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
Introduce Nutrition as an additional compulsory subject from KS1 - KS4.
Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
14 signatures
To exclude non-guaranteed overtime on child maintenance payments.
Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
27 signatures
Add Romanian to the Modern Languages GCSE
Open from Friday 10th June 2022 to Saturday 24th December 2022
11,166 signatures
Justice for children incorrectly labelled "educationally subnormal" in 1960s/70s
Open from Thursday 9th June 2022 to Friday 23rd December 2022
515 signatures
Make ‘Mental Health Studies’ a separate subject in the National Curriculum
Open from Tuesday 7th June 2022 to Wednesday 21st December 2022
1,572 signatures
Fund free school transport for all under 18s
Open from Tuesday 7th June 2022 to Wednesday 21st December 2022
83 signatures
Extend 30 hours free childcare to people with no access to public funds
Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
91 signatures
Fund specialist provision for SEND children in all schools
Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
81 signatures
Provide free school meals for ALL school children in England by autumn 2022
Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
1,525 signatures
Allow open-book GCSE's for English Literature starting from 2023 and onwards
Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
56 signatures
Do not require parents to register home educated children with local authorities
Open from Tuesday 31st May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
11,116 signatures
Give schoolchildren 5 flexible days off school each year
Open from Monday 30th May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
106 signatures
Ban private schools
Open from Monday 30th May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
37 signatures
Anyone aged 17 or below can go to a safe place without parental consent
Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
21 signatures
Remove Ofsted’s involvement in counselling services for adopted adults.
Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
28 signatures
Require schools teach students about knife crime in Year 8 and 9
Open from Tuesday 24th May 2022 to Thursday 8th December 2022
465 signatures
Make the national curriculum more inclusive of LGBTQIA+ topics
Open from Monday 23rd May 2022 to Wednesday 7th December 2022
29 signatures
Require schools teach students about gender identity by Year 6
Open from Monday 23rd May 2022 to Wednesday 7th December 2022
101 signatures
Improve support for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties
Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
81 signatures
Extend 30 hours free childcare to student midwives/nurses/paramedics
Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
11,366 signatures
Stop child maintenance payments when the child is being unreasonably withheld.
Open from Friday 13th May 2022 to Sunday 27th November 2022
53 signatures
Require Ukrainian children be offered school places within 14 days of arrival
Open from Thursday 12th May 2022 to Saturday 26th November 2022
172 signatures
Add fire awareness to the national curriculum
Open from Wednesday 11th May 2022 to Friday 25th November 2022
24 signatures
Extend Ofsted regulation to all after-school clubs, with annual inspections
Open from Friday 6th May 2022 to Sunday 20th November 2022
36 signatures
Abolish all school exams and replace with teacher assessments
Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
33 signatures
Fund air filters and reintroduce measures to protect children and school staff
Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
2,119 signatures
Allow international students to apply for graduate visa before final result
Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
15 signatures
Introduce Albanian language as a GCSE and A Level
Open from Wednesday 4th May 2022 to Friday 18th November 2022
1,916 signatures
Ban isolation as a punishment in schools.
Open from Wednesday 4th May 2022 to Friday 18th November 2022
26 signatures
End all national tests in schools until GCSEs and A-Levels
Open from Friday 29th April 2022 to Saturday 12th November 2022
19 signatures
Do not reduce staff-child ratios in early years childcare
Open from Friday 29th April 2022 to Saturday 12th November 2022
109,480 signatures
Increase funding to early years settings which support children with SEN
Open from Thursday 28th April 2022 to Friday 11th November 2022
465 signatures
Make Domestic & Sexual Abuse Policies Mandatory at Higher Education Institutions
Open from Thursday 28th April 2022 to Friday 11th November 2022
85 signatures
Don’t increase student loan interest rate to 12%, and tie to base rate instead
Open from Wednesday 27th April 2022 to Thursday 10th November 2022
35 signatures
Require exam bodies and schools to allow calculators during GCSE maths exams
Open from Tuesday 26th April 2022 to Wednesday 9th November 2022
19 signatures
Abolish Cafcass and review how parental alienation is assessed in family courts
Open from Tuesday 26th April 2022 to Wednesday 9th November 2022
17 signatures
Require all educational establishments to have CCTV outside toilets
Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
103 signatures
Allow students to choose one exam paper per subject to be replaced with TAGs
Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
12 signatures
Review the fostering system to make it fairer and faster
Open from Friday 22nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022
37 signatures
Reform child maintenance rules for parents who receive and pay maintenance
Open from Thursday 21st April 2022 to Friday 4th November 2022
579 signatures
Make female hormone health a compulsory part of the curriculum starting age 10
Open from Thursday 21st April 2022 to Friday 4th November 2022
143 signatures
Require schools to make Friday a part of the school weekend
Open from Thursday 21st April 2022 to Friday 4th November 2022
571 signatures
Require and fund training on autism for all staff in mainstream schools
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
196 signatures
Require schools to have separate toilets for boys and girls
Open from Tuesday 12th April 2022 to Wednesday 26th October 2022
58 signatures
Require schools allow students to wear PE kit for whole day on PE days
Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
212 signatures
Replace 2022 GCSE and A-Level exams with teacher assessed grades
Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
21 signatures
Fund ESOL courses for Ukrainians arriving to UK
Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
18 signatures
Make teaching of age-appropriate sex education compulsory from Year 6
Open from Friday 8th April 2022 to Saturday 22nd October 2022
289 signatures
Limit secondary schools days to 5.5 hours
Open from Friday 8th April 2022 to Saturday 22nd October 2022
55 signatures
