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
Introduce cap on student numbers in line with relative rental capacity
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
16 signatures so far
Require Universities compensate students who missed teaching due to COVID-19
Opened on Thursday 11th April 2024
16 signatures so far
Require schools and exam boards to allow students to use the internet for exams
Opened on Wednesday 7th February 2024
16 signatures so far
Make student finance available for second degrees in veterinary medicine
Opened on Friday 12th January 2024
16 signatures so far
Make teachers wear body cameras
Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
16 signatures so far
Reduce the school leaving age to 11
Open from Monday 15th May 2023 to Wednesday 15th November 2023
16 signatures
Cancel the GCSE exams for summer 2023
Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
16 signatures
Require schools have at least one Physical Education lesson a day
Open from Wednesday 22nd March 2023 to Friday 22nd September 2023
16 signatures
Rename Religious studies GCSE to Cultural studies and ethics GCSE
Open from Thursday 17th November 2022 to Wednesday 17th May 2023
16 signatures
Fund GCSE exams fees for homeschooled students
Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
16 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
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
Require schools to have active threat lockdown policies
Open from Tuesday 14th December 2021 to Tuesday 14th June 2022
16 signatures
Free school meal vouchers to cover the school holidays
Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
16 signatures
Make student loans available for commercial pilot training
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
16 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
Change the Student Finance criteria to better help independent people.
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
16 signatures
Make the Cambodian genocide required teaching in the secondary curriculum
Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
16 signatures
Extend school period product scheme to help young people being home schooled.
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
16 signatures
Fund a one-off payment of £1,000 to all teachers
Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
16 signatures
Include Polish as a language option in the national curriculum
Open from Tuesday 26th January 2021 to Monday 26th July 2021
16 signatures
Fund extending the free period product scheme to include University Students.
Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
16 signatures
Prevent spread of Covid in schools with planned breaks through the school term.
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
16 signatures
For the rest of the academic year, only let Year 11 and 13 to return to school
Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
16 signatures
Reduce the percentage taken from income when paying off student debt to 5%
Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
16 signatures
Review amount of homework schools set and issue guidance limiting this
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
16 signatures
Inclusion of a Mental Wellbeing & Emotional Wealth Standalone GCSE in schools
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
16 signatures
Fund free books for children who have lost access to libraries due to the Corona
Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
16 signatures
Remove a week from the school summer holiday to extend the Easter holiday
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
15 signatures so far
Ban schools from requiring students to take a modern foreign language GCSE
Opened on Monday 18th March 2024
15 signatures so far
Introduce annual mental health assessments for secondary school students
Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
15 signatures
Extend 30 hours free childcare to NHS staff on Skilled Worker visas
Open from Tuesday 26th July 2022 to Thursday 9th February 2023
15 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
Add the 9/11 attacks to the national curriculum
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
15 signatures
Allow schools to open all year round, for fewer days per week
Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
15 signatures
Add time management to the national curriculum
Open from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Tuesday 26th April 2022
15 signatures
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
Increase funding for teacher training & equipment to support left-handed pupils
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
15 signatures
Review availability of places in secure children's homes
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
15 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 school year to start from 1st January
Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
15 signatures
Nationalise higher education
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
15 signatures
Wipe all student loans for teachers and NHS staff
Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
15 signatures
Make grants or additional loans available to university students due to Covid-19
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
15 signatures
Make it the law for schools to inform parents/carers of after school detention
Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
15 signatures
Introduce Human and Child Rights (covering the UNCRC) to the primary curriculum
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
15 signatures
Make P.E. optional for Secondary Schools on return in September.
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
15 signatures
Create a national social work record system
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
15 signatures
Offer parents free school uniform grants again.
Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
15 signatures
Reform the education system to end standardised testing for 16-year-olds
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
15 signatures
Provide financial support for home educators who provide development reports
Opened on Tuesday 30th April 2024
14 signatures so far
Reverse the change to adult to child childcare ratios for 2 yr olds
Opened on Monday 20th November 2023
14 signatures so far
Create a statutory behaviour and discipline policy that applies to all schools
Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
14 signatures
Introduce Nutrition as an additional compulsory subject from KS1 - KS4.
Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
14 signatures
Review English GCSEs to make them more accessible
Open from Friday 25th March 2022 to Sunday 9th October 2022
14 signatures
Fund the provision of more ergonomic furniture in schools
Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
14 signatures
Allow the general public to access the QTS register for teachers in England
Open from Friday 17th September 2021 to Thursday 17th March 2022
14 signatures
Replace Religious Education with a life skills subject
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
14 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
Match Scotland’s "Plan 1" student loan repayment threshold of £25k
Open from Wednesday 7th April 2021 to Thursday 7th October 2021
14 signatures
Allow families to take children out of school for a holiday this year only
Open from Tuesday 2nd March 2021 to Thursday 2nd September 2021
14 signatures
Cut student loan interest and link it to CPI inflation as soon as possible
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
14 signatures
Teachers and school staff to wear masks.
Children have temp checked daily.
Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
14 signatures
Abolish unfair & discriminatory admission policy for faith schools
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
14 signatures
Review the Teachers Standards and its references to "tolerance"
Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
14 signatures
Fund training facilities for jobs you can’t train in college for
Open from Thursday 25th June 2020 to Friday 25th December 2020
14 signatures
Withdraw guidance recommending ban on mobile phones in schools
Opened on Tuesday 14th May 2024
13 signatures so far
Outlaw restrictions on prayer at work and in education
Opened on Monday 13th May 2024
13 signatures so far
Increase the Tax-Free Childcare scheme to £4,000 per child per year
Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
13 signatures so far
Change GCSE exams and grade students in the same way as 2020
Open from Thursday 12th October 2023 to Friday 12th April 2024
13 signatures
Let students pick the subjects they want to do from Year 5
Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
13 signatures
Fund programmes that support intergenerational interaction and connection
Open from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 to Friday 2nd February 2024
13 signatures
Replace modern foreign languages with sign language
Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
13 signatures
Fund schools to support pupils with SPD
Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
13 signatures
Require schools to adopt activewear for school uniforms
Open from Wednesday 16th June 2021 to Thursday 16th December 2021
13 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
Lateral Flow Test (LFT) made compulsory in Secondary Schools for all.
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
13 signatures
Change the school exam grading system to year round progressive assessment
Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
13 signatures
Offer an additional year of SFE funding for students impacted by the pandemic
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
13 signatures
Extend eligibility for all student finance to people over the age of 60
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
13 signatures
Introduce statutory regulation of all providers of distance learning
Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
13 signatures
GCSE Science should be optional, not compulsory.
Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
13 signatures
Give current yr 11s a choice whether to finish school with their predictions.
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
13 signatures
Require exam bodies to return marked papers
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
13 signatures
Ensure all Universities requiring bailouts receive Govt loans without condition.
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
13 signatures
Fund sick pay for foster carers during Covid-19
Open from Monday 22nd June 2020 to Tuesday 22nd December 2020
13 signatures
Require schools to make all school work digital
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
12 signatures so far
Introduce mandatory annual teaching staff evaluations to assess competence
Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
12 signatures
Make continued education/apprenticeships optional for 16 year olds
Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
12 signatures
Make the DSL role in schools a stand-alone role with no other responsibility
Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
12 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
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
DfE to report grade 3 as a 'standard pass'
Open from Monday 25th October 2021 to Monday 25th April 2022
12 signatures
Review and reform the school complaints system
Open from Wednesday 28th July 2021 to Friday 28th January 2022
12 signatures
Ban fish meals in schools
Open from Wednesday 19th May 2021 to Friday 19th November 2021
12 signatures
Reinstate the union learning fund
Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
12 signatures
Free childcare for 2 year olds, for all parents in higher education
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
12 signatures
Introduce education about the pay gap in the National Curriculum
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
12 signatures
Fund bursaries and extend eligibility for student loans for courses in therapy
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
12 signatures
To create an intermediate tier for GCSEs
Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
12 signatures
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