programme of study

British

noun

education the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum

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Welsh government guidance said it generally funded specialist further education placements up to a maximum of two academic years, based on an agreed programme of study.

From BBC

Before reading Briggs Myers bedtime stories, Cook Briggs required her to complete a demanding programme of study.

From Nature

Unlike proselytising religions such as Christianity, the guardians of Orthodox Judaism go out of their way to make conversion difficult, insisting on a two-year programme of study and lifestyle changes.

From Economist

The Department for Education said Mr Gove was determined to make English teaching at primary schools "more rigorous" and was publishing the draft programme of study now for informal consultation.

From BBC

Seismologists at the US Geological Survey have simulated the effects of the next big Californian earthquake in a programme of study called ShakeOut.

From BBC

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