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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• Introduce Dementia Information Sessions on the National Curriculum
  Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
  23 signatures

• Review and increase foster care allowances and tax exemptions
  Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
  13,310 signatures

• Add accessibility to the national curriculum
  Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
  233 signatures

• Make economics a mandatory subject in the national curriculum
  Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
  17 signatures

• Increase PGCE bursary amounts for the academic year 2022/23
  Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
  89 signatures

• Ban video games
  Open from Wednesday 19th October 2022 to Wednesday 19th April 2023
  19 signatures

• Ban schools from being able to set homework
  Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
  600 signatures

• Add "Black - British" to the DfE school census ethnicity codes
  Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
  130 signatures

• Extend student finance to non-UK citizens habitually resident in the UK
  Open from Friday 14th October 2022 to Friday 14th April 2023
  30 signatures

• Fund 30 hours free childcare from age 1 for families where both parents work
  Open from Thursday 13th October 2022 to Thursday 13th April 2023
  157,591 signatures

• Ensure ALL students with student loans NEVER pay back more than they borrowed
  Open from Thursday 13th October 2022 to Thursday 13th April 2023
  679 signatures

• Fund GCSE exams fees for homeschooled students
  Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
  16 signatures

• Extend Cost of Living Payments to all students in higher education
  Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
  565 signatures

• Add content on death, dying and bereavement to the national curriculum
  Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
  11,322 signatures

• Require a 'trauma informed' adult in all educational settings for children.
  Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
  3,204 signatures

• Create an online school system for children unable to attend school premises
  Open from Thursday 6th October 2022 to Thursday 6th April 2023
  36 signatures

• Add additional content on cancer to the health education curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
  112 signatures

• Include a diversified range of authors for GCSE, A-level and primary curriculums
  Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
  24 signatures

• Limit the school week to three days
  Open from Monday 3rd October 2022 to Monday 3rd April 2023
  38 signatures

• Fund free BSL Courses for parents or guardians of deaf children
  Open from Monday 3rd October 2022 to Monday 3rd April 2023
  26,671 signatures

• Make suicide prevention a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
  Open from Friday 23rd September 2022 to Thursday 23rd March 2023
  160,688 signatures

• Make continued education/apprenticeships optional for 16 year olds
  Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
  12 signatures

• Add alternative milks to the school milk subsidy scheme
  Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
  472 signatures

• Fund a free school uniform for every child
  Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
  73 signatures

• Include PCOS & Endometriosis education in the national secondary curriculum
  Open from Thursday 8th September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
  3,105 signatures

• Require schools to have cubicles in student changing rooms
  Open from Wednesday 7th September 2022 to Tuesday 21st March 2023
  112 signatures

• Require schools to follow a 5 on, 1 off, 5 on, 2 off weekly schedule
  Open from Tuesday 6th September 2022 to Monday 20th March 2023
  9 signatures

• Create statutory legal duty of care for students in Higher Education
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  128,292 signatures

• Increase required teaching on climate change in the national curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  129 signatures

• Launch a full Public Inquiry into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Oldham
  Open from Wednesday 24th August 2022 to Friday 10th March 2023
  1,331 signatures

• Fund direct bus services to school for all school-aged children
  Open from Tuesday 23rd August 2022 to Thursday 9th March 2023
  18 signatures

• Reduce maximum tuition fees from £9,250 to £5,000
  Open from Tuesday 23rd August 2022 to Thursday 9th March 2023
  27 signatures

• Make Video Games a compulsory part of the national school curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
  10,747 signatures

• Require training on Autism for everyone who is in a childcare profession
  Open from Tuesday 16th August 2022 to Thursday 2nd March 2023
  378 signatures

• Suspend school uniform for 12 months
  Open from Tuesday 16th August 2022 to Thursday 2nd March 2023
  127 signatures

• Freeze student loan repayments for 12 months
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
  25 signatures

• Fund extra provision of 1-to-1 childcare for SEND children under the age of 2
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
  207 signatures

• Increase Postgraduate Master's Loans to a minimum of £18,000
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
  41 signatures

• Expand the citizenship subject content on Human Rights
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
  123 signatures

• Make the teaching of neurodiversity mandatory in schools
  Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
  82 signatures

• Remove Relationships Education from the primary school curriculum
  Open from Friday 5th August 2022 to Sunday 19th February 2023
  147 signatures

• Require schools to allow all children to play any sport they offer
  Open from Friday 5th August 2022 to Sunday 19th February 2023
  38 signatures

• Require schools offer all sports the school offers to children of any sex
  Open from Thursday 4th August 2022 to Saturday 18th February 2023
  115 signatures

• Stop courts being able to grant care orders based on risk of future suffering
  Open from Thursday 4th August 2022 to Saturday 18th February 2023
  2,034 signatures

