The Scottish government is seeking the views of children aged three to 18 to help draw up school reforms.

Sweeping changes are planned from primary schools right through to the final qualifications system, and ministers say they want young people to play a central role in this.

Why are these reforms happening, how long is it going to take, and what might education look like at the end of the process?

Several new agencies are going to be set up, including bodies focused on qualifications, the curriculum and inspections.

This is not going to be a total reset though, as ministers insist there is much to celebrate about the current set-up.

The Curriculum for Excellence will continue to form the base of the system, with Ms Somerville saying it is “tried and tested” as “the right foundation” for teaching.

There are open questions, however, from the start of schooling right to the end.

Several parties have voiced support for raising the age at which children start school, and the next SNP conference is to debate the idea of a “kindergarten” stage for children aged three to six.

The future of formal exams is up in the air too, after a major report from the OECD suggested that there was too much focus on them in the final years of schooling.

Want to see Scotland under the SNP?

Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter and join the fightback against Scottish Nationalism.