Families will save up to £4,600 per child each year in an independent Scotland, according to first minister Alex Salmond.
Children will be given a set list of words that they will be expected to spell by the end of primary school in plans set out to reform the teaching of English, maths and science.
The pupil premium should be stretched to include disadvantaged three-and four-year-olds, a new report by Barnardo's proposes.
Three- and four-year-olds in Scotland will be entitled to 600 hours of early education a year in plans set out in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill.
A nursery housed in refurbished sailing vessel has opened its doors to give children in Preston a unique insight into life on the river.
More than a quarter of councils will face a shortage of primary school places in September, according to an analysis by Labour.
New grants have been awarded to schools that achieved top marks in the phonics screening check.
Restrictions on the way Scottish early years settings deliver government-funded free childcare are preventing parents from accessing the entitlement, a Scottish campaign group has claimed.
Name: Viv Daly Age: 43 Current role: Children's centre manager Qualifications: NNEB, NPQICL Experience
Rebecca Long-Bailey has been appointed shadow education secretary in new Labour leader Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet.