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.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Ministers
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
Lower grade boundaries of 2021 GCSE and A-Level students.
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
444 signatures
Require schools to increase plant-based lunch options
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
467 signatures
Only let students who can’t work at home to attend school.
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
22 signatures
Give current yr 11s a choice whether to finish school with their predictions.
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
13 signatures
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
1,113,877 signatures
Abolish unfair & discriminatory admission policy for faith schools
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
14 signatures
Ban schools from setting mandatory homework over school holidays
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
34 signatures
Fund all senior schools to provide private changing rooms
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
24 signatures
Allow children's parties to continue within a class bubble
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
2,013 signatures
Close schools with confirmed COVID cases
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
62 signatures
Review how primary schools assess and provide support for children with dyslexia
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
1,706 signatures
Require schools to provide separate changing facilities for girls and boys
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
40 signatures
Prohibit universities from increasing tuition fees during Covid-19
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
35 signatures
Base 2021 GCSE and A-Level Grades on Teacher Considerations and Mock Grades
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
2,205 signatures
Ensure access to school for children with ASDs/mental health issues during Covid
Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
19 signatures
Allow temporary homeschooling during the pandemic without losing school place
Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
1,908 signatures
Write of student debt for Public Sector Workers
Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
12 signatures
Do not postpone A level and GCSE exams as a result of COVID-19
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
87 signatures
Abolish homework across all secondary schools
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
64 signatures
15 hour free childcare 1 to 2 year olds.
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
36 signatures
Provide funding to make all secondary schools in England wheelchair accessible
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
136 signatures
Require local authorities to offer EHCPs to all children with a disability
Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
419 signatures
Ban mandatory uniforms in state schools
Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
160 signatures
Priority testing for students if their bubble has confirmed Covid Case
Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
48 signatures
Retract DfE guidance banning use of anti-capitalist material in schools
Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
850 signatures
Student loan interest rates cut to 1% above base & have an interest rate holiday
Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
35 signatures
Free 30 hours childcare to start from the child's 3rd birthday not a term after
Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
107 signatures
Reimburse parents for school uniform purchased should schools close again.
Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
67 signatures
Schools to have the funding for a full time teaching assistant in every class.
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
1,614 signatures
Inclusion of a Mental Wellbeing & Emotional Wealth Standalone GCSE in schools
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
16 signatures
Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
581,281 signatures
Freeze interest paid to the student loan company (SLC) whilst on maternity
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
33 signatures
Provide 5 days a week free childcare for ages 0-4 for all working parents
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
67 signatures
Require university campuses to close to stop the spread of COVID-19
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
308 signatures
Government subsidise this year's university tuition fees
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
1,918 signatures
Lower university tuition fees for students until online teaching ends
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
171,137 signatures
Require Universities to partially refund tuition fees for 19/20 due to Covid-19
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
101 signatures
Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas
Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
125,227 signatures
Fund universities to provide a laptop to all students whose tuition is online
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
22 signatures
Award A Level Private Candidates Denied CAG's Their UCAS Predicted Grades.
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
63 signatures
Make a Fairer System for Creating A level and GCSE Results
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
37 signatures
Lower Grade Boundaries for A-Level October Exams
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
1,009 signatures
Require exam bodies to return marked papers
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
13 signatures
Make P.E. optional for Secondary Schools on return in September.
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
15 signatures
Require 2 metre social distancing at schools
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
23 signatures
Introduce Human and Child Rights (covering the UNCRC) to the primary curriculum
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
15 signatures
Keep 30 hours free childcare if parents lose their job due to Covid
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
293 signatures
Provide funding to increase social distancing on SEN home-to-school transport
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
26 signatures
Make a fair, individual Appeals Process against Centre Assessed Grades
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
289 signatures
Review and implement reforms to tackle racial disparities in educational outcome
Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
44 signatures
Provide additional funding to schools for Y10-13 mental health support.
Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
21 signatures
Bubbles of six in schools
Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
27 signatures
Extend eligibility for student loan refunds to teachers who qualified from 2007
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
11 signatures
Stop sexism - Require schools to offer all sports to all children
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
10,673 signatures
Have a person in all education institutions responsible for dealing with racism
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
55 signatures
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
428,787 signatures
Fund for all MA and MSc Courses in England
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
26 signatures
Stop disclosing salary breakdown to ex-partners
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
17 signatures
Keep Care Leavers Digitally Connected
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
1,450 signatures
Reform the Childcare System
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
431 signatures
Establish a residential programme of social & practical skills for young people
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
47 signatures
Fund free meals for vulnerable children in early years settings
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
3,673 signatures
Give parents the right to withdraw their child from relationship study lessons.
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
21 signatures
Update guidance requiring schools to take kids' temperatures at school gates
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
36 signatures
Make it mandatory for parents to wear face masks when on school grounds
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
174 signatures
Fund college transport
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
115 signatures
Ban school exclusions after the Covid-19 pandemic
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
126 signatures
Make it easier for children of migrants to access higher education funding
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
24 signatures
Introduce a One-Off Postgraduate Study Grant
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
18 signatures
Make the PE and Sport Premium for schools permanent
Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
107 signatures
End Forced Adoption
Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
2,169 signatures
Implement unconscious bias training in the national school curriculum
Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
42 signatures
Create a national social work record system
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
15 signatures
Delay the A level October exams 2020 to allow students to study longer.
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
71 signatures
Delay 2021 GCSE and A-level exams to allow students to catch up.
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
137 signatures
Create fund to support parents who home-school & create national register
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
35 signatures
Reform the national curriculum for drama to include LGBTQ+ and POC stories
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
112 signatures
Review Ofqual's decision to make MFL spoken language assessment an endorsement
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
133 signatures
Introduce weekly Covid-19 testing for school staff and students in England
Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
450 signatures
Require preschools and schools to educate under 5s on learning difficulties
Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
234 signatures
Test all schoolchildren in England weekly for Covid-19
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
29 signatures
Change A-level grades awarded from CAGs to UCAS predicted grades where higher
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
15,088 signatures
Require local exam centres to accept home-educated students for public exams
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
10,806 signatures
Make Computer Science, Programming and AI mandatory in the national curriculum
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
51 signatures
Stop public funding for universities
Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
62 signatures
Do not delay A-level Exams
Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
493 signatures
Ensure all 2021 examinations are based on teacher assessment only.
Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
617 signatures
Allow teacher predicted grades for BTEC students
Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
145,336 signatures
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