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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• Permit remote learning surrounding relaxed Covid rule periods.
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  22 signatures

• Require universities to refund for practical courses year 20/21 due to COVID-19
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  5,221 signatures

• Stop Bullying in Schools by Training All Teachers to spot Bullying & Harassment
  Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
  31 signatures

• Get rid of the required practicals in the 2020-2021 Science GCSE exams
  Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
  10 signatures

• Reclose schools for students aged 13 and above
  Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
  474 signatures

• Give all teachers a free COVID test at the end of Autumn term
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  400 signatures

• Ban plastics in schools
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  23 signatures

• SEN review of curriculum, educational and employment opportunities
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  793 signatures

• Increase the funding available to schools to support SEND pupils.
  Open from Wednesday 9th December 2020 to Wednesday 9th June 2021
  11 signatures

• Grade GCSEs and A-levels on coursework, with no exams, from 2021 onwards
  Open from Wednesday 9th December 2020 to Wednesday 9th June 2021
  89 signatures

• Close schools except for Year 11s
  Open from Wednesday 9th December 2020 to Wednesday 9th June 2021
  21 signatures

• Make it compulsory for all religions practiced in the UK to be taught in schools
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  96 signatures

• Require schools and colleges to provide gender neutral toilets
  Open from Monday 7th December 2020 to Monday 7th June 2021
  1,063 signatures

• National education recovery plan
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  35 signatures

• Increase funding for Special Education Needs schools
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  399 signatures

• Teach about dangers of gang culture in schools
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  150 signatures

• Require schools to offer BTECs at Key Stage 4
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  32 signatures

• Close schools, Colleges and Universities starting 12 December for 6 weeks
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  26 signatures

• Introduce financial support for online education and lifetime learning
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  67 signatures

• Child Maintenance to be paid onto cards that can only be spent on the children.
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  87 signatures

• All nurseries and places of education to stay closed after Xmas to 15 January
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  49,386 signatures

• Ban schools from separating children by sex for PE and sport
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  35 signatures

• Cut student loan interest and link it to CPI inflation as soon as possible
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  14 signatures

• Create statutory procedures for sexual offence complaints in all universities
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  420 signatures

• Free meals for Key Workers children and pay back from march till now
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  19 signatures

• Refund ALL University student tuition fees due to lack of quality in education
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  1,398 signatures

• Mandatory family support worker in schools with 25%+ pupils on free school meals
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  142 signatures

• Set a legal minimum temperature to be maintained in school classrooms
  Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
  71 signatures

• Ban secondary schools from starting teaching before 9am
  Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
  41 signatures

• Continue to fund the LGBT anti-bullying scheme in schools.
  Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
  516 signatures

• Teachers and school staff to wear masks. Children have temp checked daily.
  Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
  14 signatures

• Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year
  Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
  40,053 signatures

• Make mental health awareness part of the national curriculum at all levels
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  159 signatures

• Mandatory for all nursery staff to be trained in Paediatric First Aid
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  24 signatures

• Reduce student loan debts by the cost of all tuition fees paid during Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  511 signatures

• Make GCSE Citizenship mandatory in Secondary Schools
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  18 signatures

• Allow adult adoption in the UK
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  230 signatures

• GCSE Science should be optional, not compulsory.
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  13 signatures

• Only issue Department for Education announcements during working hours
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  501 signatures

• Allow parents to donate their children's free school meals to those in need.
  Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
  23 signatures

• Allow all youth sport to continue during lockdowns
  Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
  95 signatures

• Require all teachers to be trained in the use of makaton
  Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
  64 signatures

• Give students the option to take exams or receive assessed grades for 2020/21
  Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
  11,102 signatures

• Make it the law for schools to inform parents/carers of after school detention
  Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
  15 signatures

• Don’t cancel GCSES and A-Levels in 2021
  Open from Friday 13th November 2020 to Thursday 13th May 2021
  615 signatures

• Keep music schools open through COVID19 restrictions
  Open from Thursday 12th November 2020 to Wednesday 12th May 2021
  94 signatures

• Exempt Uni students affected by Covid from being charged interest on loans.
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  103 signatures

