Don't introduce unique child identifier and increased home education regulation
- 5,682 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 5,779 - 7 added in the past 24hrs)
We urge the government not to introduce a single unique identifier number for children and increased regulation of home education. We think its proposals would infringe on children’s privacy and parental rights, especially as elective home education is not in itself a safeguarding risk.
Penalties for Local Authorities if their EHCP decision is overturned at Tribunal
- 3,429 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 3,794 - 8 added in the past 24hrs)
Many parents appeal to the SEND Tribunal, where Local Authority decisions are, in 98% of cases, overturned. We think this process denies SEN children access to appropriate education and costs the taxpayer millions.
We think this is a common experience.
Issue new guidance on teachers’ early retirement rights
- 2,770 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 3,427 - 4 added in the past 24hrs)
The state pension age will change to 67 in 2028 and therefore minimum early retirement age will change to 57. Teachers with final salary pensions who started teaching before the pension changed to career average have a given early retirement age of 55 rather than this being tied to state pension age
Require schools to notify parents if a pupil is distressed by results feedback
- 789 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,276 - 9 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to create specific statutory guidance that must be used by educational establishments. This is to prevent the risk of pupils taking their own life after having been distressed whilst receiving feedback on their academic results and/or future subject options.
Fair funding for Early Years Care: To allow quality, training, and transparency
- 1,434 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,092 - 16 added in the past 24hrs)
1. Increase, publish and properly allocate funding to match the actual cost of delivery
2. Funding to support, train and retain skilled early years professionals
3. Allow providers to charge fair fees if funding doesn't meet the cost of delivery
Review the EHCP process. Timescales are not being met which is distressing.
- 1,488 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,556 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
The EHCP process has set timescales. Some assessments are currently not meeting the 20 week timescale. We believe in some cases it is taking a year or more. We think children in need are being let down by a broken system. We believe more families may need to go to tribunal causing additional stress.
End the Safety Valve programme and provide funding to cover SEND deficits
- 1,320 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,322 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We ask that the Safety Valve programme, which gives funding to local authorities who put plans in place to reduce school deficits, is ended. We believe it incentivises cutting support for vulnerable children, and we want funding to cover local authority deficits to be provided without condition.
Continue funding Level 7 NHS Apprenticeships -Clinical Associate Psychologists
- 1,186 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,228 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
We are asking the Government to continue providing funding for the L7 Apprenticeship course “Clinical Associate in Psychology”
This is in response to discussions being held within Government regarding plans for the Government to stop/change how some level 7 apprenticeship courses are funded.
Include more sports options for GCSE PE
- 1,195 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,216 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
I feel that a lot of the sports chosen for GCSE PE are not available in more deprived areas, limiting the options for working class children to consider taking a GCSE in sport.
Make secondary schools teach about endometriosis, vaginismus & hormonal cycle
- 322 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,200 - 176 added in the past 24hrs)
We urge the Government to require secondary schools to teach about endometriosis, vaginismus, & the hormonal cycle. We feel this will increase accountability for the lack of education on women's health—both in health sector research and educational systems—by raising awareness.