Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Require and fund training on autism for all staff in mainstream schools

Closed 196 signatures

What the petition asks

In my experience, children with Autism are still widely misunderstood within mainstream schooling. This can have an enormous impact on not only their ability to learn but their mental health. We want the Government to require and fund training on autism for all staff in mainstream schools receive.
I visit schools, explaining about Autism and providing free resources and support within the mainstream environment. Schools are crying out for more help, and we want the Government to mandate and fund training for all staff in mainstream schools, to improve the experience of autistic students.

I know your original petition referred to your son, but we don’t publish petitions that contain personal information about minors, as they could be identifiable from the text of a petition, and name of the petition creator – which is published alongside a petition.

Timeline

19 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
2 Nov 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 196
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 19 Apr 2022
Closed 2 Nov 2022

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