from School Menus in England to Promote Children's Health.

• Remove Sugary Foods from School Menus in England to Promote Children's Health.
  Opened on Monday 9th December 2024
  152 signatures so far

• Increase funding for Early years providers.
  Opened on Friday 6th December 2024
  76 signatures so far

• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  70,731 signatures so far

• Provide Funding for Neurodiversity Diagnostic Assessments in State Schools
  Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
  82 signatures so far

• Provide schools with money to fund teaching assistants in every class.
  Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
  59 signatures so far

• Government funding for home-educated children: ensure fair educational support.
  Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
  198 signatures so far

• Stop the Government from raising the tuition fee cap
  Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
  294 signatures so far

• Reduce University student tuition fee cap from £9,250 to £3,000
  Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
  246 signatures so far

• Make GCSE exams free for home educated children under 18
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  11,826 signatures so far

• Commercial Pilot Training to be VAT exempt and introduce new funding options
  Opened on Monday 11th November 2024
  426 signatures so far

• Make Black history part of the curriculum in all schools
  Opened on Friday 8th November 2024
  197 signatures so far

• Legalise adult adoption
  Opened on Friday 8th November 2024
  391 signatures so far

• Negotiate a youth mobility scheme with the EU
  Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
  1,454 signatures so far

• Adapt EYFS and KS1 Literacy Curriculums to be inclusive for Non-Verbal children
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  1,897 signatures so far

• Support families by bringing nannies into the 15/30 hours free childcare scheme
  Opened on Thursday 31st October 2024
  2,084 signatures so far

• Require education about assistance dogs at school and workplaces
  Open from Friday 17th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  40 signatures

• Remove algebra from the national curriculum and increase financial education
  Open from Thursday 16th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Ensure fair grading for GCSE and A Level students in 2024 due to lost learning
  Open from Thursday 16th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  541 signatures

• Review and reform training requirements for child social workers
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Immediate review and reform of the education system
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  38 signatures

• Withdraw guidance recommending ban on mobile phones in schools
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Outlaw restrictions on prayer at work and in education
  Open from Monday 13th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  15 signatures

• Reverse the decision to allow Ofsted one-word judgements to remain.
  Open from Monday 13th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  756 signatures

• Require schools to allow students to have access to the toilet at any time
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  63 signatures

• Require schools in different areas to have different half-term dates
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Stop fines and criminal charges for taking children on holiday in term time
  Open from Tuesday 7th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  86 signatures

• Don't require students to study maths until 18 years old
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Increased local government funding for young people's services
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  70 signatures

• Give teachers a right to two week's leave, with any children, during term time
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  10 signatures

• Provide financial support for home educators who provide development reports
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  15 signatures

• Abolish fines for parents who take their children out of school
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  658 signatures

• Ban zero hour/term-time only contracts for teaching assistants
  Open from Monday 29th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  33 signatures

• Introduce tiered caps for international student fees
  Open from Friday 26th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  110 signatures

• Introduce a ‘Youth training scheme’ for 16/17/18 yrs who don’t choose college
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Provide full training costs for adult learners to retrain in a new career
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Introduce law to require schools to allow prayer practices
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  8,656 signatures

• Require schools to allow students to access the bathroom during lesson time
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Abolish means testing for student maintenance loans for higher education
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Review the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check scoring guidance
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  154 signatures

• Change guidance and funding for behaviour management in schools
  Open from Tuesday 23rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Require schools to have lessons teaching resilience
  Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  30 signatures

• Require local authorities to fund school transport for disabled 16-18 year olds
  Open from Thursday 18th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,436 signatures

• Allow SEND children to be taken out of school once a year without penalty
  Open from Wednesday 17th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  4,716 signatures

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