The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Summary and next steps

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: What parents need to know and what to do now

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Summary and next steps

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (CWSB) is being presented as a measure to improve child welfare and educational standards. However, it has raised serious concerns among parents, home educators, and civil liberties advocates, who argue that it represents a significant overreach by the Government. Critics fear that it undermines parental rights, restricts educational freedom, and expands state control over family life.

Whether this bill affects you directly or not, it’s important we stand together whenever basic rights are under threat. If we stay silent when others' freedoms are at risk, we open the door to losing our own.

Many of us know families who would be affected by this legislation—if not now, then potentially in the future. That’s why it’s essential to take time to understand what’s at stake. This bill, if passed, could set a dangerous precedent, making it easier for more restrictive laws to follow.

We understand that life is busy and legal language can feel overwhelming. That’s why campaigners like Jenn Hodge at Doing Education Differently have broken the information down into clear, accessible guidance:
🔗 https://doingeducationdifferently.co.uk/take_part

The Home Ed Daily has a detailed overview of the bill and many other articles:
🔗 https://www.thehomeeddaily.co.uk/article/2025/02/17/whats-wrong-children-s-wellbeing-and-schools-bill-overview-key-issues

 

How you can take action today:


 

📅 Upcoming Protests

13th JulyMulti city protests.   Cities confirmed: Bradford, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Oxford, Sunderland, and Wakefield. All the individual event details are listed here on  Facebook

Stand alongside countless others who oppose this bill and what would be the greatest overreach and erosion of parental rights in the 150-year history of the Education Act.

Let’s show the government that families will not stand by in silence.

 

Were you unable to attend the ‘March for Children’ London protest in May?

A government source dismissed the protest as “sparsely attended”—but we know thousands stand against this bill. If you support the protest but couldn’t be there, you can still add your name to this petition to show your support:

🔗 https://www.change.org/p/count-us-as-having-attended-the-london-rally-against-children-s-wellbeing-and-schools-bill

 

Every voice matters. Together, we can speak up for children, families, and freedom.

 

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