Make Play and Continuous Provision statutory in England's Key Stage 1 Curriculum

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.

11,485 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Last 24 hours signatures
10,707
Signature Deadline
Saturday 3rd January 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 79,272

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The Early Years Framework highlights the importance of play. However, as children transition to Year 1 and throughout KS1, many may experience a stark shift to formal teaching strategies. We think this fails to reflect how young children learn best. We want our children to access a reformed education system that meets their developmental needs, supports wellbeing, allows for movement, communication, play and develops a true love of learning, enabling all children to thrive.


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