DAVID Cameron’s crack new squad of education ministers were deployed to the front line for the first time yesterday.

New Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has orders to bring peace to the classroom war caused by hated predecessor Michael Gove just in time for the general election.

And Ms Morgan certainly displayed a more consensual political style at the despatch box during yesterday’s education questions.

But the minister made clear that she won’t change the Tory’s education arsenal, vowing to keep alive the legacy of “one of the great reforming secretaries of state for education.”

It was one of a number tributes paid to fallen right-wing hero Mr Gove — the mere mention of whom roused more of a cheer from the Tory troops than Ms Morgan received on her maiden appearance.

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt also gave Mr Gove credit as “a man full of ideas.”

“They just happened to be the wrong ones and that’s why he had to go.”

From free schools to unqualified teachers, Mr Hunt tried in vain to identify one of Mr Gove’s policies that Ms Morgan would reverse.

“When will she make the break and put the interests of parents and pupils above those of Tory party ideology?”

New Tory Skills Minister Nick Boles also came under sustained fire from Labour, including West Ham MP Lyn Brown.

“It feels a little bit like machine gun fire but I’m always happy to take bullets from the honourable lady,” moaned Mr Boles.

Ms Brown fired back: “I’ll do my best with the bullets.”