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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• Make it illegal to advertise weight loss clubs and fad diets in schools
  Open from Monday 15th June 2020 to Tuesday 15th December 2020
  67 signatures

• Design Technology to be compulsory at KS4 for all students.
  Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
  25 signatures

• Cancel all student debt for all students
  Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
  88 signatures

• Waive tuition fee loans for medical students once they serve the NHS for 5 years
  Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
  18 signatures

• Add ethics to the national curriculum for primary schools
  Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
  7,375 signatures

• Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
  268,772 signatures

• Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history
  Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
  26,738 signatures

• Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums
  Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
  89,497 signatures

• Allow graduate students applying to undergraduate medicine programs tuition loan
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  48 signatures

• Increase student maintenance loans for 2020/2021 due to Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  39 signatures

• Prioritise year 11 when schools reopen for next steps guidance and summer proms
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  10 signatures

• Prioritise Years 4 & 8 when re-opening of schools
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  693 signatures

• Prevent schools from cancelling summer holidays due to coronavirus
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  17 signatures

• Repeat the current school year from Sept 2020
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  442 signatures

• Delay opening of schools until Test Track and Trace for Covid 19 is working
  Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
  74 signatures

• Halt the reopening of schools until the NEU's 5 tests are met
  Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
  88 signatures

• Reopen schools in August with shorter summer holidays for a transition period
  Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
  29 signatures

• Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat
  Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
  70,337 signatures

• Make Economics an Ebacc subject for GCSE alongside History and Geography.
  Open from Thursday 4th June 2020 to Friday 4th December 2020
  20 signatures

• Urgently extend the statutory age limit for SEN provision given Covid19
  Open from Tuesday 2nd June 2020 to Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  5,303 signatures

• Work with exam boards to design a less stressful exam schedule
  Open from Monday 1st June 2020 to Tuesday 1st December 2020
  66 signatures

• Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021.
  Open from Monday 1st June 2020 to Tuesday 1st December 2020
  148,388 signatures

• Provide better financial support for early years settings during this crisis
  Open from Monday 1st June 2020 to Tuesday 1st December 2020
  18 signatures

• Stop opening nurseries until is safe to do so.
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  18 signatures

• Keep schools open for children of key workers during weekends due to COVID-19
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  48 signatures

• Make flexischooling for 1 day a week a parental right for the next academic year
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  3,221 signatures

• Prioritise Years 10 and 12 when re-opening schools after the COVID-19 Lockdown
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  56 signatures

• Refund third term rent for students in private accommodation
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  146 signatures

• Reimburse international students this year's fees due to strikes and COVID-19
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  187 signatures

• Provide £500 cash grant to fund children being home schooled
  Open from Wednesday 27th May 2020 to Friday 27th November 2020
  863 signatures

• Honour Free School Meal vouchers for all children Reception - Year 2
  Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
  60 signatures

• Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available.
  Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
  7,174 signatures

• Delay the reopening of schools to September
  Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
  44,696 signatures

• Provide disadvantaged children with a connected laptop to access home learning.
  Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
  147 signatures

• Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021
  Open from Tuesday 19th May 2020 to Thursday 19th November 2020
  5,904 signatures

• Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk
  Open from Friday 15th May 2020 to Sunday 15th November 2020
  1,385 signatures

• Support family members of non-UK NHS staff to attend university
  Open from Friday 15th May 2020 to Sunday 15th November 2020
  19 signatures

• Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k.
  Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
  179 signatures

• Pay international students weekly wage equal to 20 hrs to meet monthly expenses
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  581 signatures

• National Service for NHS.
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  19 signatures

• Extend Tier-4 visas and waive third-term tuition fee for international students
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  10,284 signatures

• Support the healthcare workers by waiving the university fees they have to pay
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  21 signatures

• Fund free books for children who have lost access to libraries due to the Corona
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  16 signatures

• Fund work-based learning providers on same basis as colleges
  Open from Monday 4th May 2020 to Wednesday 4th November 2020
  27 signatures

• Fund all medical degrees to support future doctors and nurses
  Open from Friday 1st May 2020 to Sunday 1st November 2020
  30 signatures

• Cut student loan's interest rate to properly reflect Bank of England's base rate
  Open from Thursday 30th April 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020
  267 signatures

• List all UK security personnel as "Key Workers" during the current crisis.
  Open from Thursday 30th April 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020
  48 signatures

• Require schools and universities to start the academic year in January 2021
  Open from Tuesday 28th April 2020 to Wednesday 28th October 2020
  202 signatures

