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 schools ringfence funding for pupils with Education and Healthcare Plans
Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
206 signatures
Make school uniform optional for students in secondary schools.
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
205 signatures
Require schools and universities to start the academic year in January 2021
Open from Tuesday 28th April 2020 to Wednesday 28th October 2020
202 signatures
Ban mandatory face coverings in schools
Open from Monday 18th October 2021 to Monday 18th April 2022
201 signatures
Give All Schools Protective Equipment to help protect staff from the Coronavirus
Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
200 signatures
Review the marking of GCSE and A Level exams in 2023
Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
198 signatures
Increase funding to pupil referral units to meet SEND needs
Open from Friday 4th February 2022 to Thursday 4th August 2022
198 signatures
Require and fund training on autism for all staff in mainstream schools
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
196 signatures
Reimburse creative art students who can't access to equipment during lockdown
Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
196 signatures
Suspend 2021 school summer holidays - children to catch up from missed termtime.
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
196 signatures
Create rights to authorised school absence for family events
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
195 signatures so far
Make it compulsory for schools to offer GCSE and A-Level Music.
Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
195 signatures
Dwayne’s Law – Teach the meanings of safety and hazard signs in schools
Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
195 signatures
Extend free childcare to Tier 2 visa holders
Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
195 signatures
Reduce university tuition fees to a more affordable £3,000 per year
Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
194 signatures
Fund regular in-school dental health check-ups for children
Open from Monday 7th November 2022 to Sunday 7th May 2023
193 signatures
Mandatory self-defence classes as part of school curriculum
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
193 signatures
Add content on protecting the natural world to the national curriculum
Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
192 signatures
Stop the ratio changes for 2 year-olds in nurseries in England
Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
191 signatures
Take action to recognise the Panjabi people and wrongs against them
Open from Monday 9th August 2021 to Wednesday 9th February 2022
191 signatures
Implement Takaful model to allow Muslims to attend University
Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
191 signatures
Make the school national curriculum more culturally diverse
Open from Monday 1st August 2022 to Wednesday 15th February 2023
190 signatures
Increase school transport provision for students from lower income households
Open from Thursday 21st October 2021 to Thursday 21st April 2022
189 signatures
Extend the stay for 2019/2020 International students
Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
189 signatures
To introduce common disabilities to the curriculum for primary and secondary
Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
189 signatures
Allow schools to teach BSL instead of a modern foreign language
Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
188 signatures so far
Reimburse international students this year's fees due to strikes and COVID-19
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
187 signatures
Automatically remove parental responsibility following child or domestic abuse
Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
184 signatures
Reduce examination content for all GCSEs and A Levels in 2022.
Open from Thursday 15th July 2021 to Saturday 15th January 2022
182 signatures
Review statutory ratios in Early Years
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
181 signatures so far
Abolish University Tuition Fees For All Students
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
180 signatures
Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k.
Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
179 signatures
Ensure fair grading for GCSE and A Level students in 2024 due to lost learning
Opened on Thursday 16th May 2024
177 signatures so far
Add ballet to the national curriculum for primary schools
Open from Thursday 13th April 2023 to Friday 13th October 2023
177 signatures
Require schools to have gender-neutral uniform policies
Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
177 signatures
Increase funding for childcare for working parents of a child with SEND
Open from Wednesday 26th July 2023 to Friday 26th January 2024
175 signatures
Make it mandatory for parents to wear face masks when on school grounds
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
174 signatures
Reduce student loan debt and interest to mitigate the impact of Covid-19
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
173 signatures
Require Ukrainian children be offered school places within 14 days of arrival
Open from Thursday 12th May 2022 to Saturday 26th November 2022
172 signatures
15 hours of free childcare as soon as child turns 2 (not wait until September)
Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
170 signatures so far
Change Student Finance England payments to be monthly rather than termly
Open from Friday 5th May 2023 to Sunday 5th November 2023
170 signatures
Make school period products scheme permanent and increase products available
Opened on Wednesday 6th December 2023
165 signatures so far
Scrap university fees for doctors, nurses, etc providing they finish the course.
Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
165 signatures
Provide disadvantaged children with a connected laptop to access home learning
Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
165 signatures
Close all Schools and colleges and Universities during second lockdown
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
165 signatures
Fund after school care for all disabled children
Open from Monday 23rd January 2023 to Sunday 23rd July 2023
164 signatures
Extend the Service Pupil Premium (SPP) to Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
163 signatures
Reform home schooling policy and increase support for home schooled children
Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
163 signatures
Require daily sessions on mindfulness/meditation in schools
Open from Tuesday 25th July 2023 to Thursday 25th January 2024
162 signatures
Introduce Sharia Compliant Student Loans
Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
162 signatures
Investigate the use of the Children Act 1989 to take children into care
Open from Monday 31st July 2023 to Wednesday 31st January 2024
161 signatures
Confirm all subtopics that will be in 2022 GCSE exams
Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
161 signatures
Make it a specific criminal offence to leave a child under 4 years old alone
Open from Thursday 27th January 2022 to Wednesday 27th July 2022
160 signatures
End CMS loop-holes for parents who hide their income through Limited Companies.
