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
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
1,113,877 signatures
Close Schools/Colleges down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19.
Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
685,393 signatures
Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
581,281 signatures
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
428,787 signatures
Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
353,128 signatures
Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
270,656 signatures
Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum
Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
268,768 signatures
Remove LGBT content from the Relationships Education curriculum
Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
249,588 signatures
Allow students to be taken out of school for two weeks a year without penalty
Opened on Friday 15th March 2024
224,821 signatures so far
Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021
Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
211,972 signatures
Close schools in Tier 4 areas
Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
194,881 signatures
Lower university tuition fees for students until online teaching ends
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
171,137 signatures
Make suicide prevention a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
Open from Friday 23rd September 2022 to Thursday 23rd March 2023
160,686 signatures
Cancel GCSE and A-levels in 2021 replace with Course Work and Teacher Assessment
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
157,810 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
Keep schools closed until May
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
149,470 signatures
Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades
Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
148,880 signatures
Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021.
Open from Monday 1st June 2020 to Tuesday 1st December 2020
148,388 signatures
Require schools to make Friday a part of the school weekend
Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
148,107 signatures
Allow teacher predicted grades for BTEC students
Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
145,336 signatures
Require universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
136,749 signatures
Create statutory legal duty of care for students in Higher Education
Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
128,191 signatures
Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas
Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
125,227 signatures
Close all universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID-19
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
123,903 signatures
Commission an independent review of childcare funding and affordability
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
113,712 signatures
Refund university students for 3rd Semester Tuition 2020
Open from Tuesday 7th April 2020 to Wednesday 7th October 2020
111,498 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
Protect student choice: do not withdraw funding for BTEC qualifications
Open from Friday 23rd July 2021 to Sunday 23rd January 2022
108,289 signatures
Increase curriculum content about water safety as part of swimming lessons
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
108,201 signatures
Give UK nurseries emergency funding if they have to close down amid COVID-19
Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
106,128 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
No prosecution for parents that remove child from school during a pandemic.
Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
100,633 signatures
Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums
Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
89,495 signatures
Recognise Teaching Assistants as an important asset to schools by raising wage.
Open from Tuesday 19th July 2022 to Thursday 2nd February 2023
88,404 signatures
Require education staff to be trained on learning disabilities and autism
Open from Tuesday 6th June 2023 to Wednesday 6th December 2023
71,399 signatures
Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat
Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
70,337 signatures
Urgently review the current Ofsted Framework and associated methodology
Open from Thursday 23rd March 2023 to Saturday 23rd September 2023
64,034 signatures
Pause Ofsted inspections and reform how school performance is evaluated
Opened on Wednesday 6th December 2023
50,912 signatures so far
All nurseries and places of education to stay closed after Xmas to 15 January
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
49,386 signatures
Cancel A-level and GCSE exams 2022
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
48,757 signatures
Cancel GCSE and A-Level Exams for Summer 2022 due to lack of proper education
Open from Wednesday 22nd September 2021 to Tuesday 22nd March 2022
47,298 signatures
Delay the reopening of schools to September
Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
44,696 signatures
Change the school week to a four day week
Open from Monday 18th September 2023 to Monday 18th March 2024
42,137 signatures
Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year
Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
40,053 signatures
Do not require schools to tell parents their child is transgender/non-binary
Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
39,947 signatures
Remove references to 'gender identity' from relationships education guidance
Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
38,387 signatures
Ban the use of face masks in schools
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
38,092 signatures
Do not cut UK higher education Arts Funding
Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
37,172 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
Tuition Fee Compensation for International Students in UK Universities
Open from Tuesday 2nd March 2021 to Thursday 2nd September 2021
36,222 signatures
Amend GCSE exam content for children that are now in year 9 and year 10
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
34,626 signatures
Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions
Open from Friday 14th August 2020 to Sunday 14th February 2021
33,958 signatures
Fully fund schools for Covid-19 costs and provide relief for loss of income
Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
29,362 signatures
Make SEND training mandatory for all teaching staff
Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
28,782 signatures
Sharia Compliant Student Loans for Muslim Students going to further education
Open from Thursday 9th July 2020 to Saturday 9th January 2021
26,761 signatures
Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history
Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
26,737 signatures
Fund free BSL Courses for parents or guardians of deaf children
Open from Monday 3rd October 2022 to Monday 3rd April 2023
26,670 signatures
Require schools provide a vegan meal option every day
Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
26,004 signatures
Require Sikhism to be taught in UK schools from Reception upwards
Open from Thursday 16th September 2021 to Wednesday 16th March 2022
25,164 signatures
Do not impose any new requirements on parents who are home educating
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
24,266 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
Do not start mass testing in schools or require asymptomatic students to isolate
Open from Tuesday 22nd December 2020 to Tuesday 22nd June 2021
20,138 signatures
Require all school staff receive training on SEN children
Open from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 to Thursday 23rd December 2021
19,853 signatures
Ensure all GCSE students are issued equation sheets
Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
18,149 signatures
Change DfE school guidance to allow overnight educational visits.
Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
17,881 signatures
Fund more specialist school places for children with special educational needs
Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
16,971 signatures
Require Universities to Train Staff on Neurodiversity
Open from Friday 10th March 2023 to Sunday 10th September 2023
16,803 signatures
Start school at 10am to help teenagers with tiredness
Open from Monday 28th March 2022 to Wednesday 12th October 2022
16,588 signatures
Give secondary school students a right pray in school
Open from Tuesday 24th January 2023 to Monday 24th July 2023
16,309 signatures
Increase funding for early years settings
Open from Tuesday 22nd November 2022 to Monday 22nd May 2023
15,983 signatures
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
15,927 signatures
Increase Student Loans in England to catch up with inflation
Opened on Wednesday 8th November 2023
15,285 signatures so far
Close schools and bring back online learning until the end of Jan 2022
Open from Thursday 21st October 2021 to Thursday 21st April 2022
15,119 signatures
Change A-level grades awarded from CAGs to UCAS predicted grades where higher
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
15,088 signatures
Issue urgent guidance and voucher scheme to save baby & toddler activity sector
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
14,975 signatures
Home fee status for BN(O) students after 3 years continuous stay in the UK
Opened on Thursday 11th January 2024
14,695 signatures so far
Offer 15hrs free childcare for multiples under 3 years
Open from Wednesday 24th March 2021 to Friday 24th September 2021
13,808 signatures
Mandatory Autism awareness training for mainstream schools
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
13,483 signatures
Don't scrap funding for BTEC Performing Arts
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
13,437 signatures
Review and increase foster care allowances and tax exemptions
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
13,309 signatures
Suspend all Ofsted inspections from now until September 2022
Open from Thursday 8th July 2021 to Saturday 8th January 2022
13,275 signatures
Require School SENCOs to be fully qualified for the role.
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
13,168 signatures
Pay long-term supply teachers and support staff during mandatory closures.
Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
13,080 signatures
Introduce new requirements to protect students with allergies in school
Open from Wednesday 8th March 2023 to Friday 8th September 2023
13,027 signatures
Provide dairy-free alternatives as part of the national milk scheme for under 5s
Open from Wednesday 14th June 2023 to Thursday 14th December 2023
12,982 signatures
Make financial education compulsory in all schools from primary age
Open from Tuesday 17th October 2023 to Wednesday 17th April 2024
12,518 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
Increase funding for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) education
Open from Monday 13th March 2023 to Wednesday 13th September 2023
12,405 signatures
Require universities to refund students during any strike action
Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
12,291 signatures
Do not make Covid-19 vaccination a requirement to physically attend university
Open from Thursday 29th July 2021 to Saturday 29th January 2022
12,084 signatures
Reduce content for 2022 A-level and GCSE exams
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
11,832 signatures
Funding for ventilation in all school/college/uni classrooms
Open from Monday 23rd August 2021 to Wednesday 23rd February 2022
11,707 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
Grant wraparound and holiday care providers urgent financial support
Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
11,327 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
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
Add Romanian to the Modern Languages GCSE
Open from Friday 10th June 2022 to Saturday 24th December 2022
11,166 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 students the option to take exams or receive assessed grades for 2020/21
Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
11,102 signatures
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