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
Disallow Teacher Assessed Grades lower than a 5 for 2021 GCSEs and A-Levels
Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
21 signatures
Make taxation a compulsory part of the National Curriculum
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
21 signatures
Offer a grant for 1yr of tertiary education for all children currently at school
Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
21 signatures
Fund improved online education by schools and colleges due to Covid-19
Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
21 signatures
Teach the National Anthem starting in Primary Schools.
Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
21 signatures
Close schools except for Year 11s
Open from Wednesday 9th December 2020 to Wednesday 9th June 2021
21 signatures
Provide additional funding to schools for Y10-13 mental health support.
Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
21 signatures
Give parents the right to withdraw their child from relationship study lessons.
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
21 signatures
Provide additional support to schools, colleges and youth clubs due to Covid-19
Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
21 signatures
Any hours of free childcare lost during lockdown to be used for rest of 2020
Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
21 signatures
Support the healthcare workers by waiving the university fees they have to pay
Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
21 signatures
Introduce a ‘Youth training scheme’ for 16/17/18 yrs who don’t choose college
Opened on Thursday 25th April 2024
20 signatures so far
Ban schools setting work for holidays in years with no public exams
Opened on Monday 8th April 2024
20 signatures so far
Require extra time be offered for female students experiencing menstrual pain
Opened on Thursday 22nd February 2024
20 signatures so far
Introduce Measures to Boost Hospitality Learning in Education
Opened on Tuesday 21st November 2023
20 signatures so far
Extend £10k Teacher Training bursaries for trainees in RE to 2023-24 cohort
Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
20 signatures
Require the school day to end by 3.30pm
Open from Monday 9th October 2023 to Tuesday 9th April 2024
20 signatures
Increase funding for university places and reduce maximum tuition fees
Open from Monday 26th June 2023 to Tuesday 26th December 2023
20 signatures
Give students a right to a day off on their birthday
Open from Tuesday 23rd May 2023 to Thursday 23rd November 2023
20 signatures
Permanently Scrap Examinations for GCSEs and A Levels
Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
20 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
Extend period product scheme to staff, apprentices and higher education
Open from Friday 25th November 2022 to Thursday 25th May 2023
20 signatures
Require schools to teach about going to prison as part of the curriculum
Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
20 signatures
Ensure GCSE and A level exams take place in 2022
Open from Friday 3rd December 2021 to Friday 3rd June 2022
20 signatures
Offer student finance in monthly instalments
Open from Thursday 18th November 2021 to Wednesday 18th May 2022
20 signatures
Provide free state-run childcare for all parents with children under 18
Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
20 signatures
Require schools across England to start the school day at 10am.
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
20 signatures
Tell students in advance topics on proposed teacher marked tests.
Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
20 signatures
Ensure that home educated children can receive exam grades
Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
20 signatures
Consult year 13s on arrangements for exams in 2021
Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
20 signatures
Make Economics an Ebacc subject for GCSE alongside History and Geography.
Open from Thursday 4th June 2020 to Friday 4th December 2020
20 signatures
Require the school day to end by 2pm
Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
19 signatures
Give students a right to opt out of dance, drama and physical education
Open from Friday 20th October 2023 to Saturday 20th April 2024
19 signatures
Immediately pause all school inspections pending an independent review
Open from Thursday 6th April 2023 to Friday 6th October 2023
19 signatures
Shut nurseries and schools to stop strep A infection spreading
Open from Tuesday 20th December 2022 to Tuesday 20th June 2023
19 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
Ban more than 1 hour of homework every week
Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
19 signatures
Ban video games
Open from Wednesday 19th October 2022 to Wednesday 19th April 2023
19 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
Require schools teach about 'stigmatization' in primary school
Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
19 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
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
Require the return of all marked exams and recordings to students
Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
19 signatures
Meal vouchers to be given to SEN children waiting for a school placement.
Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
19 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
Create a mandatory Financial Education subject at secondary
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
19 signatures
Fund study of Allied Health Professional University courses
Open from Tuesday 23rd February 2021 to Monday 23rd August 2021
19 signatures
Provider Relief Scheme to be extended for education providers due to COVID.
Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
19 signatures
Free meals for Key Workers children and pay back from march till now
Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
19 signatures
Ensure access to school for children with ASDs/mental health issues during Covid
Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
19 signatures
Require exams to be conducted digitally from 2025
Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
19 signatures
Increase the income threshold for people repaying student loans under Plan 1
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
19 signatures
Support family members of non-UK NHS staff to attend university
Open from Friday 15th May 2020 to Sunday 15th November 2020
19 signatures
National Service for NHS.
Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
19 signatures
I wish for school to not be on Fridays.
Open from Friday 27th March 2020 to Sunday 27th September 2020
19 signatures
Impose requirements on schools to shorten the length of the school day to 4hours
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
19 signatures
Fund more help and support for those in and leaving care
Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
18 signatures so far
Extend the school summer holidays to 7 weeks
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
18 signatures so far
Do not introduce a new 'Advanced British Standard Qualification'
Open from Wednesday 8th November 2023 to Wednesday 8th May 2024
18 signatures
Remove tuition fees and replace maintenance loans with grants and a graduate tax
Open from Wednesday 20th September 2023 to Wednesday 20th March 2024
18 signatures
Remove the English and Maths training requirements for nursing apprenticeships
Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
18 signatures
Fund nit nurses in all schools
Open from Thursday 27th October 2022 to Thursday 27th April 2023
18 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
Include parenting skills in the national curriculum
Open from Wednesday 29th June 2022 to Thursday 12th January 2023
18 signatures
Fund ESOL courses for Ukrainians arriving to UK
Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
18 signatures
Require school summer holidays in England to be Mid June to mid July
Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
18 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
Require schools to provide online classes as an option to all children
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
18 signatures
Ban schools from setting compulsory homework until sixth form
Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
18 signatures
Make GCSE Citizenship mandatory in Secondary Schools
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
18 signatures
Require schools to offer remote learning for children with Tourette’s
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
18 signatures
Introduce a Politics GCSE
Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
18 signatures
Introduce a One-Off Postgraduate Study Grant
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
18 signatures
Additional student loan payment to cover summer 2020 due to pandemic
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
18 signatures
Stop opening nurseries until is safe to do so.
Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
18 signatures
Provide better financial support for early years settings during this crisis
Open from Monday 1st June 2020 to Tuesday 1st December 2020
18 signatures
Waive tuition fee loans for medical students once they serve the NHS for 5 years
Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
18 signatures
Remove algebra from the national curriculum and increase financial education
Opened on Thursday 16th May 2024
17 signatures so far
Don't require students to study maths until 18 years old
Opened on Friday 3rd May 2024
17 signatures so far
Provide full training costs for adult learners to retrain in a new career
Opened on Thursday 25th April 2024
17 signatures so far
Extend free childcare hours to parents who are working on student placements
Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
17 signatures so far
Increase Element 2 funding that is awarded to schools to match current economy.
Opened on Wednesday 20th December 2023
17 signatures so far
Fund regular vocal checks for teachers
Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
17 signatures
Do not introduce the Plan 5 student loan repayment plan from August 2023
Open from Friday 28th July 2023 to Sunday 28th January 2024
17 signatures
Require shorter, more frequent exams for A levels
Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
17 signatures
Make economics a mandatory subject in the national curriculum
Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
17 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 schools have at least three physical education lessons a week
Open from Monday 4th April 2022 to Tuesday 18th October 2022
17 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
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
Parental rights should be lost if you don't contact your child for a year.
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
17 signatures
Cancel the school 20/21 year for primary pupils. Repeat the years in 21/22.
Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
17 signatures
Extend the school year into the summer holidays by at least two weeks
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
17 signatures
Require schools and exam boards to bring forward results day for autumn exams
Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
17 signatures
Stop disclosing salary breakdown to ex-partners
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
17 signatures
Provide face coverings to all pupils over ten in receipt of free school meals.
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
17 signatures
Prevent schools from cancelling summer holidays due to coronavirus
Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
17 signatures
Enable schools to pay overtime for lost holidays during Covid-19 quarantine
Open from Monday 20th April 2020 to Tuesday 20th October 2020
17 signatures
Require schools in different areas to have different half-term dates
Opened on Friday 10th May 2024
16 signatures so far
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