The new education secretary faces “a considerable challenge” both taking forward the White Paper proposals and addressing teacher recruitment and retention, including looming teacher pay negotiations.
Michelle Donelan has been appointed as secretary of state for education following the promotion of Nadhim Zahawi to the post of chancellor.
Mr Zahawi had only been in post for 10 months, one of the shortest stints of any education secretary in recent history.
Top of the to-do list for the new education secretary will be the impending publication of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) recommendations for teacher pay rises – expected next week.
