Former schools minister Nick Gibb and education select committee chair Robert Halfon are both returning to the Department for Education
Gibb had served as schools minister for most of the last ten years before being sacked last year by Boris Johnson.
Halfon is also well known in the sector having served as chair of the education select committee since 2017. He was skills minister for a year before that.
Both return as ministers of state. Their roles are likely to be confirmed in the coming days.
Schools Week understands that Gibb will return to schools, with Halfon taking up a brief covering skills, an area he has been a huge advocate for.
