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The deadline for submitting feedback on the draft experiences and outcomes for many of the curriculum areas within Curriculum for Excellence is 30 June 2008.

Published as part of the primary review in England, this report concludes: 'A great amount of effort has gone into curriculum development and recommendations for school/classroom structure, but much more effort now needs to be directed to the consideration and development of classroom-based social pedagogy.'

Insight 41, published by the Scottish Government, looks at ‘the availability of support and services for parents in Scotland, local approaches to providing support and services, and the broader evidence base on the most effective ways of supporting parents'.

This New Zealand literature review was commissioned by the Ministry of Education to provide policy makers with a synthesis of research that analyses the impact of early childhood education (ECE) for children and families. Published May 2008.

In May 2008, Becta published 'A review of the evidence on the use of ICT in the Early Years Foundation Stage'.

'Building the Curriculum 3: A framework for learning and teaching' has now been published on the Curriculum for Excellence website.

Parents have a crucial role to play in supporting children's learning and the successful implementation of Curriculum for Excellence, Cabinet Secretary for Education Fiona Hyslop said on Saturday 7 June.

Children are being denied their right to play, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People has told the United Nations.