Address teachers unmanageable workload by increasing protected PPA to 30%
- Final Signatures: 26,009
We are facing a teacher retention crisis as the out of school workload is so high it is unsustainable. Help address this and keep experienced teachers in classrooms by increasing PPA so teachers can plan and mark during the working day instead of at home in the evening or at a weekend.
The Government responsed to this petition on 24th April 2019 (View Full Response)Independent inquiry into exclusions of Black children from school
- Final Signatures: 11,571
Some Black boys are 168x's more likely to be permanently excluded from school than a white British girl. The same behaviour by another ethnicity/nationality results in in-house reprimand. Black children are over represented in PRU's. Black men with mental conditions are over represented in prisons.
The Government responsed to this petition on 3rd July 2019 (View Full Response)After 9 months of maternity leave, most working mums do not receive any maternity pay and need to go back to work. I think all working parents should be entitled to 15 hours free childcare from the time a child is 9 months. It makes more sense to provide this funding from 9 months instead of 2 years
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 9th March 2020
The Government responsed to this petition on 8th May 2019 (View Full Response)Allergy provision in school: Introduce Statutory Allergy Care legislation
- Final Signatures: 10,558
Currently, there is no statutory legislation to govern school policies in regard to the care of children with life-threatening allergies. As a result, the provision of care in our schools is haphazard and inconsistent. This is shocking and risks the lives of vulnerable children every day.
The Government responsed to this petition on 30th March 2020 (View Full Response)PE should be a mandatory core part of the curriculum in all schools not just a recommendation. Exercise is associated with both physical and mental well-being.
Given the increase in childhood obesity & type two diabetes, 38% of secondary schools have still cut their PE time in the last five years.
Prevent disability discrimination in organ transplants
- Final Signatures: 16,813
People with disabilities, such as Down’s Syndrome, should be as entitled to organ transplants as everyone else. Many parents of children who have Down’s Syndrome are told that their children won’t be put on the transplant list. Each child should assessed on an individual basis.
The Government responsed to this petition on 20th March 2018 (View Full Response)The family court judge and senior coroner ruled that 13-month-old Poppi Worthington was abused before she died. No one has been charged for her death after officers made mistakes in the investigation. Poppi was unknown to social services before she died, concerning for child protection in the UK.
The Government responsed to this petition on 20th July 2018 (View Full Response)Provide additional funding to councils to protect Children's Centres
- Final Signatures: 10,739
1/3 of our Children's Centres have closed since 2010 whilst levels of child poverty have also dramatically increased with more than half of children in the poorest areas of the UK now considered to be living in poverty & other localities seeing figures around 24.7% (Nuneaton) & 35.1 (Peterborough)
The Government responsed to this petition on 5th June 2018 (View Full Response)Accept a role as guarantor to the USS pension scheme
- Final Signatures: 12,693
The USS pension deficit is due to a "self sufficiency in gilts" valuation method that models what would happen if the pre-92 universities went bankrupt. If Government believes this is possible, this would be a national tragedy! They should therefore indemnify USS, until the next valuation at least.
The Government responsed to this petition on 29th March 2018 (View Full Response)UK Government to implement the Bercow: Ten Years On recommendations
- Final Signatures: 11,621
I CAN and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists have just published a review of provision in England for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs. We are calling on the Government to implement its recommendations and MPs to support the review's findings.
The Government responsed to this petition on 3rd July 2018 (View Full Response)