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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• Create an independent body with oversight of senior leadership in all schools
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  51 signatures

• Require social workers to wear body cameras when meeting families
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  158 signatures

• Introduce cap on student numbers in line with relative rental capacity
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Remove a week from the school summer holiday to extend the Easter holiday
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  15 signatures

• Ban schools from giving detentions to students
  Open from Friday 12th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Suspend the Safety Valve programme and provide funding to cover SEND deficits
  Open from Friday 12th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  4,013 signatures

• Require Universities compensate students who missed teaching due to COVID-19
  Open from Thursday 11th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Ensure we have a Youth Parliament
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  96 signatures

• Make the English Literature curriculum for Key Stage 4 more diverse
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  21 signatures

• Set new guidance and requirements for animals in early years settings
  Open from Tuesday 9th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  59 signatures

• Ban schools setting work for holidays in years with no public exams
  Open from Monday 8th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Fund pay for student primary school teachers on placement
  Open from Monday 8th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  108 signatures

• Make suicide awareness mandatory for all secondary schools
  Open from Friday 5th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  52 signatures

• Remove the right to withdraw from RE lessons in schools
  Open from Thursday 4th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Require wheelchair accessible tills and self checkouts in all stores
  Open from Thursday 4th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  155 signatures

• Fund more help and support for those in and leaving care
  Open from Thursday 4th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• 15 hours of free childcare as soon as child turns 2 (not wait until September)
  Open from Thursday 4th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  177 signatures

• Remove guidance on schools telling parents about gender questioning children
  Open from Wednesday 3rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  73 signatures

• Increasing funding to support children with special educational needs
  Open from Tuesday 26th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Increase knife crime education and support for youth support and youth centres
  Open from Tuesday 26th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Change the income cap for free childcare to an increased, household cap
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  31 signatures

• Stop classifying SEN Pupils as "Persistently Absent" for medical absences
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  856 signatures

• Increase funding for state schools and teachers' pay
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  66 signatures

• Require schools to provide annual swimming lessons
  Open from Tuesday 19th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  29 signatures

• Require all primary schools to teach makaton
  Open from Tuesday 19th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Ban schools from requiring students to take a modern foreign language GCSE
  Open from Monday 18th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Allow students to be taken out of school for two weeks a year without penalty
  Open from Friday 15th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  254,530 signatures

• Review statutory ratios in Early Years
  Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  181 signatures

• Extend home fee status British citizens if parents who have paid NI for 5 years+
  Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  38 signatures

• Introduce mandatory welfare checks for children absent from school
  Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  28 signatures

• Create rights to authorised school absence for family events
  Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  197 signatures

• Increase student finance to reflect increased cost of living
  Open from Wednesday 13th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  125 signatures

• Extend free childcare hours to parents who are working on student placements
  Open from Wednesday 13th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Ban outside PE in extreme weather
  Open from Wednesday 13th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  50 signatures

• Require Educational Welfare Officers to have relevant SEND training/experience
  Open from Tuesday 12th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• Keep funding Level 3 qualifications in Criminology
  Open from Tuesday 12th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  47 signatures

• Require schools to have private changing areas for students
  Open from Wednesday 6th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  26 signatures

• Extend rights to home fee status for Children of Turkish Workers/Businesspersons
  Open from Wednesday 6th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,641 signatures

• Extend the school summer holidays to 7 weeks
  Open from Wednesday 6th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Reform the curriculum to prioritise outdoor learning and the outdoor environment
  Open from Monday 4th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  138 signatures

• Ban attempting to religiously convert or “revert” a child without parent consent
  Open from Monday 4th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  11,191 signatures

• Extend Adventure Activities Licensing to all organisations for under 18s
  Open from Monday 4th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Reinstate Martial Arts as one of the approved activities for GCSE PE
  Open from Monday 4th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  10,356 signatures

• Require schools to make all school work digital
  Open from Monday 4th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  12 signatures

• Fund increased pay for Teaching Assistants
  Open from Friday 1st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  4,133 signatures

• Require one school day a week to start and finish 1.5 hours later than usual
  Open from Friday 1st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  11 signatures

• Review school rules/sanctions and impact on students
  Open from Thursday 29th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Limit enforcement of school attendance for parents of SEN children
  Open from Thursday 29th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  67 signatures

• Make it mandatory for all education staff to wear body cameras to safeguard all
  Open from Thursday 29th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Add bleed control kit training to the school curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 28th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  253 signatures

• Add asexuality to the relationships education curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 28th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  66 signatures

• Ban profit making in child social care and introduce price caps on placements
  Open from Monday 26th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  136 signatures

• Ban all child sex offenders from entering schools, nurseries and child groups
  Open from Friday 23rd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  612 signatures

