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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• 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

• Make Home Economics mandatory in the National Curriculum.
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  23 signatures

• Epileptic seizure first aid for all staff in childcare and education settings
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  35 signatures

• Reduce content for 2022 A-level and GCSE exams
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  11,832 signatures

• Remove requirement for online learning for students
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  27 signatures

• Only open Early Years settings for key workers, vulnerable or SEN children
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  498 signatures

• Suspend 2021 school summer holidays - children to catch up from missed termtime.
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  196 signatures

• Make grants or additional loans available to university students due to Covid-19
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  15 signatures

• Cancel A-level and GCSE exams 2022
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  48,757 signatures

• Ensure private candidates are able to take exams in 2021
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  253 signatures

• All pupils to repeat this current academic year.
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  5,027 signatures

• Make the history curriculum for secondary schools more inclusive of BAME history
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  113 signatures

• Make face masks compulsory for secondary pupils and school staff in classrooms
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  378 signatures

• For the rest of the academic year, only let Year 11 and 13 to return to school
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  16 signatures

• School closures - Review options to monitor and mitigate inequalities of impact
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  128 signatures

• Give current yr 11 & 13 students the option to repeat the year to improve grades
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  29 signatures

• Fund improved neurodiversity diagnosis, identification and support in schools
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  906 signatures

• Include university Art courses in those allowed to remain open
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  59 signatures

• Make student finance available for second degrees in paramedic science
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  647 signatures

• Cancel Vocational Exams NOW
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  622 signatures

• Open primary schools for all children in England
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  133 signatures

• Fund paid placements for all student teachers
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  244 signatures

• Student Loan eligibility for those studying health subjects as a second degree.
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  38 signatures

• Require access for parents paying child maintenance
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  94 signatures

• Introduce a two-week timetabling system for all pupils in Year 10 and above
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  60 signatures

• Provider Relief Scheme to be extended for education providers due to COVID.
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  19 signatures

• Fund improved online education by schools and colleges due to Covid-19
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  21 signatures

• Keep schools open in Tier 4 areas
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  25 signatures

• Do not require schools or nurseries to close in England in 2021
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  59 signatures

• Ongoing 100% business rate relief for all Early Years settings in England
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  2,225 signatures

• Ensure schools get additional staff and facilities for in school covid testing
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  226 signatures

• Close all secondary schools due the risk of catching COVID-19
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  105 signatures

• Provide disadvantaged children with a connected laptop to access home learning
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  165 signatures

• Make Turing scheme placements available for current academic year
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  11 signatures

• Allow all UK Citizens to pay "Home fee status" university fees after Dec 2020
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  45 signatures

• Close all schools until after February half-term to stop the spread of Covid-19
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  477 signatures

• Fund additional mental health support services for university students
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  2,371 signatures

• Cancel GCSE and A-levels in 2021 replace with Course Work and Teacher Assessment
  Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
  157,810 signatures

• Stop the funding cut for salaried route into primary teaching
  Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
  27 signatures

• Include Endometriosis and PCOS to the Secondary National Curriculum
  Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
  2,966 signatures

• Do not start mass testing in schools or require asymptomatic students to isolate
  Open from Tuesday 22nd December 2020 to Tuesday 22nd June 2021
  20,138 signatures

• Grant wraparound and holiday care providers urgent financial support
  Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
  11,327 signatures

• Close schools and colleges in areas under tier 4
  Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
  90 signatures

• Close schools in Tier 4 areas
  Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
  194,882 signatures

• Reopen the RoATP for new Employer Provider Applications
  Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
  7 signatures

• Review the Care Leaver Strategy and implement opportunity-based changes.
  Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
  27 signatures

• Teach Health and Social Care as a compulsory KS3 subject
  Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
  9 signatures

• Introduce a statutory bereavement policy into primary and secondary schools.
  Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
  1,829 signatures

• Close schools in areas of tier 3
  Open from Thursday 17th December 2020 to Thursday 17th June 2021
  50 signatures

• Allow student loan holders to suspend their payments for up to 12 months.
  Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
  8 signatures

• Teach the National Anthem starting in Primary Schools.
  Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
  21 signatures

• To create an intermediate tier for GCSEs
  Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
  12 signatures

• Make Media Studies a compulsory subject in UK schools (from an early age).
  Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
  24 signatures

• Reduce interest on ALL extant student loans to zero
  Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
  102 signatures

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