Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has called on Nicola Sturgeon to reverse £90 million cuts to colleges.

He also criticised the Scottish Government's strategy to close the gap in educational achievement between richer and poorer pupils, saying it was "years behind" a similar scheme in England.

Speaking at First Minister's Questions, he highlighted Scotland's decline in international education rankings and concerns raised by a think-tank over skills shortages.

He said: "As college funding has been cut in real terms by £90 million compared with seven years ago, wouldn't it be right for us considering all those challenges to reverse that cut in full?

"That £90 million cut from colleges has wiped out a whole sector of part-time courses, with the Royal Society of Edinburgh saying today there has been a 48% reduction in part-time students in the last eight years, and that's primarily affected women and over-25-year-olds.

"The pupil premium for schools in England has delivered real change that allows everyone no matter what their background to participate in the economy.

"The Scottish Government's attainment fund plans are years behind and £70 million short of what is required to match that proven investment."

First Minister Ms Sturgeon said the draft budget prioritises the economy and education, and includes a £750 million attainment fund to reduce the gaps between richer and poorer pupils.

She said: "Part of the Scottish attainment challenge will see £120 million go direct to schools in the form of a pupil equity fund delivering extra support to pupils that come from more deprived backgrounds, and that I think is a signal of our determination to close the attainment gap.

"We have put forward a budget that I think has the right priorities but, of course, we remain open to discussing the detail of that with any party that wishes to engage with that in a constructive way."