Consultations

As the leading organisation championing parental participation in education and school life, Parentkind frequently works with education authorities, central government and policy makers, and other interested bodies to represent our members' views. One of the ways we do this is by contributing to, and inviting our members to contribute to, consultations.

See below for a list of current open consultations parents can contribute to, and details of older consultations Parentkind (formerly PTA UK) has contributed to.

Current open consultations

• Children not in school. Closes 24th June 2019. England.

Recently closed consultations

• Ofsted's Education inspection framework 2019. Closed 5th April 2019. England. 
• Guidance to school governing bodies on school uniform and appearance policies. Closed 21st February 2019. Wales.
• Draft guidance to challenge bullying in schools. Closed 15th February 2019. Wales. 
• Revised Code of Professional Conduct and Practice for registrants with the Education Workforce Council (EWC). Closed 14th December. Wales.
• Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education. Closed 7 November 2018. England.
• ICO: Age Appropriate Design Code. Closed 19 September 2018. England.
• Home education: call for evidence and revised DfE guidance. Closed 2 July 2018. England.
• Towards a National Education Service. Closed 24th June 2018. England.
• Operating the independent school regulatory system. Closed 5 June 2018. England.
• Proposed framework of future provision for children in Early Years with SEN. Closed 24 May 2018. Northern Ireland. 
• School exclusions review: call for evidence. Closed 6 May 2018. England.
• Keeping children safe in education. Closed 22 Feb 2018. England.
• Changes to the teaching of Sex & Relationship Education and PSHE. Closed 12 Feb 2018. England.
• Implementation of T level programmes. Closed 8 Feb 2018. England.
• Eligibility for free school meals and the early years pupil premium under Universal Credit. Closed 11 January 2018. England. 

Our consultation responses and contributions

• Parents - your views on Ofsted and next steps - April 2019. England.
• Anti-bullying guidance in Wales is changing - April 2019. Wales.
• Parents in Wales give us their views on school uniform policy ahead of changes - April 2019. Wales.
• What parents think about Ofsted’s changes to school inspections - April 2019. England.
• How your views shaped our response to the government’s plans for Relationships and Sex Education - November 2018 England.
• School exclusion: parents share their experiences and views - Jun 2018 England.
• Giving parents a voice in education - our response to the Education Committee's report into MATs - Feb 2017 England. 
• "Schools that Work for Everyone" consultation: our response - Dec 2016 England. 
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education: How well do schools prepare young people for their future careers? - June 2016 England. 
• Education Select Committee on the purpose and quality of education in England - Feb 2016 England. 

Reports and outcomes of consultations

• ICO’s call for evidence – Age appropriate design code: summary of responses. April 2019. England. 
• Department for Education: Relationships education, relationships and sex education, and health education in England July 2018 England.
• National Audit Office - Ofsted’s inspection of schools, May 2018. England.
• Department of Education Northern Ireland - Proposed changes to eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants, July 2017 Northern Ireland.
• Llywodraeth Cymru/Welsh Government - Harmonising school term dates for 2018 to 2019, summary of responses, June 2017 Wales.
• Department for Education - Wraparound and holiday childcare: Parent and childcare provider ‘rights to request’, May 2016 England.