Here's your Schools Week guide ...New children’s minister Josh MacAlister has been handed a beefed-up brief, taking responsibility for safeguarding, counter-extremism in schools and maintenance of the education estate. These responsibilities previously fell under the early education minister brief, held by Stephen Morgan, until he was replaced by Olivia Bailey. But it appears the “use of research, science and evidence within the Department for Education” responsibility has been ditched from the early year’s brief. Phillipson’s responsibilities remain unchanged, as do those of the only other remaining minister with responsibility for some schools issues – skills minister Jacqui Smith. Here is the full list of minister responsibilities, with any new briefs for the position in bold.