Estelle Morris has been appointed to the newly-formed Department of Education and Skills (DES) as Secretary of State for Education. Ms Morris, a former teacher and the school standards minister since May 1997, replaces David Blunkett, named Home Secretary in the new Cabinet revealed this week. The Department of Education and Employment has been split into two, the DES and the Department for Work and Pensions. The DES will focus on raising standards in education, with an emphasis on secondary education to follow Labour's improvements at primary level. Parliament.
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