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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• Reduce university tuition fees to £3500 for health care courses during COVID-19
  Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
  41 signatures

• Require schools to extend the summer holidays by 3 weeks
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  26 signatures

• Tell students in advance topics on proposed teacher marked tests.
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  20 signatures

• Reimburse creative art students who can't access to equipment during lockdown
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  196 signatures

• Change the school exam grading system to year round progressive assessment
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  13 signatures

• Provide more funding to schools for mental health programmes
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  770 signatures

• Give all primary and secondary school children free travel to & from school
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  36 signatures

• Stop adding interest to student loans during maternity/paternity leave
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  68 signatures

• Offer an additional year of SFE funding for students impacted by the pandemic
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  13 signatures

• Do not cut school holidays or extend the school day
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  1,241 signatures

• Extend the school year into the summer holidays by at least two weeks
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  17 signatures

• Implement teaching of eating disorders into science curriculum for key stage 3+
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  119 signatures

• Provide funding/grants/bursaries/student loans for Play Therapy Training
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  38 signatures

• Make taxation a compulsory part of the National Curriculum
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  21 signatures

• Free childcare for 2 year olds, for all parents in higher education
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  12 signatures

• Supply IT devices and data support for remote learning for pupils at KS1
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  51 signatures

• Extend eligibility for all student finance to people over the age of 60
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  13 signatures

• Permanently change the examination system - no final exams but a final grade.
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  379 signatures

• Introduce a mandatory Sex Education GCSE
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  29 signatures

• Do not reduce funding for higher education courses such as media studies
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  24 signatures

• Implement Takaful model to allow Muslims to attend University
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  191 signatures

• Ban schools from setting compulsory homework until sixth form
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  18 signatures

• Keep schools closed until May
  Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
  149,470 signatures

• Introduce education about the pay gap in the National Curriculum
  Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
  12 signatures

• Improve postgraduate degree loans by covering full tuition and maintenance
  Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
  91 signatures

• Fund a one-off payment of £1,000 to all teachers
  Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
  16 signatures

• The Government should ensure the Turing scheme is as effective as Erasmus
  Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
  33 signatures

• Have schools reopen after February half term, in England, as promised.
  Open from Friday 5th February 2021 to Thursday 5th August 2021
  216 signatures

• Make CCTV on school buses carrying children with disabilities mandatory.
  Open from Friday 5th February 2021 to Thursday 5th August 2021
  8,989 signatures

• Don’t allow the use of externally-set exams for 2021 grades
  Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  10,386 signatures

• End the Digital Divide for children in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  2,798 signatures

• Allow children to retake the school year to catch-up
  Open from Tuesday 2nd February 2021 to Monday 2nd August 2021
  92 signatures

• Change the school year to start from 1st January
  Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
  15 signatures

• Ban unaccompanied adults from all childrens' play areas.
  Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
  35 signatures

• Do not fully re-open schools until all indoor mixing is safe to be resumed
  Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
  1,222 signatures

• Change the two year NQT induction period back to one year.
  Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
  76 signatures

• Grant Payment To Parents Helping Kids During Home Learning
  Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
  463 signatures

• Use Centre-Assessed-Grades for the 2021 A-Level, AS Level and GCSE grades.
  Open from Thursday 28th January 2021 to Wednesday 28th July 2021
  10 signatures

• Fund free broadband and heating bills during school closures
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  96 signatures

• Waive all student loans and reimburse all clinical training fees for NHS staff
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  895 signatures

• Reverse fines & de-registrations for pupils not attending school in 2020
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  156 signatures

• Hold an inquiry into contracts providing relief food packages
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  51 signatures

• Include Polish as a language option in the national curriculum
  Open from Tuesday 26th January 2021 to Monday 26th July 2021
  16 signatures

• Ensure that home educated children can receive exam grades
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  20 signatures

• Introduce statutory regulation of all providers of distance learning
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  13 signatures

• Children to attend school during lockdown while parents are in education
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  23 signatures

• Prohibit any exams from taking place during the Covid-19 outbreak
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  725 signatures

• Fund free childcare for all pre-school pupils
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  39 signatures

• Offer weekly Covid-19 testing to all school staff
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  9 signatures

