{"id":234276,"date":"2025-09-06T18:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/?p=234276"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:27:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:27:53","slug":"reshuffle-georgia-gould-appointed-education-minister-as-catherine-mckinnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/reshuffle-georgia-gould-appointed-education-minister-as-catherine-mckinnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Reshuffle: Three new education ministers as McKinnell, Morgan and Daby depart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former council leader Georgia Gould has been appointed education minister, with Catherine McKinnell departing as schools minister during Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s front bench reshuffle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh MacAlister, a Teach First alumnus and founder of social work charity Frontline, and Olivia Bailey, MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire, have also been appointed as junior education ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children&#8217;s minister Janet Daby has left government and early education minister Stephen Morgan has been made a government whip, marking a busy reshuffle for the sector, although education secretary Bridget Phillipson has been retained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ministerial moves at DfE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>McKinnell, the MP for Newcastle North, has served in the Department for Education ministerial team since <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/meet-the-ministers-portfolios-of-starmers-dfe-lineup-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Labour\u2019s victory in last July\u2019s general election.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CMcKinnellMP\/status\/1964358520926507416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted on X<\/a> that it had been \u201can honour to serve as school standards minister. 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I\u2019m looking forward to spending more time in Newcastle and in Parliament fighting for the city I\u2019m proud to call home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not clear what role McKinnell was offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/s465_Untitled.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia Gould\" class=\"wp-image-234290\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/s465_Untitled.jpg 465w, https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/s465_Untitled-244x163.jpg 244w, https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/s465_Untitled-347x231.jpg 347w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georgia Gould<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgia Gould, one of Labour\u2019s 2024 MPs, has been appointed education minister, though the DfE has not yet confirmed exactly what her title will be, nor whether responsibilities will shift around within its team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MP for Queen\u2019s Park and Maida Vale used to lead Camden council. 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