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
Require local exam centres to accept home-educated students for public exams
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
10,806 signatures
Make wearing face masks mandatory in secondary schools and colleges.
Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
10,777 signatures
Make Video Games a compulsory part of the national school curriculum
Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
10,747 signatures
Allow Ofsted registered childminders to receive funding for related children
Open from Friday 6th October 2023 to Saturday 6th April 2024
10,706 signatures
Stop sexism - Require schools to offer all sports to all children
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
10,673 signatures
Provide dairy-free alternatives as part of the national milk scheme for under 5s
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
10,448 signatures
Don’t allow the use of externally-set exams for 2021 grades
Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
10,386 signatures
Extend Tier-4 visas and waive third-term tuition fee for international students
Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
10,284 signatures
Introduce a Telugu GCSE
Open from Tuesday 22nd June 2021 to Wednesday 22nd December 2021
10,281 signatures
Make knife crime prevention a compulsory requirement for all school curriculum
Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
10,236 signatures
Commit to keeping the Graduate Visa Route
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
9,585 signatures so far
Reinstate Martial Arts as one of the approved activities for GCSE PE
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
9,244 signatures so far
Make CCTV on school buses carrying children with disabilities mandatory.
Open from Friday 5th February 2021 to Thursday 5th August 2021
8,989 signatures
Keep schools open - Give us our right to full time education back
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
8,060 signatures
Grant Home Fee status for all who are in the UK under the BNO visa.
Open from Thursday 30th December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
7,944 signatures
Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses
Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
7,883 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
Add ethics to the national curriculum for primary schools
Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
7,375 signatures
Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available.
Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
7,174 signatures
Add veganism to the national curriculum and require schools offer vegan meals
Open from Friday 30th July 2021 to Sunday 30th January 2022
7,070 signatures
Conduct an independent public inquiry into the Birmingham ‘Trojan Horse’ affair.
Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
6,705 signatures
Include Fairtrade bananas in the free fruit for schools scheme.
Open from Tuesday 12th July 2022 to Thursday 26th January 2023
6,565 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
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
More Funding For SEN Children To Access Appropriate School Provisions
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
6,182 signatures
Introduce Gender and Race equity for GCSE English Literature set texts
Open from Tuesday 16th June 2020 to Wednesday 16th December 2020
6,125 signatures
Enable online learning for children who live with those who are vulnerable
Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
6,033 signatures
Include LGBT+ history and LGBT+ history month in National Curriculum
Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
5,981 signatures
Do not make masks mandatory for children in primary or secondary schools in UK.
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
5,968 signatures
Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021
Open from Tuesday 19th May 2020 to Thursday 19th November 2020
5,904 signatures
Allow schools to re-open in England!
Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
5,869 signatures
Reduce student debt for student nurses and midwives
Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
5,602 signatures
Do not allow ESFA to clawback any funding for Adult Education budget
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
5,315 signatures
Urgently extend the statutory age limit for SEN provision given Covid19
Open from Tuesday 2nd June 2020 to Wednesday 2nd December 2020
5,303 signatures
Require universities to refund for practical courses year 20/21 due to COVID-19
Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
5,221 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
All pupils to repeat this current academic year.
Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
5,027 signatures
Ban compulsory school uniforms
Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
4,972 signatures
Require that trainee teachers are taught about preventing antisemitism
Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
4,590 signatures so far
Do not make it mandatory to wear a mask in the classroom
Open from Thursday 4th March 2021 to Saturday 4th September 2021
4,442 signatures
Require universities to educate staff and students on unconscious bias
Open from Wednesday 17th June 2020 to Thursday 17th December 2020
4,437 signatures
Ensure counsellors and psychotherapists are added to the list of critical worker
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
4,409 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
Require exam boards provide advance information about 2023 exams
Open from Monday 27th February 2023 to Sunday 27th August 2023
4,317 signatures
Increase funding to local authorities to protect the provision of school nurses.
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
4,171 signatures
Fund increased pay for Teaching Assistants
Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
4,012 signatures so far
Make Mondays part of the school weekend
Open from Friday 27th January 2023 to Thursday 27th July 2023
3,911 signatures
Mandate regular anti-racist training for all teachers
Open from Tuesday 16th June 2020 to Wednesday 16th December 2020
3,803 signatures
Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages
Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
3,797 signatures
Mandatory Lessons on Animal Slaughter in Schools
Open from Wednesday 15th March 2023 to Friday 15th September 2023
3,772 signatures
Fund free meals for vulnerable children in early years settings
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
3,673 signatures
Delay the Multiplication Tables Check until it has been consulted on.
