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
Add "Black - British" to the DfE school census ethnicity codes
Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
130 signatures
Ban schools from being able to set homework
Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
600 signatures
Ban video games
Open from Wednesday 19th October 2022 to Wednesday 19th April 2023
19 signatures
Increase PGCE bursary amounts for the academic year 2022/23
Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
89 signatures
Make economics a mandatory subject in the national curriculum
Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
17 signatures
Add accessibility to the national curriculum
Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
233 signatures
Review and increase foster care allowances and tax exemptions
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
13,309 signatures
Introduce Dementia Information Sessions on the National Curriculum
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
23 signatures
Increase student maintenance loans in line with inflation on a yearly basis
Open from Wednesday 26th October 2022 to Wednesday 26th April 2023
1,315 signatures
Fund nit nurses in all schools
Open from Thursday 27th October 2022 to Thursday 27th April 2023
18 signatures
Add Economics GCSE to the English Baccalaureate alongside Geography or History
Open from Tuesday 1st November 2022 to Monday 1st May 2023
107 signatures
Ban more than 1 hour of homework every week
Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
19 signatures
Increase funding for schools to ensure that they do not enter deficit
Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
12,418 signatures
Fund regular in-school dental health check-ups for children
Open from Monday 7th November 2022 to Sunday 7th May 2023
193 signatures
Introduce new rules regarding the suicide of higher education students
Open from Tuesday 8th November 2022 to Monday 8th May 2023
5,131 signatures
10 O'clock Start Times For Schools
Open from Monday 14th November 2022 to Sunday 14th May 2023
124 signatures
Introduce mandatory training for all staff working with children with SEN.
Open from Monday 14th November 2022 to Sunday 14th May 2023
1,581 signatures
Fund increased pay for teachers who work with SEND children
Open from Thursday 17th November 2022 to Wednesday 17th May 2023
37 signatures
Rename Religious studies GCSE to Cultural studies and ethics GCSE
Open from Thursday 17th November 2022 to Wednesday 17th May 2023
16 signatures
Give all children with an EHCP a right to free school transport
Open from Thursday 17th November 2022 to Wednesday 17th May 2023
23 signatures
Require schools to have half days on Fridays
Open from Friday 18th November 2022 to Thursday 18th May 2023
48 signatures
Provide funding for mental wellbeing staff for children in schools and college
Open from Friday 18th November 2022 to Thursday 18th May 2023
1,368 signatures
Give secondary school students a right to take a day off school a month
Open from Monday 21st November 2022 to Sunday 21st May 2023
33 signatures
An immediate review of Childcare Funding
Open from Tuesday 22nd November 2022 to Monday 22nd May 2023
3,096 signatures
Increase funding for early years settings
Open from Tuesday 22nd November 2022 to Monday 22nd May 2023
15,983 signatures
Require siblings to be a priority in school admission oversubscription criteria
Open from Tuesday 22nd November 2022 to Monday 22nd May 2023
43 signatures
Refund tuition fees for 2020-2023 university students
Open from Wednesday 23rd November 2022 to Tuesday 23rd May 2023
62 signatures
Extend period product scheme to staff, apprentices and higher education
Open from Friday 25th November 2022 to Thursday 25th May 2023
20 signatures
Ban uniform in schools.
Open from Monday 28th November 2022 to Sunday 28th May 2023
1,682 signatures
Add content on diversity in politics to the national curriculum
Open from Tuesday 29th November 2022 to Monday 29th May 2023
25 signatures
Make it compulsory that Secondary schools do a minimum of 2 hours PE a week
Open from Wednesday 30th November 2022 to Tuesday 30th May 2023
19 signatures
Adjust childcare ratios for 3-4 year olds from 1:13 to maximum 1:10
Open from Friday 2nd December 2022 to Friday 2nd June 2023
89 signatures
Require Universities to refund students during strike action
Open from Thursday 8th December 2022 to Thursday 8th June 2023
696 signatures
Keep Maths and English A-Level non-compulsory and let us keep a choice
Open from Thursday 15th December 2022 to Thursday 15th June 2023
288 signatures
Increase funding to support autistic children.