• Allow children’s extra curricular activities to continue during November
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  24 signatures

• Fund a national awareness campaign for mental health in schools
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  28 signatures

• Increase funding to protect children vulnerable to abuse in their homes
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  28 signatures

• Provide a financial package for students affected by the 2nd lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  130 signatures

• Require mandatory training on ASD/ADHD and SEND for teachers
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  1,709 signatures

• Allow soft play areas and centres to reopen
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  82 signatures

• Require schools to offer remote learning for children with Tourette’s
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  18 signatures

• Teach about period stigma, poverty and health problems related to periods
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  88 signatures

• Extend rights to access children's school records to all schools and academies
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  29 signatures

• Keep schools open - Give us our right to full time education back
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  8,060 signatures

• Keep all schools and colleges open in England
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  693 signatures

• Force Universities to close commencing National Lockdown on November 5th 2020
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  30 signatures

• Close all Schools and colleges and Universities during second lockdown
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  165 signatures

• Close Schools and Colleges during a second nationwide lockdown
  Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
  259 signatures

• Enable online learning for children who live with those who are vulnerable
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  6,033 signatures

• Require universities to fully refund tuition fees for the Autumn term
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  635 signatures

• Require schools and exam boards to bring forward results day for autumn exams
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  17 signatures

• Move deadline of secondary school application to end of November.
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  9 signatures

• Introduce a Politics GCSE
  Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
  18 signatures

• Consult year 13s on arrangements for exams in 2021
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  20 signatures

• Fully fund schools for Covid-19 costs and provide relief for loss of income
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  29,362 signatures

• Fund free school meals over school holidays until April 2021
  Open from Friday 30th October 2020 to Friday 30th April 2021
  60 signatures

• Make the national curriculum more inclusive of LGBT+ content
  Open from Friday 30th October 2020 to Friday 30th April 2021
  325 signatures

• Provide the free school meal entitlement throughout the year.
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  36 signatures

• Reduce the percentage taken from income when paying off student debt to 5%
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  16 signatures

• Review language of legislation and policy on children's educational needs
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  33 signatures

• Require secondary schools to start teaching at 10am and end it at 2pm
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  22 signatures

• Add mindfulness, meditation, morality and ethics to the national curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  60 signatures

• Extend free school meals over the Christmas period
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  71 signatures

• Extend the stay for 2019/2020 International students
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  189 signatures

• Fund free wifi for university students forced into online learning
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  481 signatures

• Take action to address the rising levels of child poverty
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  581 signatures

• Establish a Public Inquiry into the Chaotic Return to University in 2020
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  112 signatures

• Pay university tuition fee direct to students, who will then pay the university
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  10 signatures

• Require schools to adopt a part-time attendance rota while Covid-19 is a threat
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  47 signatures

• Fund 1:1 support for children with ECHPs all year not just term time
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  1,826 signatures

• Reinstate the ITT bursaries for arts and humanities PGCE
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  1,215 signatures

• Implement Basic Life Support (BLS) as part of Secondary National Curriculum
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  43 signatures

• Reverse changes to teacher training bursaries to prevent loss of teachers
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  330 signatures

• Implement support for university students during Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  333 signatures

• Require schools to maintain separate toilets for girls and boys
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  64 signatures

• Update gender identity guidance for schools to support students
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  115 signatures

• Sex education and consent to be mandatory in primary schools
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  315 signatures

• Extend Early Years funding to 39 weeks to allow for staff training
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  446 signatures

• Award 2021 grades based on 50:50 of teacher assessment and exams
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  2,345 signatures

• Cancel NEA A-Level Coursework
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  106 signatures

• Mandatory Autism awareness training for mainstream schools
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  13,483 signatures

• Disability awareness at all levels of national curriculum to prevent bullying
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  46 signatures

• Clarify the new Government RSE & Health Education guidance
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  237 signatures

• Ban schools from posting photos and information of minors on public social media
  Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
  548 signatures

• To introduce common disabilities to the curriculum for primary and secondary
  Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
  189 signatures

• Review amount of homework schools set and issue guidance limiting this
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  16 signatures

• Require primary schools to assess all students for learning difficulties
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  374 signatures

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