Petition · past parliament

Direct teachers to use the Oak Academy resources if pupils are learning remotely

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Teachers have worked incredibly hard over the last term responding to the pandemic. On the penultimate day of term, the government announced that remote learning would take place for 1 week in January, causing unnecessary work over Christmas. Direct teachers to use the government approved OA.
School teachers have worked incredibly hard over the last term responding to the pandemic. On the penultimate day of term, the government announced that remote learning would take place for 1 week in January, causing unnecessary work over Christmas. Direct teachers to use the government approved Oak Academy resources, selecting appropriate ones for their pupils.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Decisions on teaching resources are for individual schools and teachers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

17 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
31 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Dec 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.