Back on 10 days ago on 13th September a petition entitled “Bad owners are to blame not the breed – don’t ban the XL bully” was published by Glyn Saville and his document has so far achieved 571,600 signatures. I did write about it a few days ago which can be found here and his petition which is 643611 can be obtained from here. Five days later on 18th September a person called Bilaf Shifa submitted his petition which is entitled “Ban private schools to improve equality of education” and tragically so far he only has had 15 signatures which is 643761 that can be obtained from here. Two days later another person called Caitlin Clifford submitted a petition which is listed “Increase funding for art departments in primary schools” and currently that petition only has 14 signatures. It is clearly vital for these petitions to raise many more signatures so we need more people to endorse them. If they achieve 10,000 signatures they will be responded by the Government and if they achieve 100,000 signatures they will be responded by MPs in Parliament.

The Ban private schools to improve equality of education involves this statement

We want the Government to ban private schools, and for all students to be educated under the state school system, to remove the disparity of school services between public and private students.

Finland has been ranked as having one of the world’s best education system, having abolished private schools that charge fees. Equality of education should help make skill/talent development a more important factor in obtaining influential roles in society, rather than financial background.

The Increase funding for art departments in primary schools involves this statement

Many primary school art departments have had funding reduced, impacting art education. The Government must provide additional funding so all primary school students receive the arts education they deserve, as it can be greatly beneficial for their development and allows them to express themselves.

Art is a lesson which allows children to express themselves, and as one of the most popular subjects, the Government must ensure it is properly funded.

Studies have shown just how important art can be for children as can help their awareness of shape and colour grow, in addition to helping them align classrooms with having fun. It is imperative the Government increase the funding so art classes can continue.

It would be fantastic if we could strengthen both of these petitions even if they don’t achieve 640,000 signatures.