As the nation mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and welcomes the new King, a new prime minister and education secretary also took up post this week.
While Liz Truss and Kit Malthouse, the fourth education secretary in just over two months, arrive to overflowing in-trays, that work will likely be put on hold during the period of mourning, with parliament suspended.
Schools have been told they are expected to open as normal during the period of mourning.
Truss had announced measures to give schools six months’ support to tackle rising energy bills earlier this week.
