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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• Base university home fee status on visa application date, not arrival date
  Open from Monday 17th February 2025 to Sunday 17th August 2025
  48 signatures

• Do not cut funding from the Latin Excellence Programme
  Open from Thursday 13th February 2025 to Wednesday 13th August 2025
  52 signatures

• Continue funding Level 7 NHS Apprenticeships -Clinical Associate Psychologists
  Open from Thursday 13th February 2025 to Wednesday 13th August 2025
  1,203 signatures

• Require all schools to finish by 2.30 pm
  Open from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Tuesday 12th August 2025
  30 signatures

• New rules on internal exclusions and independent body to be established
  Open from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Tuesday 12th August 2025
  42 signatures

• Don't introduce unique child identifier and increased home education regulation
  Open from Tuesday 11th February 2025 to Monday 11th August 2025
  10,693 signatures

• Make children eligible for free childcare from the date of their 3rd birthday
  Open from Friday 7th February 2025 to Thursday 7th August 2025
  46 signatures

• Stricter Oversight and Safeguarding Measures for Home-Educated Children
  Open from Thursday 6th February 2025 to Wednesday 6th August 2025
  43 signatures

• Require schools to teach pupils about physical & emotional abuse
  Open from Thursday 6th February 2025 to Wednesday 6th August 2025
  48 signatures

• Make politics a required subject up to GCSE
  Open from Thursday 6th February 2025 to Wednesday 6th August 2025
  98 signatures

• Make all households with income under £200,000 eligible for free childcare
  Open from Thursday 6th February 2025 to Wednesday 6th August 2025
  547 signatures

• Make suicide awareness mandatory for all secondary schools and sixth forms
  Open from Wednesday 5th February 2025 to Tuesday 5th August 2025
  128 signatures

• Amend Student Loan eligibility
  Open from Tuesday 4th February 2025 to Monday 4th August 2025
  21 signatures

• Fund more training for teachers on neurodivergence
  Open from Monday 3rd February 2025 to Sunday 3rd August 2025
  336 signatures

• End public funding for faith schools
  Open from Friday 31st January 2025 to Thursday 31st July 2025
  192 signatures

• Remove transgender content from RHSE curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 29th January 2025 to Tuesday 29th July 2025
  376 signatures

• Allow families with SEN children 10 days term-time holiday without being fined
  Open from Tuesday 28th January 2025 to Monday 28th July 2025
  18,609 signatures

• Amend Children Act 1989 to presume grandchild-grandparent contact
  Open from Monday 27th January 2025 to Sunday 27th July 2025
  493 signatures

• Fund more schools for children with special and additional needs
  Open from Monday 27th January 2025 to Sunday 27th July 2025
  324 signatures

• Introduce a distinct attendance code for flexischooling (Code F).
  Open from Friday 24th January 2025 to Thursday 24th July 2025
  10,868 signatures

• Include science based Intelligently Designed Creation in the Science Curriculum
  Open from Thursday 23rd January 2025 to Wednesday 23rd July 2025
  31 signatures

• End the Safety Valve programme and provide funding to cover SEND deficits
  Open from Thursday 23rd January 2025 to Wednesday 23rd July 2025
  1,320 signatures

• Ban nurseries from charging parents for keeping their children off sick.
  Open from Tuesday 21st January 2025 to Monday 21st July 2025
  52 signatures

• Hospital Treatment should not count towards School Absence figures
  Open from Monday 20th January 2025 to Sunday 20th July 2025
  84 signatures

• Make GCSE Science an optional subject
  Open from Monday 20th January 2025 to Sunday 20th July 2025
  32 signatures

• Ban isolation in schools
  Open from Monday 20th January 2025 to Sunday 20th July 2025
  424 signatures

• Changes of inspections for Early Years including how grading is given.
  Open from Thursday 16th January 2025 to Wednesday 16th July 2025
  268 signatures

