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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• 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

• Do not reduce staff-child ratios in early years childcare
  Open from Friday 29th April 2022 to Saturday 12th November 2022
  109,488 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
  752 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
  26,005 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

• Provide free school meal vouchers to disabled children with authorised absence
  Open from Monday 14th February 2022 to Sunday 14th August 2022
  266 signatures

• the govt must order a full inquiry into the impacts of all school covid measures
  Open from Monday 14th February 2022 to Sunday 14th August 2022
  17 signatures

• Delay the Multiplication Tables Check until it has been consulted on.
  Open from Friday 11th February 2022 to Thursday 11th August 2022
  3,649 signatures

• Abolish tuition fees for all undergraduate courses
  Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
  40 signatures

• Set up an internal complaints process & independent ombudsman for Education
  Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
  119 signatures

• Make SEND training mandatory for all teaching staff
  Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
  28,782 signatures

• Require schools ringfence funding for pupils with Education and Healthcare Plans
  Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
  206 signatures

• Add human trafficking to the secondary school curriculum to spread awareness.
  Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
  31 signatures

• Increase funding to pupil referral units to meet SEND needs
  Open from Friday 4th February 2022 to Thursday 4th August 2022
  198 signatures

• Do not reduce maintenance loan entitlements based on household income
  Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  35 signatures

• Require all teachers to be trained in supporting children with special needs
  Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  297 signatures

• Fund the provision of more ergonomic furniture in schools
  Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
  14 signatures

• Scrap University Tuition Fees & Introduce Annual Admin Fee of up to £500
  Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
  140 signatures

• Increase funding for mental health support in schools
  Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
  53 signatures

• Ban school uniforms in English schools
  Open from Tuesday 1st February 2022 to Monday 1st August 2022
  220 signatures

• Prevent schools from being able to discriminate against transgender pupils
  Open from Monday 31st January 2022 to Sunday 31st July 2022
  88 signatures

• Create a national online school for pupils unable to attend school premises
  Open from Friday 28th January 2022 to Thursday 28th July 2022
  639 signatures

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