{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/756304.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":756304,"attributes":{"action":"Require schools to accept part-time working requests for people with children","background":"I would like the Government to legislate so all schools must accept part-time working requests from people who have had children and want to return to work by doing part-time working hours.","additional_details":"I feel it is unfair that some schools allow these requests, while others refuse and may not provide a full explanation. I believe mothers should be able to put their own family at the forefront of their lives, whilst giving so much of themselves to other people’s children. Many schools do not allow part-time, and I believe it is unfair because many other schools do, despite them having the same job. I feel this is a huge part of the crisis in the retention of teachers.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":18,"created_at":"2026-01-07T19:01:01.042Z","updated_at":"2026-04-16T15:30:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-13T09:44:44.692Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-07T19:38:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Bethany Obada","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfE","name":"Department for Education","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":18}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Greenwich and Woolwich","ons_code":"E14001257","mp":"Matthew Pennycook MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kingswinford and South Staffordshire","ons_code":"E14001316","mp":"Mike Wood MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Newcastle-under-Lyme","ons_code":"E14001380","mp":"Adam Jogee MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West Leicestershire","ons_code":"E14001404","mp":"Amanda Hack MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South Cambridgeshire","ons_code":"E14001481","mp":"Pippa Heylings MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tamworth","ons_code":"E14001538","mp":"Sarah Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":4},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":8},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":1},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}