• Require schools to allow children to use the toilet at all times
  Open from Wednesday 15th January 2025 to Tuesday 15th July 2025
  246 signatures

• Review state education and students’ wellbeing, especially for children with SEN
  Open from Monday 13th January 2025 to Sunday 13th July 2025
  430 signatures

• Mandate CCTV in any educational setting that cares for children with SEND
  Open from Friday 10th January 2025 to Thursday 10th July 2025
  1,225 signatures

• Review children’s services processes for removing children from their parents
  Open from Thursday 9th January 2025 to Wednesday 9th July 2025
  72 signatures

• Review hourly fee from Government to local authorities for childcare providers
  Open from Thursday 9th January 2025 to Wednesday 9th July 2025
  87 signatures

• Require schools to prioritise siblings over catchment area in admission policies
  Open from Wednesday 8th January 2025 to Tuesday 8th July 2025
  51 signatures

• Include the Lord's Prayer in the national curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 8th January 2025 to Tuesday 8th July 2025
  380 signatures

• To create buffer zones around schools, stopping intimidation of staff & children
  Open from Tuesday 7th January 2025 to Monday 7th July 2025
  31 signatures

• Require schools to allow students to wear their own clothes at least once a week
  Open from Monday 6th January 2025 to Sunday 6th July 2025
  27 signatures

• Provide free school meals to all school children
  Open from Monday 6th January 2025 to Sunday 6th July 2025
  178 signatures

• Fund screening for neurodivergent conditions in schools & teacher training
  Open from Monday 6th January 2025 to Sunday 6th July 2025
  3,052 signatures

• Introduce a training scheme for young people to qualify for benefits
  Open from Monday 6th January 2025 to Sunday 6th July 2025
  40 signatures

• Reduce the minimum length of the school week
  Open from Friday 3rd January 2025 to Thursday 3rd July 2025
  42 signatures

• Require schools to have a half day on a Friday or Monday
  Open from Tuesday 24th December 2024 to Tuesday 24th June 2025
  60 signatures

• Review quality of school food
  Open from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 20th June 2025
  49 signatures

• Conduct a review into the merits of co-operative exams
  Open from Thursday 19th December 2024 to Thursday 19th June 2025
  19 signatures

• Change fine rules so only one parent is charged for a child taken out of school
  Open from Thursday 19th December 2024 to Thursday 19th June 2025
  28 signatures

• Make autism training mandatory for teachers in schools to help understanding
  Open from Tuesday 17th December 2024 to Tuesday 17th June 2025
  137 signatures

• Stop giving homework to primary and secondary school students
  Open from Friday 13th December 2024 to Friday 13th June 2025
  4,621 signatures

• Make it easier for parents to get EOTAS via an EHC plan.
  Open from Wednesday 11th December 2024 to Wednesday 11th June 2025
  133 signatures

• Increase maintenance loans for university students
  Open from Wednesday 11th December 2024 to Wednesday 11th June 2025
  76 signatures

• Reform university applications so students know their grades when applying.
  Open from Monday 9th December 2024 to Monday 9th June 2025
  36 signatures

• Mandate that schools use trans students' chosen names and pronouns.
  Open from Monday 9th December 2024 to Monday 9th June 2025
  1,539 signatures

• Remove Sugary Foods from School Menus in England to Promote Children's Health.

• Remove Sugary Foods from School Menus in England to Promote Children's Health.
  Open from Monday 9th December 2024 to Monday 9th June 2025
  165 signatures

• Increase funding for Early years providers.
  Open from Friday 6th December 2024 to Friday 6th June 2025
  4,649 signatures

• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.
  Open from Thursday 28th November 2024 to Wednesday 28th May 2025
  181,298 signatures

• Provide Funding for Neurodiversity Diagnostic Assessments in State Schools
  Open from Wednesday 27th November 2024 to Tuesday 27th May 2025
  85 signatures