• Make Plan 2 Student Loans fair by capping the interest rate at 1.5%.
  Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
  413 signatures

• Make the school national curriculum more culturally diverse
  Open from Monday 1st August 2022 to Wednesday 15th February 2023
  190 signatures

• Ban schools from setting more than four hours of homework a week
  Open from Thursday 28th July 2022 to Saturday 11th February 2023
  40 signatures

• Ban gender-based dress codes in schools and workplaces
  Open from Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Friday 10th February 2023
  54 signatures

• Extend 30 hours free childcare to NHS staff on Skilled Worker visas
  Open from Tuesday 26th July 2022 to Thursday 9th February 2023
  15 signatures

• Make student finance available for all second degrees
  Open from Monday 25th July 2022 to Wednesday 8th February 2023
  24 signatures

• Add British Sign Language into the national curriculum
  Open from Monday 25th July 2022 to Wednesday 8th February 2023
  927 signatures

• Ban school branding on shirts, polo shirts, trousers and skirts for all schools.
  Open from Monday 25th July 2022 to Wednesday 8th February 2023
  52 signatures

• Mandatory Mental Health Training for all educational and early years staff
  Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
  138 signatures

• Pay student teachers for their placement and provide bursaries for training
  Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
  63 signatures

• Require schools provide a halal meat option
  Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
  103 signatures

• Reform education to tackle racism
  Open from Tuesday 19th July 2022 to Thursday 2nd February 2023
  90 signatures

• Provide financial support for schools to install air conditioning in classrooms
  Open from Tuesday 19th July 2022 to Thursday 2nd February 2023
  19 signatures

• Recognise Teaching Assistants as an important asset to schools by raising wage.
  Open from Tuesday 19th July 2022 to Thursday 2nd February 2023
  88,410 signatures

• Require schools teach about Islam as part of religious education
  Open from Monday 18th July 2022 to Wednesday 1st February 2023
  432 signatures

• Ban parents and carers physically punishing their children in England
  Open from Monday 18th July 2022 to Wednesday 1st February 2023
  38 signatures

• Require schools to allow students to wear PE kit all day when over 24 degrees
  Open from Friday 15th July 2022 to Sunday 29th January 2023
  25 signatures

• Increase awareness of the dangers of swimming in lakes and rivers
  Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
  388 signatures

• Include Fairtrade bananas in the free fruit for schools scheme.
  Open from Tuesday 12th July 2022 to Thursday 26th January 2023
  6,565 signatures

• Fund more specialist school places for children with special educational needs
  Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
  16,972 signatures

• Ensure fair grading for GCSE students in 2023
  Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
  45 signatures

• All children in receipt of Universal Credit to receive free school meals
  Open from Friday 8th July 2022 to Sunday 22nd January 2023
  334 signatures

• Commission an independent review of social services to protect children
  Open from Friday 8th July 2022 to Sunday 22nd January 2023
  144 signatures

• Fund pay rises for teachers in line with inflation
  Open from Friday 8th July 2022 to Sunday 22nd January 2023
  117 signatures

• Increase funding for diagnosis and treatment of speech and language needs
  Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
  306 signatures

• Extend ‘qualifying school’ criteria for free school bus travel
  Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
  270 signatures

• Scrap university fees for doctors, nurses, etc providing they finish the course.
  Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
  165 signatures

• Remove references to 'gender identity' from relationships education guidance
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  38,397 signatures

• Make self-defence part of the secondary Physical Education curriculum
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  83 signatures

• Make the DSL role in schools a stand-alone role with no other responsibility
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  12 signatures

• Reduce the content in 2023 GCSE and A Level exams
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  54 signatures

• Require schools teach about 'stigmatization' in primary school
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  19 signatures

• Extend 15 hours free childcare to all 2-year old children
  Open from Wednesday 29th June 2022 to Thursday 12th January 2023
  121 signatures

• Include parenting skills in the national curriculum
  Open from Wednesday 29th June 2022 to Thursday 12th January 2023
  18 signatures

• Increase free childcare for working parents with children under school age
  Open from Tuesday 28th June 2022 to Wednesday 11th January 2023
  331 signatures

• Require schools to allow children to wear shorts and skirts in hot weather
  Open from Thursday 23rd June 2022 to Friday 6th January 2023
  1,067 signatures

• Make computer gaming a compulsory school subject
  Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
  27 signatures

• Reform A levels to increase contribution of coursework to A level grades
  Open from Monday 20th June 2022 to Tuesday 3rd January 2023
  26 signatures

• Start free childcare from child's 3rd birthday not the term after
  Open from Wednesday 15th June 2022 to Thursday 29th December 2022
  259 signatures

• 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
  107 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

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