Department for Education

The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy in England. DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 14 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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• Mandatory Psychological Assessments for Childcare Staff to help protect children

• Mandatory Psychological Assessments for Childcare Staff to help protect children
  Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
  22 signatures so far

• Require Local Authorities return children when original concerns no longer apply
  Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
  48 signatures so far

• Reform pay, working conditions and national standards for TA's and SEN LSA's.
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  6,720 signatures so far

• Require all schools to provide adaptive sports equipment for disabled pupils
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  138 signatures so far

• Make student maintenance loans proportional to the cost of living in each city
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  32 signatures so far

• Introduce children's rights into the primary and secondary curriculum
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  62 signatures so far

• Mandate all teachers in mainstream schools receive SEN & mental health training
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  169 signatures so far

• Mandate First Aid & mental wellbeing training for all school staff
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  320 signatures so far

• Introduce a cap on Postgraduate Educational Courses
  Opened on Tuesday 13th January 2026
  20 signatures so far

• Government to fund access to portage services by all Local Authorities
  Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
  2,607 signatures so far

• Fund provision of a tablet for every pupil in KS2 and above to support learning
  Opened on Friday 9th January 2026
  22 signatures so far

• Establish national guidelines on workload for students in schools
  Opened on Thursday 8th January 2026
  37 signatures so far

• Treat students without ILR as Home students after 3 years’ UK residence
  Opened on Thursday 8th January 2026
  73 signatures so far

• Include content on tics in the curriculum and improve awareness in workplaces
  Opened on Wednesday 7th January 2026
  22 signatures so far

• Require capability assessments and curriculum standards for home educators
  Opened on Wednesday 7th January 2026
  36 signatures so far

• Introduce a Minister of Mental Wellbeing for Young Adults
  Opened on Tuesday 6th January 2026
  1,997 signatures so far

• Introduce legislation to standardise toilet cubicles in educational settings
  Opened on Monday 5th January 2026
  70 signatures so far

• Introduce Law as a GCSE subject
  Opened on Monday 29th December 2025
  530 signatures so far

• Introduce mandatory sewing & textile lessons into the National Curriculum & EYFS
  Opened on Wednesday 24th December 2025
  246 signatures so far

• Abolish all written/timed exams in every GCSE/A-Level & make them practical
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Incorporate bible studies into the education curriculum
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  129 signatures so far

• Fund extracurricular activities for children from low income backgrounds
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  35 signatures so far

• Provide more funding for children with SEN in schools
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  44 signatures so far

• Launch a review into student finance maintenance loan thresholds
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  269 signatures so far

• Replace the RSHE curriculum with life skills
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  29 signatures so far

• Require CCTV in all early years settings
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  906 signatures so far

• Do not remove GCSE Computer Science
  Opened on Friday 12th December 2025
  36 signatures so far

• Fund more student finance support for architecture students
  Opened on Thursday 11th December 2025
  56 signatures so far

• Make sign language a compulsory subject in secondary schools across England
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  50 signatures so far

• Create independent body to investigate school complaints
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  70 signatures so far

• Make it law for schools to keep exact word-for-word records of meetings
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  35 signatures so far

• Introduce an independent appeals panel for school absences
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  15,613 signatures so far

• Provide government funding for early dyslexia screening in all primary schools
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  65 signatures so far

• Require schools to obtain special dispensation from Government to teach Latin
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  23 signatures so far

• Introduce self-defence lessons into the PE curriculum in all secondary schools
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  55 signatures so far

• Provide funding for all schools to have a full time dedicated SENDCo
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  97 signatures so far

• Stop schools from using keylogger software on devices
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  51 signatures so far

• Ban schools from using online reading practice websites
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  43 signatures so far

• Fund access for children from low-income families to go to after-school clubs
  Opened on Thursday 4th December 2025
  29 signatures so far

• Require all educational establishments to show nutritional information on food
  Opened on Thursday 4th December 2025
  33 signatures so far

• Fund Level 7 Apprenticeships for over 21s if a MSc Is Essential for Career Entry
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  993 signatures so far

• Grant legal right for students to record conversations with university staff
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  27 signatures so far

• End the mandatory meat requirement in English school meals
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  660 signatures so far

• All pre-settled status students to be charged home fees instead of international
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  53 signatures so far

• Review guidance on school behaviour policy to support mental health & inclusion
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  47 signatures so far

• Mandate all schools to provide at least two PE lessons per week
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  52 signatures so far

• Mandate school shorts to be part of the uniform in high schools
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  47 signatures so far

• Do not increase University Tuition Fees in 2026
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  254 signatures so far

• Introduce Romanian as a GCSE qualification
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  118 signatures so far

• Reverse increases in university tuition fees
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  35 signatures so far

• Protect & reinstate funding for arts & humanities in higher & further education
  Opened on Wednesday 26th November 2025
  151 signatures so far

• Review and reform education system to support neurodivergent children in schools
  Opened on Wednesday 26th November 2025
  104 signatures so far

• Require schools to obtain consent for afterschool detentions & arrange transport
  Opened on Wednesday 26th November 2025
  32 signatures so far

• Introduce Albanian GCSE and A-levels
  Opened on Tuesday 25th November 2025
  458 signatures so far

• Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill immediately
  Opened on Tuesday 25th November 2025
  24,023 signatures so far

