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curriculum
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + curriculum
the school curriculum
• The children carried out the project as part of the school curriculum.
the National Curriculum
(= the curriculum set by the government for schools in England and Wales )
the primary/secondary/high school etc curriculum
(= for particular ages at school )
the undergraduate curriculum
(= for a first degree at university or college )
the science/maths/history etc curriculum
• The English curriculum is divided into Language and Literature.
a core/common curriculum
(= the subjects that everyone must study because they are considered very important )
• There has been a lot of debate on the content of the core curriculum.
an academic curriculum
(= involving studying from books, not practical subjects )
• They unquestioningly accept the traditional academic curriculum.
a broad/broad-based/wide curriculum
(= involving a wide range of different types of subjects )
• The school provides a broad curriculum with a rich choice of learning opportunities.
balanced
(= with a mix of academic and practical subjects )
• We want to ensure a balanced curriculum for all pupils.
narrow
(= not broad enough )
• Many teachers complained that the new curriculum was too narrow.
verbs
plan/develop/design a curriculum
• Fifty academics have been involved in developing the new school curriculum.
follow a curriculum
(= study the subjects that are in a curriculum )
• Five-year-olds now follow the National Curriculum.
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noun ADJ. broad, broadly-based, wide | narrow Teachers feel that the present curriculum is too narrow. | core Student choose from optional subjects in addition to the core curriculum. | national, official, statutory | mainstream His disability does not prevent him from following the mainstream curriculum. | academic, educational | higher education, primary, school, secondary, undergraduate | subject-based | English, geography, mathematics, etc. | hidden Children learn many of their attitudes to life from the hidden curriculum at school. VERB + CURRICULUM design, develop, plan | broaden | introduce sth into Film Studies has been introduced into the curriculum as an option. | follow CURRICULUM + NOUN content, subjects | materials | design, development, planning | aims, objectives | change, reform, review PREP. across the ~ Pupils use computers across the curriculum (= in all or most subjects). | on a/the ~ They all have to study French because it's on the curriculum. | in a/the ~ More room should be given to foreign languages in the curriculum. | within a/the ~ the balance of subjects within the curriculum PHRASES areas of the curriculum We cover all areas of the curriculum.
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