A government troubleshooter sent into Birmingham to oversee school improvement has been put in charge of the council's education department.
Colin Diamond has taken over as interim director of education, replacing the current director Sally Taylor who retires at the end of the summer term.
A council statement said the pair would work together during a handover phase.
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Mr Diamond will stay until a full-time appointment is made - probably early next year.
He is a Department for Education official who has been working in Birmingham as deputy education commissioner since last summer.
He was dispatched to Birmingham by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan - with responsibility for helping academy schools, those outside direct council control, recover from the Trojan Horse scandal.
The scandal saw groups of school governors trying to infiltrate schools and alter the curriculum towards a conservative Muslim ethos.
This included segregation of girls and boys and stopping sex education.
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A spokesman said: "We are delighted to have Colin working with us and are confident that he will support the continued improvement of the council and its services to children."
As a result of the academies and free school policies, Birmingham's education department is now only directly responsible for a relatively small number of city schools.
It's key role in is in running school admissions and some oversight of schools as well as providing some support services.