Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination
Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
508,830 signatures
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
428,789 signatures
Cancel GCSE and A-levels in 2021 replace with Course Work and Teacher Assessment
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
157,810 signatures
Recognise Teaching Assistants as an important asset to schools by raising wage.
Open from Tuesday 19th July 2022 to Thursday 2nd February 2023
88,410 signatures
Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions
Open from Friday 14th August 2020 to Sunday 14th February 2021
33,958 signatures
Make neurodiversity training mandatory for all education staff
Open from Tuesday 29th April 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025
30,556 signatures
Improve funding, pay & professional recognition for the Early Years workforce
Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
26,346 signatures so far
Fund more specialist school places for children with special educational needs
Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
16,972 signatures
Withdraw the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Open from Tuesday 8th November 2022 to Monday 8th May 2023
12,075 signatures
Reform IPSA - cap MP payrises in line with other Public sector pay
Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
11,892 signatures
Funding for ventilation in all school/college/uni classrooms
Open from Monday 23rd August 2021 to Wednesday 23rd February 2022
11,708 signatures
Do Not Scrap the 1265 Directed Time Provision for Teachers
Opened on Thursday 19th February 2026
10,422 signatures so far
All key workers to be higher up the list for coronavirus vaccine
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
7,947 signatures
Reform pay, working conditions and national standards for TA's and SEN LSA's.
Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
6,720 signatures so far
Create an independent early years funding review
Open from Thursday 25th September 2025 to Wednesday 25th March 2026
5,912 signatures
Issue new guidance on teachers’ early retirement rights
Open from Thursday 26th June 2025 to Friday 26th December 2025
5,198 signatures
Do not introduce laws to restrict strike action
Open from Tuesday 13th December 2022 to Tuesday 13th June 2023
5,123 signatures
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
Mandate regular anti-racist training for all teachers
Open from Tuesday 16th June 2020 to Wednesday 16th December 2020
3,804 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
Negotiate continued access to the Erasmus programme for UK teachers and pupils
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
3,714 signatures
Allow European school visits to UK with only ID cards and a List of Travellers
Open from Tuesday 8th June 2021 to Wednesday 8th December 2021
3,570 signatures
Cap Academy Trust CEO Pay and Protect School Funding for Children
Opened on Thursday 16th April 2026
3,285 signatures so far
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
Add Yoga to the School Curriculum
Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
3,157 signatures
Fund screening for neurodivergent conditions in schools & teacher training
Open from Monday 6th January 2025 to Sunday 6th July 2025
3,052 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
Introduce Romanian into the GCSE Curriculum
Opened on Thursday 19th February 2026
3,003 signatures so far
End the Digital Divide for children in the UK
Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
2,798 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
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
School Minibus Safety - Remove Section 19 Exemptions for Schools
Open from Tuesday 18th February 2025 to Monday 18th August 2025
2,280 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
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
Improve Covid-19 Mitigation Measures in Schools
Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
1,857 signatures
Require mandatory training on ASD/ADHD and SEND for teachers
Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
1,709 signatures
Review how primary schools assess and provide support for children with dyslexia
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
1,706 signatures
Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk
Open from Friday 15th May 2020 to Sunday 15th November 2020
1,385 signatures
Ban holiday companies from charging higher prices in the school holidays
Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
1,365 signatures
Prevent Functional Skill Qualification (FSQ)/ESOL exams taking place in 2021
Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
1,300 signatures
Reinstate the ITT bursaries for arts and humanities PGCE
Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
1,215 signatures
Fund high-quality, non-partisan political and citizenship teaching resources
Opened on Wednesday 11th February 2026
1,109 signatures so far
Close schools and colleges and replace exams with teacher assessed grades
Open from Wednesday 22nd December 2021 to Wednesday 22nd June 2022
1,042 signatures
Introduce specific safeguarding regulation for extracurricular activities
Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
1,034 signatures
Prioritise teachers for covid booster vaccinations
Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
953 signatures
Review how children with dyslexia are assessed by the exam system
Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
899 signatures
Get rid of the reception baseline assessment
Open from Thursday 9th October 2025 to Thursday 9th April 2026
857 signatures
Require exam boards provide advance information about 2023 exam content
Open from Tuesday 22nd March 2022 to Thursday 6th October 2022
826 signatures
Raise the age of compulsory education in England to Six & reform Early Education
Open from Friday 6th June 2025 to Saturday 6th December 2025
778 signatures
Review levels of pay for Teachers' Maternity Leave
Opened on Tuesday 17th February 2026
774 signatures so far
Lift social distancing in schools and nurseries for the sake of mental health
Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
762 signatures
Add sign language on to the national schools curriculum.
