Petitions/Embed food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum
StatusClosed
Opened1 Nov 2024
Closes1 May 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

We are calling on the government to integrate comprehensive food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum, making these subjects core to students’ learning from early years through secondary school.

This gap deprives students of an understanding of how their actions impact the environment, health, and society. Practical education connecting students to these issues could improve academic engagement and provide life skills essential for resilience. We believe that embedding sustainability within the curriculum will align our educational standards with global goals, fostering environmental responsibility and stewardship.

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Government response

These topics can be taught as part of the current national curriculum. The Curriculum and Assessment Review is considering how content can be updated to reflect societal and environmental change.

Constituency engagement ranking

Sir Mel Stride
1Sir Mel Stride MP
Central Devon
139
Markus Campbell-Savours
2Markus Campbell-Savours MP
Penrith and Solway
112
Caroline Voaden
3Caroline Voaden MP
South Devon
100
Sarah Dyke
4Sarah Dyke MP
Glastonbury and Somerton
95
Tim Farron
5Tim Farron MP
Westmorland and Lonsdale
93
Sir Julian Smith
6Sir Julian Smith MP
Skipton and Ripon
92
Dr Ellie Chowns
7Dr Ellie Chowns MP
North Herefordshire
90
Terry Jermy
8Terry Jermy MP
South West Norfolk
89
Patrick Spencer
9Patrick Spencer MP
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
88
Adrian Ramsay
10Adrian Ramsay MP
Waveney Valley
88
Embed food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum — Petitions