Open Petition since 3rd July 2025

Make Play and Continuous Provision statutory in England's Key Stage 1 Curriculum - 106,037 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 106,053 - 8 added in the past 24hrs)

Revise statutory guidance for KS1 to make play based pedagogy a core part of the Key Stage One National Curriculum, extending the best practice that we see in Early Years to ensure all Key Stage One children continue to have a developmentally appropriate play based approach to their learning.

The Government responsed to this petition on 1st August 2025 (View Full Response)
We recognise play is critical to children’s wellbeing and development which is why the Department is working to make sure that all children have access to these enrichment opportunities at school.

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Open Petition since 6th August 2025

Make it statutory guidance not to remove break-times for neurodivergent children - 41,537 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 41,645 - 4 added in the past 24hrs)

We feel that neurodivergent children (especially children with hyperactive/impulsive or combined ADHD) need movement to help regulate their brains. We think we need to stop punishing neurodivergent children in schools by removing access to outdoor play and movement opportunities.

The Government responsed to this petition on 25th September 2025 (View Full Response)
It is for school leaders to implement a behaviour policy that works for their school. We will back headteachers to deliver high standards of behaviour within an inclusive mainstream schools system.

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Open Petition since 25th September 2025

Commission independent inquiry into delays in SEND education provision - 25,712 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 26,044 - 4 added in the past 24hrs)

Many children with SEND are being failed. Some families can wait months or even years for support, leaving children without the education they are legally entitled to and causing long-term harm.

The Government responsed to this petition on 24th November 2025 (View Full Response)
The government is committed to working with families to reform the SEND system and learning from independent inquiries by the Public Accounts Committee and the Education Committee into SEND provision.

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Open Petition since 18th July 2025

Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day - 19,337 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 19,442 - 11 added in the past 24hrs)

Make it mandatory for schools to allow students to go to the toilet at all times throughout the school day when they need to and do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times of the day.

The Government responsed to this petition on 26th November 2025 (View Full Response)
Schools are responsible for setting policies, including around toilet use. They must do this in line with national behaviour guidance, and in a way which treats all pupils with dignity and respect.

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Open Petition since 5th August 2025

New Disclosure and Safeguarding Mechanism for At-Risk Children - 15,614 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 16,457 - 24 added in the past 24hrs)

We propose a statutory safeguarding framework that facilitates proactive information sharing where a child is at risk due to a parent or caregiver’s known history, even when current laws may not trigger disclosure.

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Open Petition since 17th September 2025

Criminalise & legally require schools to tackle bullying in & out of school - 16,056 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 16,303 - 5 added in the past 24hrs)

We urge the Government to make repeated bullying over the age of 10 a specific criminal offence, and to make it a legal requirement for schools to act on all forms of bullying, inside and out of school, and mandate mental health reviews after bullying-related self-harm.

The Government responsed to this petition on 26th November 2025 (View Full Response)
Bullying is never acceptable. Schools have duties to prevent and address it, and we continue to promote best practice whilst also improving early mental health support for young people.

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Open Petition since 8th December 2025

Introduce an independent appeals panel for school absences - 3,538 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 10,651 - 45 added in the past 24hrs)

As it stands, the decision whether a school absence is authorised or not lies solely with the headteacher or designated attendance officer. If this person deems the absence as not "exceptional" enough, or marks an illness absence as unauthorised, there is no formal right of appeal for parents.

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Open Petition since 25th September 2025

Create an independent early years funding review - 5,053 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 5,160 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)

We ask Government to establish an Independent Early Years Funding Review Body. Similar to the School Teachers’ Review Body, it could take evidence from providers, parents and experts and recommend fair funding rates based on actual costs, not political decisions, for the Government to respond to.

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Open Petition since 31st July 2025

Halt the Pylon Network Expansion & support underground & undersea cabling - 2,490 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,516 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)

We, the undersigned, urgently call on the UK Government to immediately halt and reassess the proposed expansion of the national grid network, which we believe could threaten irreversible harm to our natural environment, wildlife (including protected birds and bats), and rural communities.

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Open Petition since 6th August 2025

We call on Government to urgently revise the mobile phone in schools guidance - 2,360 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,386 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)

We believe schools cannot meet statutory safeguarding duties under ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ while allowing students to carry smartphones. Smartphones pose risks including distraction, sharing harmful content, cyberbullying, and non-consensual photos and recording of students and staff.

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