But the wholly-unpredicted Lib-Con coalition government has yet to work out huge swathes of policy detail beyond its initial seven-page coalition agreement issued last Wednesday.
Despite the name change, much of the underlying structures of the old DCSF remain - it is still the children's services department, responsible for early years, youth services and safeguarding as well as formal education. Pupil attainment becomes the overriding purpose of the department. But in his introductory email to civil servants last week, leaked to CYP Now, Gove stated: "School reform will be our priority but schools only succeed when society is strong, which is why we will also strengthen and reform children's services."
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