Minimum service levels in education

Closed 30 Jan 2024

Opened 28 Nov 2023

Contact

Minimumservicelevels.consultation@education.gov.uk

Overview

We're seeking views on introducing regulations to implement minimum service levels in education services in Great Britain during strike action.

Why your views matter

The Government has brought forward legislation to enable minimum service levels to be applied within key sectors in the event of strike action. This is known as the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023. Minimum service levels aim to limit the impact of strikes on the lives and livelihoods of the public. They seek to find a balance between: 

  • the ability of unions and their members to strike and 
  • the need for the public to access key services during strikes

Our proposals concern education only and we are seeking views on the best approach to delivering these aims in the context of education services. 

Audiences

  • 16-18 year old students resident at these institutions
  • Academies (including free schools), voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools and community schools
  • Adoptive parents
  • Adult education providers
  • Bodies representing schools and local authorities
  • Community representatives
  • Designated institutions and 16-19 academies
  • Designated safeguarding leads
  • Early learning and childcare providers
  • Educational Psychologists
  • Employers
  • Faith bodies
  • Foster carers
  • Further education colleges
  • Governing bodies and academy trusts
  • Government bodies and departments
  • Governors
  • Headteachers
  • Independent specialist colleges
  • Local authorities
  • Parents
  • Pupils
  • School business managers
  • School support staff
  • SENCOs
  • Sixth form colleges
  • Social workers
  • Teachers
  • Training providers
  • Unions and representative organisations
  • Universities
  • Virtual school heads
  • Volunteers
  • Young people

Interests

  • Academies
  • Alternative provision
  • Apprenticeships
  • Attendance and absence
  • Care leavers and former looked-after children
  • Community learning
  • Disabled children
  • Early learning and childcare
  • Early years foundation stage
  • Education
  • Equality
  • Financial support (Looked after children)
  • GCE AS and A level subject content
  • GCSE subject content
  • Governance
  • HE
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Keeping children safe in education and other settings
  • Key stage 1
  • Key stage 2
  • Lifelong learning
  • National Curriculum
  • Participation of young people in education, employment and training
  • Planning
  • Programmes and initiatives (Looked after children)
  • Safeguarding disabled children
  • SEND code of practice
  • Statutory policies and guidance
  • Support in education
  • Teaching and learning (SEND)
  • Work based training