Open from Friday 11th February 2022 to Thursday 11th August 2022
3,649 signatures
Add CPR, Basic Life Support and Defib Training to National Curriculum for 14+
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
3,565 signatures
Allow SEND children to be taken out of school once a year without penalty
Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
3,481 signatures so far
Make it law for EHCP assessments to be automatically available.
Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
3,416 signatures
Do not exempt under 18s (including school children) from self-isolating
Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
3,322 signatures
Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades
Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
3,251 signatures
Change approach to COV-19 - if schools have "confirmed" cases they should close.
Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
3,241 signatures
Make flexischooling for 1 day a week a parental right for the next academic year
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
3,221 signatures
Review guidance and funding for using SSP (phonics) to teach reading
Open from Monday 25th October 2021 to Monday 25th April 2022
3,205 signatures
Require a 'trauma informed' adult in all educational settings for children.
Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
3,204 signatures
Introduce law to require schools to allow prayer practices
Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
3,167 signatures so far
Add Yoga to the School Curriculum
Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
3,157 signatures
Include PCOS & Endometriosis education in the national secondary curriculum
Open from Thursday 8th September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
3,105 signatures
An immediate review of Childcare Funding
Open from Tuesday 22nd November 2022 to Monday 22nd May 2023
3,096 signatures
Fund a £400 bonus for every teacher required to mark externally-set exams
Open from Wednesday 12th May 2021 to Friday 12th November 2021
3,014 signatures
Reform school uniform policies to tackle expensive costs
Open from Tuesday 25th July 2023 to Thursday 25th January 2024
2,981 signatures
Include Endometriosis and PCOS to the Secondary National Curriculum
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
2,966 signatures
Make school libraries and librarians a statutory requirement
Open from Wednesday 8th March 2023 to Friday 8th September 2023
2,837 signatures
Ban the use of strip search in schools
Open from Tuesday 22nd March 2022 to Thursday 6th October 2022
2,829 signatures
End the Digital Divide for children in the UK
Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
2,798 signatures
Provide free childcare to working parents for children over 9 months.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
2,767 signatures
Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 20 days a year
Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
2,735 signatures
Create an independent body to develop education, health and care (EHC) plans
Opened on Thursday 2nd November 2023
2,724 signatures so far
Fully fund pay awards for school staff
Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
2,724 signatures
Require universities to publish how tuition fees are spent
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
2,613 signatures
Fund defibrillators and emergency first aid training for all schools
Open from Wednesday 15th December 2021 to Wednesday 15th June 2022
2,578 signatures
Allow children 7 days holiday per year during term time without fines
Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
2,572 signatures
Subject all outside providers of educational materials to children to Ofsted.
Open from Thursday 15th July 2021 to Saturday 15th January 2022
2,494 signatures
To ensure every child has access to a qualified counsellor within school.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
2,487 signatures
Suspend the Safety Valve programme and provide funding to cover SEND deficits
Opened on Friday 12th April 2024
2,481 signatures so far
Extend rights to home fee status for Children of Turkish Workers/Businesspersons
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
2,478 signatures so far
Government to legally require sprinklers in all new build & refurbished schools
Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
2,416 signatures
Ensure that mock exams are not used for GCSE and A-Level results
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
2,393 signatures
Fund additional mental health support services for university students
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
2,371 signatures
Add the British National Anthem to the National Curriculum
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
2,355 signatures
Award 2021 grades based on 50:50 of teacher assessment and exams
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
2,345 signatures
All British students should be entitled to home fee status.
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
2,309 signatures
Review assessment of students to ensure SEND students are not disadvantaged
Open from Wednesday 24th June 2020 to Thursday 24th December 2020
2,286 signatures
Review the changes proposed in the Market Review of Initial Teacher Training
Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
2,255 signatures
Ongoing 100% business rate relief for all Early Years settings in England
Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
2,225 signatures
Provide Covid testing kits for private nurseries and early years settings
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
2,205 signatures
Base 2021 GCSE and A-Level Grades on Teacher Considerations and Mock Grades
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
2,205 signatures
Increase funding for local authorities to assess and support Autistic children
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
2,175 signatures
Set a date for when non-practical university students can return to campus
Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
2,170 signatures
End Forced Adoption
Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
2,169 signatures
Fund air filters and reintroduce measures to protect children and school staff
Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
2,119 signatures
Stop courts being able to grant care orders based on risk of future suffering
Open from Thursday 4th August 2022 to Saturday 18th February 2023
2,034 signatures
Allow children's parties to continue within a class bubble
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
2,013 signatures
Abolish all homework
Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
1,997 signatures
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