Extend rights to home fee status for Children of Turkish Workers/Businesspersons
- 2,441 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 6,185 - 29 added in the past 24hrs)
We want children of Turkish workers/businesspersons to be entitled to home fee status for higher education if they arrived in the UK after 31 December 2020 due to pandemic-related delays by the Home Office, provided that the visa to enter the UK was applied for before that date.
Require that trainee teachers are taught about preventing antisemitism
- 4,584 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,656 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
There were at least 2093 antisemitic incidents from 7/10 - 13/12/23, the most ever reported to Community Security Trust across 68 days. We must introduce compulsory modules on stopping antisemitism into the teaching training syllabus by Sept 2024, to help address prejudicial attitudes in children.
Fund increased pay for Teaching Assistants
- 3,927 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,539 - 10 added in the past 24hrs)
We think the Government should fund increased pay for Teaching Assistants. People are struggling enough as it is and some Teaching Assistants need to take on a second job. We think more people need to know how low our pay is.
Create an independent body to develop education, health and care (EHC) plans
- 2,723 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,728 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We want responsibility for assessing children and developing education, health and care (EHC) plans to be removed from local authorities, and given to an independent body staffed by specialists.
Fund music at state schools to the amount spent by private schools
- 1,934 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,390 - 4 added in the past 24hrs)
We believe that the enrichment an experience of music-making offers is disproportionately valuable in terms of stimulating the imagination and creativity of students in other areas. Studies have found that schools with good quality music often have higher academic outcomes in other fields.
Require local authorities to fund school transport for disabled 16-18 year olds
- 1,254 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,292 - 6 added in the past 24hrs)
We think that children with disabilities should be entitled to free transport to school. Change legislation so that 16 to 18 year old disabled children are treated the same way as 5 to 16 year old disabled children with regard to school transport.
Prohibit promotion of homosexuality/gender incongruence in schools & councils
- 1,839 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,844 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
The Government should introduce laws to prohibit the promotion of homosexuality and gender incongruence in schools and councils. There are concerns amongst some parents about the teaching of LGBT issues.
Review the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check scoring guidance
- 131 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,585 - 18 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to review the scoring guidance for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. We think it needs to be made clearer to those administering the check what constitutes an acceptable alternative phoneme for children to use when reading pseudo words.
Stop classifying SEN Pupils as "Persistently Absent" for medical absences
- 777 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 924 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
The Gov.uk website explains that the term Persistently Absent is used to describe Pupils who regularly "fail to turn up" and have an attendance record of less than 90%. However, this makes no consideration for Pupils with SEN who often have authorised medical absences related to their conditions.
Recognise Makaton as a language in law
- 756 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 781 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Makaton uses signs from BSL, which is recognised as a language in law, however, Makaton is not.