• Suspend student loan repayments for doctors, nurses and midwives during COVID-19
  Open from Monday 27th April 2020 to Tuesday 27th October 2020
  39 signatures

• Forgive student debt of all key workers after Pandemic crisis.
  Open from Monday 27th April 2020 to Tuesday 27th October 2020
  250 signatures

• Reform England's education system based on the Finnish education system.
  Open from Thursday 23rd April 2020 to Friday 23rd October 2020
  68 signatures

• Free school meals for children of key workers who still need to attend school
  Open from Tuesday 21st April 2020 to Wednesday 21st October 2020
  40 signatures

• Enable schools to pay overtime for lost holidays during Covid-19 quarantine
  Open from Monday 20th April 2020 to Tuesday 20th October 2020
  17 signatures

• Give All Schools Protective Equipment to help protect staff from the Coronavirus
  Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
  200 signatures

• Allow schools to re-open in England!
  Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
  5,869 signatures

• Require schools to allow children the option to retake their year next year
  Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
  1,832 signatures

• Include LGBT+ history and LGBT+ history month in National Curriculum
  Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
  5,982 signatures

• Open schools during the summer holidays
  Open from Tuesday 7th April 2020 to Wednesday 7th October 2020
  770 signatures

• Refund university students for 3rd Semester Tuition 2020
  Open from Tuesday 7th April 2020 to Wednesday 7th October 2020
  111,499 signatures

• Make secondary schools start later (around 10 am)
  Open from Monday 6th April 2020 to Tuesday 6th October 2020
  35 signatures

• To give all parents with children food vouchers regardless of income.
  Open from Friday 3rd April 2020 to Saturday 3rd October 2020
  51 signatures

• Reduce the school leaving age to 13
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  30 signatures

• Remove English literature from the national curriculum for Key Stage 4
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  36 signatures

• Stop schools from giving over 30 minute detentions.
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  24 signatures

• Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  313 signatures

• Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
  Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
  15,927 signatures

• Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades
  Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
  148,885 signatures

• I wish for school to not be on Fridays.
  Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
  19 signatures

• Fund schools to provide GCSE textbooks free for all!
  Open from Thursday 26th March 2020 to Saturday 26th September 2020
  59 signatures

• Require schools and colleges to have gender neutral toilets
  Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
  1,433 signatures

• Reimburse students on their year abroad who are affected by Coronavirus
  Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
  47 signatures

• Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  7,883 signatures

• Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  353,129 signatures

• Allow each child to have 5 days of permitted school vacation during term time
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  39 signatures

• Introduce Visitation Rights/Contact Orders for Siblings.
  Open from Sunday 22nd March 2020 to Tuesday 22nd September 2020
  56 signatures

• Give school students free public transport to school
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  128 signatures

• Pay long-term supply teachers and support staff during mandatory closures.
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  13,080 signatures

• Give UK nurseries emergency funding if they have to close down amid COVID-19
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  106,128 signatures

• Allow parents of vulnerable children to home educate temporarily during outbreak
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  50 signatures

• Make nit nurses mandatory in schools
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  41 signatures

• Allow students to be exempted from RSE lessons to study their own religion
  Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
  26 signatures

• Publish guidance for schools and workplaces on how to deal with ADHD
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  1,270 signatures

• Ban isolation booths in schools.
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  39 signatures

• Make schools allow GCSE students to take study leave before & during their exams
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  38 signatures

• Fund more school places for children with SEN
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  316 signatures

• Suspend school performance tables and make SATs tests optional (Coronavirus).
  Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
  96 signatures

• Stop the spread of Covid-19. Stop making children sit on the floor at school.
  Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
  55 signatures

• Abolish Homework in all schools
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  1,798 signatures

• Stop schools being closed unnecessarily over fears of coronavirus (Covid-19)
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  944 signatures

• Call the government to reduce UK University tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  414 signatures

• Impose requirements on schools to shorten the length of the school day to 4hours
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  19 signatures

• Close all universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID-19
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  123,903 signatures

• Require universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  136,749 signatures

• Ensure high quality university lecturing by making pedagogy training mandatory
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  60 signatures

• Add the British National Anthem to the National Curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  2,354 signatures

• Include gardening in the National Curriculum
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  397 signatures

• Make university fees free
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  350 signatures

• Negotiate full membership of the future Erasmus+ education and youth programme
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  47 signatures

• No prosecution for parents that remove child from school during a pandemic.
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  100,650 signatures

• Add Environmental Conservation to the national curriculum for all schools
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  991 signatures

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