Reform the curriculum to prioritise outdoor learning and the outdoor environment
- 118 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 228 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to prioritise opportunities for learning outdoors and learning about the outdoor environment in the national curriculum. We advocate for more hours to be dedicated and made mandatory for outdoor learning in state schools across England.
Set new guidance and requirements for animals in early years settings
- 55 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 218 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Animals are used in nurseries and pre-schools as “pets” or demonstrations. We believe welfare standards for these animals are often not met, such as adequate food and housing, and long-term care provision. We want new guidance and requirements, including for lifelong care plans, to be introduced.
Require wheelchair accessible tills and self checkouts in all stores
- 145 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 213 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Introduce new requirements to ensure accessibility by making it a legal requirement for all supermarkets to have wheelchair accessible tills and self-service checkouts.
Allow schools to teach BSL instead of a modern foreign language
- 175 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 207 - 7 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to change the criteria for teaching languages to allow primary schools to teach British Sign Language instead of a modern foreign language.
15 hours of free childcare as soon as child turns 2 (not wait until September)
- 161 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 206 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Please give all parents eligible for 15 hours of free childcare the childcare hours as soon as their child turn 2 years old from April 2024, regardless of their DOB.
Review statutory ratios in Early Years
- 179 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 199 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We believe current ratios of numbers of adults to children in Early Years are not appropriate to enable practitioners to effectively support our youngest citizens, and should be reviewed. We implore the government to review ratios alongside levels of need.
Introduce tiered caps for international student fees
- 9 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 189 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to implement a tiered university tuition fee structure for international students, varying fee caps based on university ranking, programme costs and local living expenses, ensuring fairness and transparency.
Make school period products scheme permanent and increase products available
- 160 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 182 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We would like to keep the funding for sanitary products so people in educational areas can use them and feel comfortable in a school/collage environment. This is in place until 2024 but we would like this to become permanent as it supports people who can't afford products.
Require schools to have lessons teaching resilience
- 29 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 181 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I’m calling for the Government to require resilience sessions which can equip students with vital skills such as stress management, emotional regulation, problem-solving abilities, and positive thinking strategies - all crucial tools for navigating life's challenges.
Limit enforcement of school attendance for parents of SEN children
- 64 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 162 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to prevent schools from being able to take enforcement action against parents of SEN children, where they have taken their child out of school because their child's needs are not being met.