Finland to emphasise topics for basic education

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New national curriculum will require schools to provide at least one topic-based study period per school year

Changes in Finland will see students spend more time studying topics that cut across the range of traditional subjects, such as chemistry, once the new national curriculum for basic education comes into power in August 2016.

A closer look at the changes to the Finland national curriculum.

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