• Require schools to open for optional activities during the holidays
  Open from Friday 23rd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  30 signatures

• Require extra time be offered for female students experiencing menstrual pain
  Open from Thursday 22nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Fund music at state schools to the amount spent by private schools
  Open from Tuesday 20th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,359 signatures

• Don’t make students who don’t get a level 4 in maths/English GCSE retake them
  Open from Friday 16th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Do not exclude over 60s from tuition fee loans from 2025
  Open from Thursday 15th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  69 signatures

• Require all school and college staff to attend Neurodiversity training
  Open from Wednesday 14th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  367 signatures

• Provide additional funding for existing and new youth centres
  Open from Tuesday 13th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  215 signatures

• Fund more weekend/school holiday facilities for neurodiverse children
  Open from Monday 12th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  104 signatures

• Ban schools from letting trans students stay in dorms of their preferred gender
  Open from Monday 12th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  61 signatures

• Make students at medical schools work for the NHS for at least 5 years
  Open from Friday 9th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  133 signatures

• Require schools and exam boards to allow students to use the internet for exams
  Open from Wednesday 7th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Extend the school summer holidays to eight weeks
  Open from Wednesday 7th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  76 signatures

• Early years parenting courses to be offered to all expecting parents
  Open from Wednesday 7th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  44 signatures

• More funding for cookery lessons in primary schools to help fight obesity
  Open from Tuesday 6th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  544 signatures

• Require schools to have a separate behaviour policy for SEND students
  Open from Tuesday 6th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  39 signatures

• Require schools to close during severe weather
  Open from Tuesday 6th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Increase salary threshold for student loan repayment
  Open from Friday 2nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  31 signatures

• Extend home fee status to everyone who has lived in the UK for half their life
  Open from Thursday 1st February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Increase funding for maintenance of school buildings and building new schools
  Open from Monday 29th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  140 signatures

• Require two-week half-term breaks and longer summer holidays at all schools
  Open from Friday 26th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  50 signatures

• Recognise Makaton as a language in law
  Open from Wednesday 24th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  764 signatures

• Make CMS payable until the age of 20 for any child in any higher education
  Open from Monday 22nd January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Require LAs to reimburse education costs following tribunal/if they concede
  Open from Friday 19th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Require cameras in all school classrooms and give parents access
  Open from Thursday 18th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Increase support for grandparents who are sole carers for grandchildren
  Open from Thursday 18th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  77 signatures

• Limit the amount nurseries are able to increase their day rate/annual fees
  Open from Thursday 18th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  30 signatures

• Split Child Benefit equally between parents equally sharing care
  Open from Wednesday 17th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  68 signatures

• Provide funding and resources for parents to home school their children
  Open from Wednesday 17th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  48 signatures

• Provide more funding for school repairs
  Open from Tuesday 16th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  270 signatures

• Require schools close at least a week before Christmas to help protect elderly
  Open from Tuesday 16th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  21 signatures

• Make Level 2 Understanding Autism mandatory across all education and businesses
  Open from Friday 12th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  339 signatures

• Make student finance available for second degrees in veterinary medicine
  Open from Friday 12th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Home fee status for BN(O) students after 3 years continuous stay in the UK
  Open from Thursday 11th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  14,827 signatures

• Require that trainee teachers are taught about preventing antisemitism
  Open from Tuesday 9th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  4,644 signatures

• Increase the Tax-Free Childcare scheme to £4,000 per child per year
  Open from Monday 8th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  14 signatures

• Create a specific offence to teach a child to hate different religions or races
  Open from Thursday 21st December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  31 signatures

• Increase Element 2 funding that is awarded to schools to match current economy.
  Open from Wednesday 20th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Situate Psychologists in Local Authority Children's Social Care Teams.
  Open from Tuesday 19th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  154 signatures

• Make teachers wear body cameras
  Open from Monday 18th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Expand 30 Hours Free Childcare to Ofsted Registered Nannies
  Open from Monday 18th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  184 signatures

• End SATs for primary school children
  Open from Friday 15th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  55 signatures

• Require schools to teach students about knife crime as part of the curriculum
  Open from Thursday 14th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  57 signatures

• Give teachers ringfenced funding for classroom resources
  Open from Wednesday 13th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  81 signatures

• Make Nutrition a Mandatory Subject at Schools.
  Open from Tuesday 12th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  57 signatures

• Fund improved support for adults with a learning disability
  Open from Thursday 7th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  31 signatures

• Pause Ofsted inspections and reform how school performance is evaluated
  Open from Wednesday 6th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  51,074 signatures

• Make school period products scheme permanent and increase products available
  Open from Wednesday 6th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  166 signatures

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