curriculum reform

noun phrase · Collocation / phrase  B2
Plain meaning

changes made to what students study and how courses are organised

Exam-register meaning

systematic changes to the content, structure, or aims of an educational syllabus

In context
generalMany teachers welcomed the new curriculum reform.
examCurriculum reform should focus not only on exam results but also on critical thinking and digital literacy.
Common collocations
national curriculum reformeducation curriculum reformimplement curriculum reform
Watch out
Do not write 'syllabus reform' for a whole education system unless you mean a specific course syllabus.
Word family
curriculum (noun)curricular (adjective)reform (noun/verb)
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