Consultation Hub

This site hosts consultations run by the Department for Education. Public participation is important to the development of our policies and guidance so please have your say.

Example of We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes.

Increasing opportunities for flexible working in schools

We asked

What are the main barriers to requesting flexible working options in your school?

You said

You told us about how fixed timetables limited options, how school leaders / parents were resistant to change, your concerns about existing high workload and how you didn’t know how to ask / what to ask for.

We did

Published a range of materials designed by schools who have successfully embedded a culture of flexible working to outline options and model how these barriers can be addressed [link].