Petition · Department for Education
Issue new guidance on teachers’ early retirement rights
Closed
5,198 signatures
What the petition asks
The state pension age will change to 67 in 2028 and therefore minimum early retirement age will change to 57. Teachers with final salary pensions who started teaching before the pension changed to career average have a given early retirement age of 55 rather than this being tied to state pension age
As both pension schemes must be taken together according to current rules, we feel there is a need for further guidance - one scheme has a right to access at 55, the other 57 and yet new rules say they must be taken together.
Timeline
| 26 Jun 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
5,198
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
26 Jun 2025
Closed
26 Dec 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 29 Jul 2026.