Open from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Tuesday 26th April 2022
702 signatures
Keep all schools and colleges open in England
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
693 signatures
Prioritise Years 4 & 8 when re-opening of schools
Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
693 signatures
Require formal recording and government monitoring of assaults on teachers
Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
672 signatures so far
Review income replacement schemes for school supply staff
Open from Monday 18th January 2021 to Sunday 18th July 2021
622 signatures
Cancel Vocational Exams NOW
Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
622 signatures
Fund free parking for key workers at their places of work
Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
617 signatures so far
Regulate podcast platforms to prevent the spread of misogyny and harmful content
Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
592 signatures so far
Introduce a minimum trainee teacher wage equivalent to Teaching Assistant salary
Open from Tuesday 8th April 2025 to Wednesday 8th October 2025
559 signatures
Only issue Department for Education announcements during working hours
Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
501 signatures
The DfE to produce a standardised application form for teaching jobs
Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
495 signatures
Make British Sign Language a compulsory subject in the national curriculum
Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
494 signatures
Require 3-month SEN school placements for all trainee teachers
Open from Wednesday 29th October 2025 to Wednesday 29th April 2026
489 signatures
Fund history teachers free/discounted entry to historical sites
Opened on Tuesday 24th February 2026
464 signatures so far
Require daily sports in schools and increase school sports funding
Open from Tuesday 25th March 2025 to Thursday 25th September 2025
453 signatures
Review state education and students’ wellbeing, especially for children with SEN
Open from Monday 13th January 2025 to Sunday 13th July 2025
430 signatures
Allow university students graduating in summer to have an in-person graduation
Open from Tuesday 23rd February 2021 to Monday 23rd August 2021
424 signatures
Give all teachers a free COVID test at the end of Autumn term
Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
400 signatures
Fund teacher training for mental health first aid and suicide prevention
Open from Friday 10th October 2025 to Friday 10th April 2026
375 signatures
Add parental alienation to the curriculum with mandatory training for teachers
Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
362 signatures
Require neurodiversity education for children in schools
Open from Monday 30th June 2025 to Tuesday 30th December 2025
348 signatures
Hold a consultation & publish a national strategy for foreign language teaching
Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
342 signatures so far
Fund more training for teachers on neurodivergence
Open from Monday 3rd February 2025 to Sunday 3rd August 2025
336 signatures
Reverse changes to teacher training bursaries to prevent loss of teachers
Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
330 signatures
Require all teachers to be trained in supporting children with special needs
Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
297 signatures
Free flu vaccine for teachers, teaching assistants and early years educators
Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
290 signatures
Make a fair, individual Appeals Process against Centre Assessed Grades
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
289 signatures
Make teachers exempt from changes introduced in the Home Office whitepaper
Open from Thursday 12th June 2025 to Friday 12th December 2025
283 signatures
Introduce bursaries & paid placements for all Primary School Teacher Trainees
Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
282 signatures
Mandatory anti-racism and microaggression training for teachers
Open from Wednesday 26th January 2022 to Tuesday 26th July 2022
281 signatures
Stop VAT being added to Private school fees
Open from Monday 14th July 2025 to Wednesday 14th January 2026
246 signatures
Fund paid placements for all student teachers
Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
244 signatures
Ban mandatory face coverings in schools
Open from Monday 18th October 2021 to Monday 18th April 2022
201 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
Waive UK visa fees for overseas teachers coming to work in the UK
Open from Wednesday 13th August 2025 to Friday 13th February 2026
191 signatures
Make the school national curriculum more culturally diverse
Open from Monday 1st August 2022 to Wednesday 15th February 2023
190 signatures
Allow unpaid trainee teachers on placement to access 30 hours of free childcare
Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
183 signatures so far
Fund cancer immunotherapy treatments beyond 2 years for everyone
Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
180 signatures so far
Pay NHS nurses & newly qualified teachers a starting salary of £35k.
Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
179 signatures
Mandate all teachers in mainstream schools receive SEN & mental health training
Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
169 signatures so far
Review and reform education system based on Finland's to improve accessibility
Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
167 signatures
Ban anyone convicted of serious criminal offences from standing in elections
Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
166 signatures so far
Require all elected public officials have a clean enhanced DBS prior to start
Open from Thursday 13th February 2025 to Wednesday 13th August 2025
152 signatures
Fund more training for teachers to support children with SEN
Open from Thursday 30th October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
148 signatures
Make autism training mandatory for teachers in schools to help understanding
Open from Tuesday 17th December 2024 to Tuesday 17th June 2025
137 signatures
Increase pay of nurses and teachers by the inflation rate.
Open from Thursday 15th December 2022 to Thursday 15th June 2023
133 signatures
Review Ofqual's decision to make MFL spoken language assessment an endorsement
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
133 signatures
Increase the minimum legal allocation of protected PPA time to 20%
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
132 signatures
Replace SAT's with lower stress, effective teacher assessments
Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
127 signatures
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