Petition · past parliament
Ensure teachers teach all students who are forced to self-isolate from COVID-19.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
1. Ensure teachers undertake online teaching training courses;
2. Ensure that teachers have the necessary equipment to simultaneously teach students in the physical classroom and those at home;
3. Mandate that teachers teach and provide feedback to students and parents of progress.
2. Ensure that teachers have the necessary equipment to simultaneously teach students in the physical classroom and those at home;
3. Mandate that teachers teach and provide feedback to students and parents of progress.
For the past 6 months, instead of teaching, many schools have defined 'success' as 'providing homework online for students to self-learn'. This is simply not teaching and if left un-checked will uncessarily cause serious long-term damage to our children's futures.
Although remote teaching may not be the preferred course of engagement, academia is thankfully a model (particularly for secondary school students), that works online.
Fact, no business or public entity has a 'play book' on how to best navigate during these difficult times. However, no-action by some schools to provide ongoing virtual teaching for our students at home is simply not something we can blame on COVID. It very simply, a lack of resources or an unwillingness to change, both of which can and must be fixed.
Although remote teaching may not be the preferred course of engagement, academia is thankfully a model (particularly for secondary school students), that works online.
Fact, no business or public entity has a 'play book' on how to best navigate during these difficult times. However, no-action by some schools to provide ongoing virtual teaching for our students at home is simply not something we can blame on COVID. It very simply, a lack of resources or an unwillingness to change, both of which can and must be fixed.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can only accept petitions that make requests that are the direct responsibility of the UK Government or House of Commons, and a number of the requests you make, around training and how teachers provided feedback to students, would be a matter for individual schools.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Require schools to support home learning during Covid-19 outbreak
You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Require schools to support home learning during Covid-19 outbreak
Timeline
| 2 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.