Situate Psychologists in Local Authority Children's Social Care Teams.
- 147 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 162 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
The Government should fund psychological consultation and advisory teams within Children Services to guide practice where parents struggle to manage challenging behaviour, due to past adversity & trauma. This could ensure interventions are applied correctly without any blame and shame.
Make suicide awareness mandatory for all secondary schools
- 47 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 161 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We would like the Government to implement suicide awareness to make it a mandatory part of learning for all secondary schools as part of their timetabled, curricular learning. There could be group discussions and presentations about this as part of relationships, literary and humanities lessons.
Stop colleges from banning students from wearing the niqab
- 158 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 159 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
I want the government to give Muslim women the right to be able to veil and dress the way they want in colleges by stopping colleges from banning students from wearing the niqab. Muslim women should have the right to cover up in an education establishment.
Do not exclude over 60s from tuition fee loans from 2025
- 67 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 157 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
The UK retirement age is ever increasing, and we believe capping student finance eligibility for student loans at age 60 unfairly discriminates against older people who wish to reskill in order to continue to improve their work capability post age 60.
Mandatory qualified counsellors in all secondary schools in England.
- 152 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 157 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Each school needs full-time qualified counsellors. Taking action to tackle anxieties and mental health issues early may improve school attendance. I think the Government is too reliant on unqualified practitioners and is relying on the charitable sector to provide support in schools.
Increase funding for maintenance of school buildings and building new schools
- 138 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 151 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We think the Government should increase funding to ensure that:
1) All schools have sufficient money to spend on maintenance, and
2) There is a clear ongoing programme of building new schools to replace old, unsuitable or temporary buildings.
Fund pay for student primary school teachers on placement
- 100 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 147 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Student teachers on a non-salaried route work receive no payment for their labour when on placement, despite working similar hours as full paid teachers. If these trainees were to receive payment, we believe they would be motivated to continue their studies and have fewer financial worries.
Make students at medical schools work for the NHS for at least 5 years
- 126 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 141 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We believe the NHS desperately needs more doctors. We think too many doctors graduating from universities go overseas to earn more money, or never even work as a doctor at all.
Require staff in any educational setting to be trained on mental health
- 135 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 140 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I want the Government to make it a legal requirement for all staff in educational settings to be trained in recognising and assisting with mental health conditions.
Fund vocational educational courses for people with learning difficulties
- 135 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 140 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Make access to vocational educational courses available to all young people, regardless of limitations. I was disheartened to find that the criteria for many vocational educational courses effectively exclude people with learning difficulties.