Make Play and Continuous Provision statutory in England's Key Stage 1 Curriculum
- 105,598 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 105,781 - 7 added in the past 24hrs)
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.
The Government responsed to this petition on 1st August 2025 (View Full Response)Make it statutory guidance not to remove break-times for neurodivergent children
- 41,277 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 42,471 - 23 added in the past 24hrs)
We feel that neurodivergent children (especially children with hyperactive/impulsive or combined ADHD) need movement to help regulate their brains. We think we need to stop punishing neurodivergent children in schools by removing access to outdoor play and movement opportunities.
The Government responsed to this petition on 25th September 2025 (View Full Response)Commission independent inquiry into delays in SEND education provision
- 24,907 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 30,308 - 96 added in the past 24hrs)
Many children with SEND are being failed. Some families can wait months or even years for support, leaving children without the education they are legally entitled to and causing long-term harm.
The Government responsed to this petition on 24th November 2025 (View Full Response)Require schools to let children use the toilet at all times in the school day
- 19,051 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 19,709 - 16 added in the past 24hrs)
Make it mandatory for schools to allow students to go to the toilet at all times throughout the school day when they need to and do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times of the day.
The Government responsed to this petition on 26th November 2025 (View Full Response)Criminalise & legally require schools to tackle bullying in & out of school
- 15,882 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 16,774 - 9 added in the past 24hrs)
We urge the Government to make repeated bullying over the age of 10 a specific criminal offence, and to make it a legal requirement for schools to act on all forms of bullying, inside and out of school, and mandate mental health reviews after bullying-related self-harm.
The Government responsed to this petition on 26th November 2025 (View Full Response)Introduce a ‘School Allergy Safety Bill’ to Protect School Pupils with Allergies
- 13,947 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 13,988 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Legislate to require and fund schools to hold spare adrenaline auto-injectors, provide mandatory allergy training for staff, and mandate an allergy policy in every school. We think this would help keep children with allergies safe at school and prevent avoidable deaths.
The Government responsed to this petition on 5th August 2025 (View Full Response)Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill immediately
- 1,716 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 7,548 - 93 added in the past 24hrs)
Government to withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill immediately, because it downgrades education for all children, undermines educators and parents. We think it will cause harm to children, with their details being digitally stored for anyone to use without permission.
Issue new guidance on teachers’ early retirement rights
- 5,195 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 5,203 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
The state pension age will change to 67 in 2028 and therefore minimum early retirement age will change to 57. Teachers with final salary pensions who started teaching before the pension changed to career average have a given early retirement age of 55 rather than this being tied to state pension age
Create an independent early years funding review
- 4,552 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,873 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
We ask Government to establish an Independent Early Years Funding Review Body. Similar to the School Teachers’ Review Body, it could take evidence from providers, parents and experts and recommend fair funding rates based on actual costs, not political decisions, for the Government to respond to.
Fund Level 7 Apprenticeships for over 21s if a MSc Is Essential for Career Entry
- 486 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,611 - 12 added in the past 24hrs)
Instead of capping funding for Level 7 apprenticeships for those over 21, we urge the government to distinguish between career entry and career progression and continue funding level 7 apprenticeships (regardless of age) in fields where an MSc is the minimum qualification for starting a career.