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
160 signatures
Ban mandatory uniforms in state schools
Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
160 signatures
Stop colleges from banning students from wearing the niqab
Open from Monday 30th October 2023 to Tuesday 30th April 2024
159 signatures
Make the education of sexual consent, assault & rape compulsory in junior school
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
159 signatures
Make mental health awareness part of the national curriculum at all levels
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
159 signatures
Stop schools from banning clothing associated with particular religions
Open from Wednesday 30th March 2022 to Friday 14th October 2022
158 signatures
Provide funding for BSL classes for all school and college students and staff
Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
158 signatures
Increase grants for postgraduate study in social work
Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
157 signatures
Reverse fines & de-registrations for pupils not attending school in 2020
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
156 signatures
Scrap the 2021 SATS tests for all pupils in England.
Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
156 signatures
Reduce and freeze student loan interest rates at 1.5% per annum
Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
155 signatures
Fund free tuition and full maintenance bursaries for all student nurses
Open from Tuesday 3rd August 2021 to Thursday 3rd February 2022
155 signatures
Mandatory qualified counsellors in all secondary schools in England.
Open from Wednesday 15th November 2023 to Wednesday 15th May 2024
154 signatures
Review the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check scoring guidance
Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
153 signatures so far
Require wheelchair accessible tills and self checkouts in all stores
Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
153 signatures so far
Allow schools to decide what meals they provide
Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
153 signatures
Situate Psychologists in Local Authority Children's Social Care Teams.
Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
150 signatures so far
Teach about dangers of gang culture in schools
Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
150 signatures
Ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates in schools
Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
149 signatures
Remove parental income assessment from student maintenance loan for siblings
Open from Tuesday 14th March 2023 to Thursday 14th September 2023
147 signatures
Remove Relationships Education from the primary school curriculum
Open from Friday 5th August 2022 to Sunday 19th February 2023
147 signatures
Provide disadvantaged children with a connected laptop to access home learning.
Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
147 signatures
Broaden the GCSE & A-Level English curriculum to include more BAME authors
Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
146 signatures
Refund third term rent for students in private accommodation
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
146 signatures
Require social workers to wear body cameras when meeting families
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
145 signatures so far
Ban classroom pets in schools
Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
145 signatures
Commission an independent review of social services to protect children
Open from Friday 8th July 2022 to Sunday 22nd January 2023
144 signatures
Do not impose covid-19 restrictions on higher education students
Open from Wednesday 22nd December 2021 to Wednesday 22nd June 2022
144 signatures
Increase salary for school teachers.
Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
144 signatures
Provide funding for on-call mental health teams for schools
Open from Friday 20th October 2023 to Saturday 20th April 2024
143 signatures
Make female hormone health a compulsory part of the curriculum starting age 10
Open from Thursday 21st April 2022 to Friday 4th November 2022
143 signatures
Fund increased support for children with additional needs in mainstream schools
Open from Friday 21st January 2022 to Thursday 21st July 2022
143 signatures
Confirm arrangements for 2022 GCSE, A-level and BTEC exams by summer 2021
Open from Friday 9th April 2021 to Saturday 9th October 2021
143 signatures
Mandatory family support worker in schools with 25%+ pupils on free school meals
Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
142 signatures
Cancel BTEC summer exams
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
141 signatures
Increase funding for maintenance of school buildings and building new schools
Opened on Monday 29th January 2024
140 signatures so far
Scrap University Tuition Fees & Introduce Annual Admin Fee of up to £500
Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
140 signatures
Ban the serving of red & processed meats in schools and nurseries
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
140 signatures
Review the quality and cost of Higher Education during the pandemic.
Open from Thursday 13th January 2022 to Wednesday 13th July 2022
139 signatures
Mandatory Mental Health Training for all educational and early years staff
Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
138 signatures
Extend the definition of ‘looked after’ children
Open from Friday 25th February 2022 to Thursday 25th August 2022
138 signatures
Fund vocational educational courses for people with learning difficulties
Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
137 signatures
Delay 2021 GCSE and A-level exams to allow students to catch up.
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
137 signatures
Include the harmful environmental impact of plastic waste on the curriculum
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
136 signatures
Provide funding to make all secondary schools in England wheelchair accessible
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
136 signatures
Require staff in any educational setting to be trained on mental health
Open from Tuesday 14th November 2023 to Tuesday 14th May 2024
135 signatures
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