Allow unpaid trainee teachers on placement to access 30 hours of free childcare
- 149 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 833 - 10 added in the past 24hrs)
Many trainee teachers work 40+ hours per week on placement; cannot access 30 hours of free childcare per week. Trainee teachers who work on full-time placements can be excluded from vital support, forcing families to struggle and careers to stall.
Create a national SEN Qualifications Regulator & SEN Qualifications Framework
- 605 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 796 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We believe young people with SEND/EHCPs currently have no dedicated qualification framework or regulator to ensure fair progression, recognised outcomes or equal access to vocational and academic pathways.
Introduce mandatory business and entrepreneurship in secondary curriculum
- 729 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 768 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
I am deeply concerned that, in 2025, we continue to deliver a national curriculum designed for the traditional career paths of the 1980s rather than the technologies and opportunities of today.
Stop changes to the large programme uplift funding to protect our education
- 716 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 742 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
The Large Programme Uplift (LPU) has been changed to only support the transition of students to "Priority Sectors" of industry. This Programme is being used by many state schools to support a variety of academic goals, not just "math".
End the mandatory meat requirement in English school meals
- 599 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 708 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Remove the mandatory requirement in the Requirements for School Food Regulations 2014 requiring maintained schools and academies to serve meat or poultry three days per week. We believe this rule conflicts with environmental goals and health guidance on reducing meat consumption.
Ban isolation rooms/booths in schools
- 687 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 695 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Ban isolation rooms/booths in all schools immediately. Replace punitive isolation with trauma-informed, therapeutic behaviour support. Mandate national monitoring and enforcement. Prioritise children’s mental health and rights under UNCRC Article 28.
Give children 5 school days of "bookable" leave per academic year
- 107 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 669 - 7 added in the past 24hrs)
To enable children to spend time away from school with family. These could be for day trips, holidays that are affordable or just to reinforce the love and care that children need from their guardians, as we believe families are crucial to a functioning society and supporting those bonds is key.
Ban homework in all schools
- 526 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 615 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Stop all schools setting children homework. They already spend over 6 hours in school 5 days a week. We think homework causes children stress, tiredness, and exhaustion.
Abolish interest charges on student loans
- 90 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 580 - 39 added in the past 24hrs)
Cancel interest charges on all student loans. We believe placing this burden on the backs of those that want to succeed in life is abhorrent and short-sighted. These charges penalise our brightest and best, the very people that contribute the most to society.
Ban suspensions of primary school aged children with additional needs
- 503 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 521 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the government to ban suspensions of primary school aged children with additional needs. We think suspensions can significantly impact a child’s progression and change needs to happen.