Open from Monday 19th December 2022 to Monday 19th June 2023
30 signatures
Make it a crime to stop someone from seeing their child, if not for violence.
Open from Monday 19th December 2022 to Monday 19th June 2023
24 signatures
Shut nurseries and schools to stop strep A infection spreading
Open from Tuesday 20th December 2022 to Tuesday 20th June 2023
19 signatures
Ban after school detentions and isolation punishments in school
Open from Tuesday 20th December 2022 to Tuesday 20th June 2023
42 signatures
Require schools to teach child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention
Open from Wednesday 21st December 2022 to Wednesday 21st June 2023
70 signatures
Change the way child benefit high income tax is calculated to total income
Open from Wednesday 21st December 2022 to Wednesday 21st June 2023
4,401 signatures
Increase the fixed cost school funding to a minimum of £500,000 per school
Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
55 signatures
For English Literature to be an optional GCSE.
Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
25 signatures
Make Animal Rights Required Learning on the School Curriculum
Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
81 signatures
All Primary school children should receive free school meals
Open from Thursday 29th December 2022 to Thursday 29th June 2023
100 signatures
Require all secondary schools and colleges to have a full-time counsellor
Open from Thursday 5th January 2023 to Wednesday 5th July 2023
64 signatures
Ban isolation across schools in England
Open from Monday 9th January 2023 to Sunday 9th July 2023
979 signatures
Cancel plans for "maths to 18"
Open from Wednesday 11th January 2023 to Tuesday 11th July 2023
52 signatures
Remove LGBT content from the Relationships Education curriculum
Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
249,588 signatures
Make mental health an authorised reason to be absent from school
Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
44 signatures
Abolish tuition fees
Open from Friday 13th January 2023 to Thursday 13th July 2023
92 signatures
Ensure fair grading for A Level students in 2023
Open from Monday 16th January 2023 to Sunday 16th July 2023
717 signatures
Reinstate Taekwondo to the activity lists for GCSE and A Level PE
Open from Tuesday 17th January 2023 to Monday 17th July 2023
35 signatures
Write off student loans for NHS and state school staff after five years
Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
32 signatures
Publish mandatory curriculum content on online safety for children
Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
771 signatures
Require all mainstream teachers do training placements in an SEN school
Open from Thursday 19th January 2023 to Wednesday 19th July 2023
126 signatures
Introduce a new core subject of Personal Finances for Years 9 to 11
Open from Thursday 19th January 2023 to Wednesday 19th July 2023
26 signatures
Do not remove LGBT content from the Relationships Education curriculum
Open from Friday 20th January 2023 to Thursday 20th July 2023
104,919 signatures
Allow students who self-funded 1st degree to access student loan for 2nd degree
Open from Friday 20th January 2023 to Thursday 20th July 2023
20 signatures
Increase the money children on free school meals receive to buy their meals
Open from Friday 20th January 2023 to Thursday 20th July 2023
20 signatures
Justice for children incorrectly labelled "educationally subnormal" in 1960s/70s
Open from Monday 23rd January 2023 to Sunday 23rd July 2023
833 signatures
Scrap fines for taking children out of school in term time
Open from Monday 23rd January 2023 to Sunday 23rd July 2023
324 signatures
Fund after school care for all disabled children
Open from Monday 23rd January 2023 to Sunday 23rd July 2023
164 signatures
Give secondary school students a right pray in school
Open from Tuesday 24th January 2023 to Monday 24th July 2023
16,309 signatures
Fund additional support for children during the EHCP assessment process
Open from Tuesday 24th January 2023 to Monday 24th July 2023
821 signatures
Require shorter, more frequent exams for A levels
Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
17 signatures
Dedicated Government grants for schools to improve sustainability
Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
122 signatures
Ensure fair grading for GCSE and A Level students in 2023
Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
37,121 signatures
Fund heating in schools and set a legal minimum temperature for classrooms
Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
62 signatures
Provide food vouchers for disabled children, unable to access their meals.
Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
415 signatures
Make Mondays part of the school weekend
Open from Friday 27th January 2023 to Thursday 27th July 2023
3,911 signatures
Increase student Maintenance Loans in England to close £1,500 inflation gap
Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
7,514 signatures
Ban education staff from going on strike
Open from Friday 3rd February 2023 to Thursday 3rd August 2023
88 signatures
Introduce Sharia Compliant Student Loans
Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
162 signatures
Make training about online sexual abuse mandatory for teachers
Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
23 signatures
Increase curriculum content on crime for Key Stages 3 and 4
Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
32 signatures
Ensure GCSE students are issued equation sheets in 2024
Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
474 signatures
Grant Home Fee status for all who are in the UK under the BNO visa
Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
6,342 signatures
Ensure GCSE students are issued equation sheets for 2024 exams
Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
51 signatures
Make it compulsory for schools to teach about the British Empire
Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
30 signatures
Review how local authorities support children with special educational needs
Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
314 signatures
Make anti-abuse and mental health compulsory secondary schools subjects
Open from Thursday 9th February 2023 to Wednesday 9th August 2023
60 signatures
Ban animal dissection in schools and colleges
Open from Thursday 9th February 2023 to Wednesday 9th August 2023
379 signatures
Introduce a regulator to oversee the EHCP process
Open from Monday 13th February 2023 to Sunday 13th August 2023
769 signatures
Make self-defence lessons compulsory on the school curriculum
Open from Monday 13th February 2023 to Sunday 13th August 2023
254 signatures
Make all term dates across all schools in England the same
Open from Monday 13th February 2023 to Sunday 13th August 2023
22 signatures
Give parents rights to withdraw children from Relationships and
Sex Education
Open from Monday 13th February 2023 to Sunday 13th August 2023
294 signatures
Make nit nurses mandatory in schools
Open from Tuesday 14th February 2023 to Monday 14th August 2023
84 signatures
Seek to rejoin the Erasmus programme
Open from Tuesday 14th February 2023 to Monday 14th August 2023
695 signatures
Review parental leave and pay, and access to affordable childcare
Open from Tuesday 14th February 2023 to Monday 14th August 2023
536 signatures
Allow school children 5 days of absence: for family, holidays & mental wellbeing
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
210 signatures
Include the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement in National KS 3 & 4 History Curriculum
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
83 signatures
Fund free tuition fees for all doctors and nurses who agree to work for the NHS
Open from Friday 17th February 2023 to Thursday 17th August 2023
32 signatures
Subsidise school sports kit for girls from lower-income families.
Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
409 signatures
Fund free school meals for all primary and secondary schools
Open from Friday 24th February 2023 to Thursday 24th August 2023
53 signatures
Require exam boards provide advance information about 2023 exams
Open from Monday 27th February 2023 to Sunday 27th August 2023
4,317 signatures
Extend 15 hours free childcare for 2 year olds to all working parents
Open from Monday 27th February 2023 to Sunday 27th August 2023
56 signatures
Give students who miss exams due to illness a right to Centre Assessed Grades
Open from Tuesday 28th February 2023 to Monday 28th August 2023
6,535 signatures
Include Creation Science in the National Curriculum.
Open from Tuesday 28th February 2023 to Monday 28th August 2023
1,311 signatures
Require proof of education for child maintenance for children aged 16-20
Open from Friday 3rd March 2023 to Sunday 3rd September 2023
129 signatures
Increase financial support for 4th/5th year medical students on NHS bursaries
Open from Monday 6th March 2023 to Wednesday 6th September 2023
344 signatures
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