Increase protections for SEN children and young adults
- 649 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 669 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to:
- Make internal exclusion of SEN children illegal in mainstream schools
- Require local authorities to provide parents of SEN children with advice on their rights and those of their children
- Require local authorities to provide SEN support up to the age of 25
Introduce New Mandatory Food Standards for Schools
- 613 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 617 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to:
1. Ban unhealthy snacks and additives in school meals.
2. Make it mandatory to disclose all ingredients in school meals.
More funding for cookery lessons in primary schools to help fight obesity
- 539 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 565 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We want there to be more funding for primary school children to learn cooking skills. 1 in 3 leave primary school either overweight or obese. Parents are struggling with the cost of living. Many children eat highly processed foods which have been associated with negative health impacts.
Ensure GCSE students have equation sheets for maths and science exams
- 487 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 501 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Allow students sitting 2024 GCSE exams to have maths and science equation sheets. Due to the pandemic students lost vital school time, which has had an impact on the knowledge of many students of key information such as equations.
Require social workers to wear body cameras when meeting families
- 104 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 424 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to mandate the use of body cameras for social workers during meetings with families, to help protect all individuals involved, and promote trust and integrity within the profession.
Make Level 2 Understanding Autism mandatory across all education and businesses
- 306 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 399 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Make it mandatory for all schools, higher education, businesses and public services to have at least 1 person trained in Level 2 Understanding Autism at a minimum. There needs to be someone in the building/on shift/available at all times for students, employees, employers, customers and the public.
Require all school and college staff to attend Neurodiversity training
- 355 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 397 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We would like the Government to make it mandatory for all school and college staff (who work directly with, or supervise students) to attend Neurodiversity training, so they can apply these skills within the school environment.
Ensure GCSE students have support materials for maths and science exams in 2025
- 358 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 380 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Ensure students sitting GCSEs in 2025 have support materials, in the form of formulae and revised equation sheets, in the exams for GCSE mathematics, physics and combined science. This has been provided in previous years, and is planned for 2024 GCSEs, due to the effects of the pandemic.
Stop fines and criminal charges for taking children on holiday in term time
- 23 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 344 - None added in the past 24hrs)
The fines system and threats of criminal proceedings should be abolished. We believe the working class are being penalised for enriching their children's lives. We don't think fines affect the middle/upper class as much.
Create rights to authorised school absence for family events
- 193 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 322 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I think the Government should introduce authorised school absences for important family events for up to 10 working days a year. I think that current policy places burden on families to choose between a child's school attendance and crucial family events.