Fund free childcare for all from 3 months to school age
Open from Thursday 7th April 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022
34 signatures
Reform assessment of English GCSEs
Open from Thursday 7th April 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022
37 signatures
Review school start times in line with the needs of adolescents
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
27 signatures
Review assessment of autistic students to ensure they are not disadvantaged
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
110 signatures
Extend the Service Pupil Premium (SPP) to Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
163 signatures
Add the 9/11 attacks to the national curriculum
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
15 signatures
Require schools have at least three physical education lessons a week
Open from Monday 4th April 2022 to Tuesday 18th October 2022
17 signatures
Make learning the countries of the world in school part of the curriculum
Open from Monday 4th April 2022 to Tuesday 18th October 2022
16 signatures
Make the period of Ramadan a school holiday
Open from Friday 1st April 2022 to Saturday 15th October 2022
29 signatures
Stop schools from banning clothing associated with particular religions
Open from Wednesday 30th March 2022 to Friday 14th October 2022
158 signatures
Start school at 10am to help teenagers with tiredness
Open from Monday 28th March 2022 to Wednesday 12th October 2022
16,588 signatures
Prevent enforcement of school uniforms if temperatures exceed a certain level
Open from Monday 28th March 2022 to Wednesday 12th October 2022
91 signatures
Review English GCSEs to make them more accessible
Open from Friday 25th March 2022 to Sunday 9th October 2022
14 signatures
Require schools close at 1pm on Friday so Muslims can go to mosque
Open from Thursday 24th March 2022 to Saturday 8th October 2022
244 signatures
Require all schools give GCSE and A Level students study leave before exams
Open from Thursday 24th March 2022 to Saturday 8th October 2022
17 signatures
Require exam boards provide advance information about 2023 exam content
Open from Tuesday 22nd March 2022 to Thursday 6th October 2022
826 signatures
Substantially raise minimum fostering allowances due to current cost of living
Open from Tuesday 22nd March 2022 to Thursday 6th October 2022
1,459 signatures
Ban the use of strip search in schools
Open from Tuesday 22nd March 2022 to Thursday 6th October 2022
2,829 signatures
Prohibit single-sex schools
Open from Tuesday 22nd March 2022 to Thursday 6th October 2022
21 signatures
Extend Tax-Free Childcare to people on Skilled Work/Tier 2 visas
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
16 signatures
Increase funding for Sure Start children's centres
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
28 signatures
Ensure advance information fair grading for A Level exam students in 2023
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
39 signatures
Off-rolling of pupils should be done through Ofsted or other independent body
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
10 signatures
Add sociology to the national curriculum from year 7 to year 9
Open from Friday 18th March 2022 to Sunday 2nd October 2022
22 signatures
All schools to be issued a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen this Jubilee Year
Open from Thursday 17th March 2022 to Saturday 1st October 2022
1,567 signatures
Create a statutory Mental Health & Wellbeing Policy for all schools & colleges
Open from Thursday 17th March 2022 to Saturday 1st October 2022
53 signatures
Increase funding for existing and new youth clubs
Open from Thursday 17th March 2022 to Saturday 1st October 2022
59 signatures
Do not implement proposed changes to student loans
Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
45 signatures
Increase funding for school meals so schools can invest in healthier foods
Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
38 signatures
Reinstate martial arts onto the activity lists for GCSE and A level
Open from Thursday 10th March 2022 to Saturday 24th September 2022
751 signatures
Make Health Education a compulsory separate subject in all schools.
Open from Thursday 10th March 2022 to Saturday 24th September 2022
88 signatures
Reduce maximum tuition fees to £7,500 as recommended by the Augar Review 2019
Open from Tuesday 8th March 2022 to Thursday 8th September 2022
32 signatures
Reform GCSE Mathematics to have 'core' and 'advanced' options
Open from Friday 4th March 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022
82 signatures
Offer student visas and funding for higher education to students fleeing Ukraine
Open from Thursday 3rd March 2022 to Saturday 3rd September 2022
62 signatures
Make learning about child abuse part of the national curriculum
Open from Tuesday 1st March 2022 to Thursday 1st September 2022
39 signatures
Create targeted support for children of parents with a mental illness
Open from Tuesday 1st March 2022 to Thursday 1st September 2022
782 signatures
Make student finance available to everyone with leave to remain in the UK
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
12 signatures
Require universities to refund students due to COVID disruptions and strikes
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
80 signatures
Do not make student loans contingent on past grades
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
373 signatures
Add hidden disabilities to the national curriculum
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
408 signatures
Extend the definition of ‘looked after’ children
Open from Friday 25th February 2022 to Thursday 25th August 2022
138 signatures
Prevent children in care being removed from homes without reasonable notice
Open from Tuesday 22nd February 2022 to Monday 22nd August 2022
65 signatures
Fund free boarding school places for young people unable to live at home
Open from Tuesday 22nd February 2022 to Monday 22nd August 2022
52 signatures
Require schools to make uniform optional
Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
95 signatures
Bring back the Education Maintenance Allowance for eligible students in England
Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
60 signatures
Require schools provide a vegan meal option every day
Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
26,004 signatures
Conduct an independent public inquiry into the Birmingham ‘Trojan Horse’ affair.
Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
6,705 signatures
Make it compulsory for schools and workplaces to have recycling bins
Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
61 signatures
Confirm all subtopics that will be in 2022 GCSE exams
Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
161 signatures
Create national standards for advanced information from exam boards in 2022
Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
112 signatures
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