Petition · Department for Education

Review Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill’s impact on non-school settings

Closed 597 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure the Bill does not require full-time non-school settings, including youth clubs, enrichment programmes, and religious or cultural centres, to adhere to the Independent School Standards if they are not providing full-time academic education in place of a school.
We feel the Bill could unfairly classify youth clubs, enrichment groups, and cultural centres as schools, restricting their freedom to operate. We believe this would be an overreach that could limit educational diversity, harm community life, and goes against British values of freedom, diversity, and voluntary learning choices.

Timeline

30 May 2025 Petition opened for signatures
30 Nov 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 597
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 30 May 2025
Closed 30 Nov 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 3 Aug 2026.