• Provide schools with money to fund teaching assistants in every class.
  Open from Wednesday 27th November 2024 to Tuesday 27th May 2025
  74 signatures

• Government funding for home-educated children: ensure fair educational support.
  Open from Wednesday 27th November 2024 to Tuesday 27th May 2025
  212 signatures

• Stop the Government from raising the tuition fee cap
  Open from Thursday 21st November 2024 to Wednesday 21st May 2025
  300 signatures

• Reduce University student tuition fee cap from £9,250 to £3,000
  Open from Wednesday 20th November 2024 to Tuesday 20th May 2025
  278 signatures

• Make GCSE exams free for home educated children under 18
  Open from Friday 15th November 2024 to Thursday 15th May 2025
  13,234 signatures

• Commercial Pilot Training to be VAT exempt and introduce new funding options
  Open from Monday 11th November 2024 to Sunday 11th May 2025
  445 signatures

• Make Black history part of the curriculum in all schools
  Open from Friday 8th November 2024 to Thursday 8th May 2025
  215 signatures

• Legalise adult adoption
  Open from Friday 8th November 2024 to Thursday 8th May 2025
  579 signatures

• Negotiate a youth mobility scheme with the EU
  Open from Thursday 7th November 2024 to Wednesday 7th May 2025
  1,552 signatures

• Adapt EYFS and KS1 Literacy Curriculums to be inclusive for Non-Verbal children
  Open from Tuesday 5th November 2024 to Monday 5th May 2025
  2,026 signatures

• Embed food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum
  Open from Friday 1st November 2024 to Thursday 1st May 2025
  14,477 signatures

• Support families by bringing nannies into the 15/30 hours free childcare scheme
  Open from Thursday 31st October 2024 to Wednesday 30th April 2025
  2,257 signatures

• Require education about assistance dogs at school and workplaces
  Open from Friday 17th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  40 signatures

• Remove algebra from the national curriculum and increase financial education
  Open from Thursday 16th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Ensure fair grading for GCSE and A Level students in 2024 due to lost learning
  Open from Thursday 16th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  541 signatures

• Review and reform training requirements for child social workers
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Immediate review and reform of the education system
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  38 signatures

• Withdraw guidance recommending ban on mobile phones in schools
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Outlaw restrictions on prayer at work and in education
  Open from Monday 13th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  15 signatures

• Reverse the decision to allow Ofsted one-word judgements to remain.
  Open from Monday 13th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  756 signatures

• Require schools to allow students to have access to the toilet at any time
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  63 signatures

• Require schools in different areas to have different half-term dates
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Stop fines and criminal charges for taking children on holiday in term time
  Open from Tuesday 7th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  86 signatures

• Don't require students to study maths until 18 years old
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Increased local government funding for young people's services
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  70 signatures

• Give teachers a right to two week's leave, with any children, during term time
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  10 signatures

• Provide financial support for home educators who provide development reports
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  15 signatures

• Abolish fines for parents who take their children out of school
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  658 signatures

• Ban zero hour/term-time only contracts for teaching assistants
  Open from Monday 29th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  33 signatures

• Introduce tiered caps for international student fees
  Open from Friday 26th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  110 signatures

• Introduce a ‘Youth training scheme’ for 16/17/18 yrs who don’t choose college
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Provide full training costs for adult learners to retrain in a new career
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Introduce law to require schools to allow prayer practices
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  8,656 signatures

• Require schools to allow students to access the bathroom during lesson time
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Abolish means testing for student maintenance loans for higher education
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Review the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check scoring guidance
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  154 signatures

• Change guidance and funding for behaviour management in schools
  Open from Tuesday 23rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Require schools to have lessons teaching resilience
  Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  30 signatures

• Require local authorities to fund school transport for disabled 16-18 year olds
  Open from Thursday 18th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,436 signatures

• Allow SEND children to be taken out of school once a year without penalty
  Open from Wednesday 17th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  4,716 signatures

• 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

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