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
Release the provisional grades for GCSEs and A-Levels in England in June
Open from Wednesday 2nd June 2021 to Thursday 2nd December 2021
15 signatures
No amendments to GCSE's should be made for the current Year 9's and Year 10's
Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
10 signatures
Fund free travel to school, college, university, etc. for all students
Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
21 signatures
Fund regular in-school dental health check-ups for children
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
662 signatures
15 free hours childcare from when a baby is 8 months old for working parents.
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
21 signatures
Reduce university fees for degrees that do not offer full in-person teaching.
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
318 signatures
Remove right of teachers to confiscate phones and view their content
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
16 signatures
Stop measuring the height and weight of children in primary school
Open from Thursday 27th May 2021 to Saturday 27th November 2021
21,453 signatures
Increase support for the English Language Teaching sector
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
273 signatures
Commission an independent review of childcare funding and affordability
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
113,712 signatures
Introduce a minimum of 3 hours of mandatory PE in schools per week.
Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
31 signatures
Prohibit schools from breeding or hatching animals
Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
21 signatures
Add defib training to primary curriculum & centralise info on defib locations
Open from Friday 21st May 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
18 signatures
Ban the dissection of animals in schools, colleges and universities
Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
40 signatures
Ban fish meals in schools
Open from Wednesday 19th May 2021 to Friday 19th November 2021
12 signatures
Fund free resits to allow 2020 A-Level/GCSE students to retake all exams once
Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
35 signatures
Reinstate the union learning fund
Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
12 signatures
Provide funding to increase school places for students with special needs
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
118 signatures
No public funds or tax breaks for schools with faith or gender admissions policy
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
35 signatures
Increase funding for local authorities to assess and support Autistic children
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
2,175 signatures
Remove requirements for collective worship in state schools
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
41 signatures
Ban use of isolation booths in schools
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
114 signatures
End forced adoption
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
259 signatures
Require schools teach about contributions of South Asian and Black people in WW1
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
64 signatures
Fund a £400 bonus for every teacher required to mark externally-set exams
Open from Wednesday 12th May 2021 to Friday 12th November 2021
3,014 signatures
Make it compulsory to teach about Female Genital Mutilation in primary schools
Open from Wednesday 12th May 2021 to Friday 12th November 2021
13 signatures
Abolish tuition fees & replace them with public funding for further education.
Open from Tuesday 11th May 2021 to Thursday 11th November 2021
114 signatures
Make care leaver bursaries for higher education available to ages 25+
Open from Tuesday 11th May 2021 to Thursday 11th November 2021
26 signatures
Require schools to teach feminism as part of the national curriculum
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
117 signatures
Extend local authorities' duty to support young people with EHCPs to age 27
Open from Friday 7th May 2021 to Sunday 7th November 2021
39 signatures
Revoke guidance on social distancing and bubbles in schools
Open from Friday 7th May 2021 to Sunday 7th November 2021
41 signatures
Include Dry Slope (artificial slope) Skiing & Snowboarding in GCSE PE
Open from Friday 7th May 2021 to Sunday 7th November 2021
1,377 signatures
Fund an Esports program for schools similar to the US and Canada
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
11 signatures
Replace Religious Education with a life skills subject
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
14 signatures
Decolonise the UK curriculum and make it more diverse
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
292 signatures
All British students should be entitled to home fee status.
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
2,309 signatures
Add CPR, Basic Life Support and Defib Training to National Curriculum for 14+
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
3,565 signatures
Abolish University Tuition Fees For All Students
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
180 signatures
Replace “Special Educational Needs” within the Children & Families Act (2014).
Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
370 signatures
Close all schools until COVID-19 is 100% gone
Open from Tuesday 4th May 2021 to Thursday 4th November 2021
37 signatures
Fund Increased Pay Rise for Teachers
Open from Tuesday 4th May 2021 to Thursday 4th November 2021
64 signatures
Increase funding for teacher training & equipment to support left-handed pupils
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
15 signatures
Add the British National Anthem to the National Curriculum
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
11 signatures
Introduce a ‘mental health day’ as a valid reason to be absent from school
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
14 signatures
Abolish Homework in Every School
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
102 signatures
Create legal requirements for schools to reduce, reuse and recycle
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
38 signatures
More Funding For SEN Children To Access Appropriate School Provisions
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
6,182 signatures
Children under school age not to be included in restrictions on gatherings
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
56 signatures
Change the Student Finance criteria to better help independent people.
