Headteachers have responded to the “musical chairs” nature of Education Secretary appointments by stating that schools inspectorate Ofsted would take a “dim view” of a similar level of leadership change.
James Cleverly has become the third Education Secretary within a week, following Nadhim Zahawi’s move to the Treasury and Michelle Donelan’s resignation from the role less than 36 hours after accepting it.
In a statement, Mr Cleverly said: “As someone whose grandfather was a teacher and whose children are currently in the education system, I am incredibly passionate about education and proud to be appointed secretary of state.”
He added that from childcare and the upcoming GCSE and A-level results, to the schools white paper and T-levels, there was a “huge amount of work to do”.