• Provide state-school level of funding to parents for private education
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  92 signatures so far

• Add veterinary medicine to second-degree tuition loan exemptions
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  2,165 signatures so far

• Require schools to teach how to support vision impaired & disabled people
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  141 signatures so far

• Stop GCSE exams
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  98 signatures so far

• Create a national SEN Qualifications Regulator & SEN Qualifications Framework
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  705 signatures so far

• Ban homework for students in Year 9 and below
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  43 signatures so far

• Pause and review the use of EdTech in schools and early years settings
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  6,301 signatures so far

• Include Mindfulness in the Curriculum for Schools
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  230 signatures so far

• Provide funding so every school can have a full-time school counsellor
  Opened on Tuesday 18th November 2025
  52 signatures so far

• Stop changes to the large programme uplift funding to protect our education
  Opened on Tuesday 18th November 2025
  720 signatures so far

• Scrap parental means testing for student maintenance loans
  Opened on Tuesday 18th November 2025
  47 signatures so far

• Extend the school week by 5 hours for longer holidays
  Opened on Tuesday 18th November 2025
  20 signatures so far

• Increase the bursaries for teachers in all core STEM subjects to over £20,000
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  46 signatures so far

• Fund free BSL courses for all deaf individuals and their friends and family
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  342 signatures so far

• Ban homework in all schools
  Opened on Friday 14th November 2025
  947 signatures so far

• Fund primary pupil assessments for ADHD before secondary school
  Opened on Friday 14th November 2025
  40 signatures so far

• Mandate Body Cams for staff who work with those with communication difficulties
  Open from Monday 10th November 2025 to Sunday 10th May 2026
  340 signatures

• Introduce British Sign Language (BSL) to all primary school children
  Open from Friday 7th November 2025 to Thursday 7th May 2026
  3,218 signatures

• Fund free access for all home educated children to GCSE examinations
  Open from Friday 7th November 2025 to Thursday 7th May 2026
  1,153 signatures

• Fund the installation of metal detectors in all schools
  Open from Tuesday 4th November 2025 to Monday 4th May 2026
  253 signatures

• Create a Shariah-compliant Alternative Student Finance Option
  Open from Tuesday 4th November 2025 to Monday 4th May 2026
  218 signatures

• Mandate seven-hour days Monday to Thursday in schools for shorter Fridays
  Open from Thursday 30th October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
  38 signatures

• Fund more training for teachers to support children with SEN
  Open from Thursday 30th October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
  148 signatures

• Add critical thinking to the national curriculum
  Open from Thursday 30th October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
  88 signatures

• Require 3-month SEN school placements for all trainee teachers
  Open from Wednesday 29th October 2025 to Wednesday 29th April 2026
  489 signatures

• Fund ADHD Parenting Classes with Expert Tools and Support
  Open from Friday 24th October 2025 to Friday 24th April 2026
  58 signatures

• Introduce mandatory business and entrepreneurship in secondary curriculum
  Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
  735 signatures

• Fund a new way to support young people with SEND in schools.
  Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
  274 signatures

• Write off all plan 1 Student Loans after 25 years
  Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
  349 signatures

• Increase funding for learning support in schools
  Open from Wednesday 22nd October 2025 to Wednesday 22nd April 2026
  100 signatures

• Don't let schools make religious studies compulsory for GCSEs
  Open from Monday 20th October 2025 to Monday 20th April 2026
  63 signatures

• Require all secondary schools to allow pupils to wear their PE kits on PE days
  Open from Friday 17th October 2025 to Friday 17th April 2026
  47 signatures

• Ban school uniforms
  Open from Wednesday 15th October 2025 to Wednesday 15th April 2026
  299 signatures

• Provide funding for ingredients for food related GCSE subjects
  Open from Monday 13th October 2025 to Monday 13th April 2026
  47 signatures

• Automatic Mandatory Penalties if Local Authorities miss Statutory SEND deadlines
  Open from Monday 13th October 2025 to Monday 13th April 2026
  410 signatures

• Mandate teaching the Irish troubles in the English curriculum
  Open from Monday 13th October 2025 to Monday 13th April 2026
  44 signatures

• Fund teacher training for mental health first aid and suicide prevention
  Open from Friday 10th October 2025 to Friday 10th April 2026
  375 signatures

• Require schools to teach Polish as a modern language subject
  Open from Friday 10th October 2025 to Friday 10th April 2026
  44 signatures

• Require schools to finish by 2 pm
  Open from Thursday 9th October 2025 to Thursday 9th April 2026
  62 signatures

• Change the 30 free childcare hours to include Ofsted registered nannies
  Open from Thursday 9th October 2025 to Thursday 9th April 2026
  60 signatures

• Get rid of the reception baseline assessment
  Open from Thursday 9th October 2025 to Thursday 9th April 2026
  857 signatures

• Review the Mathematics Secondary School Curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 8th October 2025 to Wednesday 8th April 2026
  42 signatures

• Lower universal credit earnings threshold (the AET) for single parents
  Open from Monday 6th October 2025 to Monday 6th April 2026
  234 signatures

• Establish instant lockdown alert system for schools, nurseries & parents
  Open from Friday 3rd October 2025 to Friday 3rd April 2026
  66 signatures

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