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

For the latest detailed information, read the Ed Yourself's website page dedicated to the bill.

How you can take action today:

• Share this information with as many people as you can - friends, family, colleagues, and your wider community. Use social media to spread the word and start conversations. Tag MPs. Use campaign hashtags to help posts reach further:  #ChildrensWellbeingBill #AreYouListeningNow #MarchForChildren
• Sign all the petitions (anyone can sign) and the open letter listed here:
  🔗 https://www.thehomeeddaily.co.uk/article/2025/05/07/petitions-against-childrens-wellbeing-schools-bill
   
• Amplify voices in Parliament. Retweet Lord Wei’s posts on X and tag Labour leaders, MPs, and Lords. As a member of the House of Lords and a home-educating parent, Lord Wei is standing up for families and pushing back against the bill.
  🔗 https://x.com/NatWei?t=76mxw2OL4ltJRO7lq3-Oig&s=09
  📄 Full speech from 1 May 2025: https://www.natwei.com/2025/05/01/regarding-the-childrens-wellbeing-and-schools-bill/
   
• Share Simon Squibb’s powerful post. Simon is a home-educating parent and entrepreneur with a large following. His voice can help amplify this issue to a wider audience:
  📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16MrVHLx1j/
  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJtK-IINukd/
   
• Follow legal experts like Michael Charles, an education and human rights solicitor who is speaking out about the harmful impact of this bill.
  🔗 https://www.facebook.com/share/1EfEFEp56n/
   
• Write to your MP. Tell them how this bill could affect your family and community.
• Stay informed and get involved. Follow the Stop the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill campaign page for updates and ideas for further action:
  🔗 https://www.facebook.com/share/1VppCucTmL/

📅 Upcoming Protest

17th January 2026: 1-5pm.   Meet from 12pm in Russell Square, ready to March at 1pm. Rally at Whitehall (nr. Richmond Terrace) from 2pm till 5pm. Lots of guest speakers. Event details are 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.

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