Leaders say they hope to support children earlier in life as the government rolls out school-based nursery funding

Senior education figures set out challenges for schools interested in bidding for government funding for nursery provision

Watchdog's draft proposal to assess schools' teaching as a standalone category amid recruitment and retention crisis has caused sector concern

No change to employee contribution rates for the lowest-paid teachers under the proposals

Watchdog says it wants to ensure its new inspection framework is 'more suitable' for inspection of SEND in mainstream, special and AP schools

Despite frustration over education reform, School Leaders Scotland president hits upbeat note over 'steadfast' support from Education Scotland

Replacement of CfE's 'experiences and outcomes' is recommended, but Education Scotland research says level of prescribed learning could vary by subject and sector

Leaders call for 'solutions' and an 'end point' in any future reforms of the SEND system

The SQA marking review was published after the Higher history pass rate dropped by more than 10 percentage points – but Scottish Labour says ‘huge questions’ remain unanswered

Online bullying may have more serious consequences, suggests first anti-bullying guidance from Scottish government in seven years

Headteachers' leaders urge government to restore local authority funding for community services, or risk leaving schools to ‘pick up the pieces’

Ten regional partnerships led by research schools aim to improve teaching and drive attainment among poorer pupils

But report warns that post-16 study of maths in this country only caters for a 'small elite group', meaning many proficient students drop the subject

Research also warns against making key stage 2 tests 'too long' so they're largely assessments of reading speed

Scottish government officials say a number of universities are ‘very interested’ in hosting the new centre, which has been described by school leaders as ‘unnecessary’ and ‘costly’