Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Require Ukrainian children be offered school places within 14 days of arrival
Closed
172 signatures
What the petition asks
We believe schools should be required to offer Ukrainian refugees of school age a place in a local school within 14 days of arrival in the UK. Children arriving are being told no school places are available. We are failing traumatised children. Schooling is the least they deserve.
We believe the UK Government has not given sufficiently clear direction to local authorities on providing school places for Ukrainian children who have recently arrived in the UK. This has resulted in many children not being placed in school, as applications are considered, or because no places are available.
We want the Government to create a new requirement for local authorities to offer school places to all Ukrainian children within 14 days of arrival in the UK, to ensure they do not miss out on education.
We want the Government to create a new requirement for local authorities to offer school places to all Ukrainian children within 14 days of arrival in the UK, to ensure they do not miss out on education.
Timeline
| 12 May 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Nov 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
172
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
12 May 2022
Closed
26 Nov 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.