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
Extend eligibility for student loan refunds to teachers who qualified from 2007
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
11 signatures
Require one school day a week to start and finish 1.5 hours later than usual
Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
10 signatures so far
Remove English language and literature from the curriculum for Y10-Y11
Opened on Thursday 23rd November 2023
10 signatures so far
Ban schools from requiring students to do Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs)
Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
10 signatures
Off-rolling of pupils should be done through Ofsted or other independent body
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
10 signatures
Extend Ofsted powers to inspect accommodation for care leavers
Open from Friday 25th June 2021 to Saturday 25th December 2021
10 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
Consider to reintroduce maintenance grants for students going to university
Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
10 signatures
Use Centre-Assessed-Grades for the 2021 A-Level, AS Level and GCSE grades.
Open from Thursday 28th January 2021 to Wednesday 28th July 2021
10 signatures
Get rid of the required practicals in the 2020-2021 Science GCSE exams
Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
10 signatures
Pay university tuition fee direct to students, who will then pay the university
Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
10 signatures
Prioritise year 11 when schools reopen for next steps guidance and summer proms
Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
10 signatures
Require schools to follow a 5 on, 1 off, 5 on, 2 off weekly schedule
Open from Tuesday 6th September 2022 to Monday 20th March 2023
9 signatures
Teach Health and Social Care as a compulsory KS3 subject
Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
9 signatures
Offer weekly Covid-19 testing to all school staff
Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
9 signatures
Move deadline of secondary school application to end of November.
Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
9 signatures
Require schools to send hard copies of teaching material during closures
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
8 signatures
Allow student loan holders to suspend their payments for up to 12 months.
Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
8 signatures
Ensure work completed since Christmas is not used for exam results
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
7 signatures
Make it Mandatory for Teachers to have Video Calls with pupils
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
7 signatures
Reopen the RoATP for new Employer Provider Applications
Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
7 signatures
Exempt foreign students from quarantine upon their arrival in September
Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
7 signatures
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