• Fund paid time off work for parents who have to home school
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  11 signatures

• Ensure work completed since Christmas is not used for exam results
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  7 signatures

• Make 2022 GCSE Courses half coursework and half exam
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  249 signatures

• Cancel BTEC summer exams
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  141 signatures

• Don't scrap funding for BTEC Performing Arts
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  13,437 signatures

• Provide Covid testing kits for private nurseries and early years settings
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  2,205 signatures

• Cancel all exams and coursework tasks this academic year
  Open from Thursday 21st January 2021 to Wednesday 21st July 2021
  11 signatures

• Suspend home schooling for year 4 and below

• Make free school meals vouchers available as soon as schools close in lockdowns
  Open from Thursday 21st January 2021 to Wednesday 21st July 2021
  34 signatures

• Limit of 25% of attendance to prioritise safety of staff and pupils in education
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  721 signatures

• Require schools to send hard copies of teaching material during closures
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  8 signatures

• Make it Mandatory for Teachers to have Video Calls with pupils
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  7 signatures

• Provide Loans to Healthcare students wishing to study abroad due to COVID-19
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  331 signatures

• Encourage all secondary schools to adopt timetabled, live-streamed lessons.
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  11 signatures

• Require University Libraries to close in lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  94 signatures

• Increase SEN inclusion fund so SEN children can access 30 hours free childcare
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  29 signatures

• Ensure ALL vulnerable children and children with EHCPs are schooled as promised.
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  28 signatures

• Amend GCSE exam content for children that are now in year 9 and year 10
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  34,626 signatures

• Allow practical University and College students to continue in person learning.
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  122 signatures

• Give all 2021 A-level students grades based on their GCSE results
  Open from Monday 18th January 2021 to Sunday 18th July 2021
  22 signatures

• Require universities to publish how tuition fees are spent
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  2,613 signatures

• Ensure that mock exams are not used for GCSE and A-Level results
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  2,393 signatures

• Nationalise higher education
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  15 signatures

• Ensure counsellors and psychotherapists are added to the list of critical worker
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  4,409 signatures

• Allow mature students to send their children to school during lockdown
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  40 signatures

• Give students their predicted grades for exam results
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  24 signatures

• Fund bursaries and extend eligibility for student loans for courses in therapy
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  12 signatures

• Fund an additional 2 years of education for those affected by Covid 19
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  71 signatures

• Allow lecturers to pass apprentices where end point assessment has been delayed
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  431 signatures

• Make it law for EHCP assessments to be automatically available.
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  3,417 signatures

• Allow All University Students To Return At The Start Of February
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  24 signatures

• Offer a grant for 1yr of tertiary education for all children currently at school
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  21 signatures

• Provide financial support to A-level and GCSE examiners.
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  43 signatures

• Allow teacher predicted grades for NVQ/VRQ qualifications so it is fair.
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  27 signatures

• External candidates should be given predicted grades as their final grades.
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  34 signatures

• Fund extending the free period product scheme to include University Students.
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  16 signatures

• Fund £500 bonus for Early Years Practitioners in England as key workers
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  48 signatures

• Fund an additional year of study for university students
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  44 signatures

• Keep all nurseries and early years settings open during lockdown
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  739 signatures

• Suspend Ofsted Inspections for Schools and Local Authorities in 2021
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  69 signatures

• Offer GCSE and A level students the option to sit their exams at a later date
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  23 signatures

• Early years - support the sector, fund Covid costs and provide regular testing
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  112 signatures

• Remove children with EHCPs from list of vulnerable children

• Fund a PC laptop for remote learning for every child/student
  Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
  364 signatures

• Wipe all student loans for teachers and NHS staff
  Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
  15 signatures

• Provide routine Covid tests for Early Years and prioritise staff for vaccination
  Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
  207 signatures

• Leave Reception class in schools open during a COVID England wide lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
  399 signatures

• Allow teachers to give 'Access' students predicted grades
  Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
  69 signatures

• Review 2022 exam arrangements for GCSEs and A-levels
  Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
  398 signatures

• Keep 'After School Activities' & Youth Work, open for children in lockdown
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  24 signatures

• Prevent spread of Covid in schools with planned breaks through the school term.
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  16 signatures

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