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
16 signatures
Introduce a statutory Mental Health Policy to all schools in England
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
833 signatures
Make the teaching of Black history compulsory in primary and secondary schools.
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
73 signatures
Increase the amount of content on sexism in the PSHE national curriculum.
Open from Tuesday 27th April 2021 to Wednesday 27th October 2021
19 signatures
Make the Cambodian genocide required teaching in the secondary curriculum
Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
16 signatures
Review availability of places in secure children's homes
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
15 signatures
Include sexual assault mitigation in the curriculum, save women from violence
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
27 signatures
Make the education of sexual consent, assault & rape compulsory in junior school
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
159 signatures
Increase the minimum legal allocation of protected PPA time to 20%
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
132 signatures
Reduce student loan debt and interest to mitigate the impact of Covid-19
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
173 signatures
Do not allow ESFA to clawback any funding for Adult Education budget
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
5,315 signatures
Provide optional schooling for children with special needs during school breaks
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
54 signatures
Ban the serving of red & processed meats in schools and nurseries
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
140 signatures
Get rid of Ofsted
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
51 signatures
Introduce prison cell visits for students - help reduce knife crime.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
462 signatures
Student Finance England loans to be interest free (future and existing)
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
26 signatures
Grant University Home Fee Status to Holders of British National Overseas Visas
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
1,863 signatures
Give all children the option of blended/online learning in the future
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
1,258 signatures
To ensure every child has access to a qualified counsellor within school.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
2,487 signatures
Provide free childcare to working parents for children over 9 months.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
2,767 signatures
Extend 30 hrs free childcare for 3 & 4 year olds to those earning over £100,000
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
15 signatures
Change the Early Years funding to start the month after a child turns 2 or 3
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
1,821 signatures
Require equal coverage of women’s achievements in the National Curriculum
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
64 signatures
Allow all students to return to university at the start of the Summer term
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
11,302 signatures
End CMS loop-holes for parents who hide their income through Limited Companies.
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
160 signatures
Confirm arrangements for 2022 GCSE, A-level and BTEC exams by summer 2021
Open from Friday 9th April 2021 to Saturday 9th October 2021
143 signatures
Make British Sign Language a language option in the national curriculum
Open from Friday 9th April 2021 to Saturday 9th October 2021
324 signatures
Extend eligibility for free prescriptions to all students in full time education
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
34 signatures
Make school uniform optional for students in secondary schools.
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
205 signatures
Match Scotland’s "Plan 1" student loan repayment threshold of £25k
Open from Wednesday 7th April 2021 to Thursday 7th October 2021
14 signatures
Require schools to teach about environmental conservation
Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
33 signatures
Anti-racism lessons should be made compulsory in schools
Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
127 signatures
Make British Sign Language (BSL) a compulsory subject in the national curriculum
Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
86 signatures
Ban the use of face masks in schools
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
38,092 signatures
Extend the Maintenance loan to cover part time distance learning students
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
280 signatures
Increase awareness of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in UK schools
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
1,236 signatures
Give residents with FLR (FP) status access to home fees for health degrees
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
44 signatures
Offer all students the full maintenance loan no matter what their parents earn.
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
29 signatures
Give pre-settled EU students access to home fees
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
96 signatures
Include infertility and the effects in the national curriculum
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
233 signatures
Reallocate the £350 million from the NTP to schools to support pupils directly
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
30 signatures
Introduce Human Trafficking awareness into the National Curriculum
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
35 signatures
Modify arrangements for Home Education of children with an EHCP
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
57 signatures
Introduce an optional philosophy GCSE into the current Key Stage 4 curriculum
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
478 signatures
Create more curriculum around diversity and inclusion within secondary schools.
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
77 signatures
Provide dairy-free alternatives as part of the national milk scheme for under 5s
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
10,448 signatures
Lateral Flow Test (LFT) made compulsory in Secondary Schools for all.
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
13 signatures
Organise and fund a 6-week 'Summer of Fun' for children and young people
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
25 signatures
Give 2022/2023 GCSE students a choice between exams or teacher assessed grades
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
39 signatures
Require schools to allow pupils to wear PE kit for the full day on PE day
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
980 signatures
Create a mandatory Financial Education subject at secondary
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
19 signatures
Ensure A-level grades are not lower than previously awarded AS-level grades
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
108 signatures
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