School and Education Acronyms
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A
ADD- Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
AE - Adult Education
AEB - Associated Examining Board
AEI - Adult Education Institute
AHT - Assistant Head Teacher
A Level – Advanced Level
A/S Level – First year of an A Level
A/2 Level – Second year of an A Level
AST - Advanced Skill Teacher
AQA - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
B
BA- Bachelor of Arts
BACC - British Accreditation Council for Further & Higher Education
BALEAP - British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes
BEd - Bachelor of Education
BSc - Bachelor of Science
BSL – British Sign Language
BSP- Behaviour Support Plan
BTEC - Business and Technology Education Council
C
CAL- Computer Assisted Learning
CATs - Cognitive Ability Tests
CBEVE - Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges
CDT - Craft, Design and Technology (workshop
CEG - Careers Education and Guidance
Cert ED - Certificate of Education
CfBT - Centre for British Teachers
CGLI - City and Guilds of London Institute
CNAA - Council for National Academic Awards
CP – Cerebral Palsy
CPD- Continuing Professional Development
CPS - Central Pay Spine
D
DFEE - Department for Education and Employment
DfE - Department for Education
E
EAL- English as an Additional Language
EBD- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
EFA - Education Funding Agency
EFL - English as a Foreign Language
ELQ - Entry Level Qualification; a Certificate of Education Achievement
EPA - Expresive and Performining Arts
ERA- Education Reform Act
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESOL - English as a Second or Other Language
F
FCoT - Fellow of the College of Teachers (UK)
FE - Further Education
FHE- Further and Higher Education
G
G&T - Gifted and Talented
GCE A - General Certification of Education Advanced Level
GCE AS - General Certification of Education Advanced Supplementary
GCSE - General Certification of Secondary Education
GNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification (UK)
GTTR - Graduate Teachers Training Registry
H
HDE- Higher Diploma of Education
HE - Higher Education
HEADLAMP - Headteachers’Leadership and Management Programme
HEI - Higher Education Institution
HI - Hearing Impaired
HLTA – Higher Level Teaching Assistant
HMI- Her Majesty’s Inspectors
HNC - Higher National Certificate (BTEC)
HND - Higher National Diploma (BTEC)
HPA - Home Providers Association
HOD - Head of Department
HOF - Head of Faculty
HOS - Head of School
I
IB - International Baccalaureate
ICT- Information and Communication Technology
IEP - Individual Education Plan
IIP - Investors in People
INSET - In-service education and training
ITE - Initial Teacher Education
ITT - Initial Teacher Training
J
K
KS – Key Stage
L
LA – Local Authority
LEA - Local Education Authority
LSC - Learning Skills Council
LPSH - Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers
LSA – Learning Support Assistant
LSP – Learning Support Practitioner
M
MFL- Modern Foreign Language
MLD- Moderate Learning Difficulties
N
NASUWT – National Association of Schoolmasters and union o f Women Teachers
NATFHE - National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (UK)
NC - National Curriculum
NCT`s - National Curriculum Tests
NCVQ - National Council for Vocational Qualifications
NNEB – Nursery Nurse Examining Board
NOR- Number On Roll
NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
NQT - Newly Qualified Teacher
O
OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education (UK)
OL - Open Learning
OU - Open University
OTS - Overseas Teacher Scheme
OTT - Overseas Trained Teacher(s)
OTTP - Overseas Trained Teachers Programme
P
PAL - Pastoral Achievement Leader
PAM - Pastoral Achievement Manager
PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate in Education
PHIP - Professional Headship Induction Programme
PMLD- Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
PoS - Programme of Study
PRU- Pupil Referral Unit
PSE - Personal and Social Education
PSHE - Personal, Social and Health Education
PSLD - Physical and Severe Learning Difficulties
PSP - Pastoral Support Programme
PT - Part Time
PTR - Pupil Teacher Ratio
Q
QCA - Qualification and Curriculum Authority
QMA - Quality Marked Assessment
QTS - Qualified Teacher Status
QWC - Quality Written Communication
R
RC- Roman Catholic
RE - Religious Education
RSA - Royal Society of Arts
S
SAS – Student Association Scheme
SATs- Standard Assessment Tasks
SCD - Severe Communication Difficulties
SCITT - School Centred Initial Teacher Training
SEBD- Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
SEN - Special Educational Needs
SENCO - Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
SLD- Severe Learning Difficulties
SMT - Senior Management Team
SNS - Standard National Scale –the pay scale for classroom teachers
SNVQ - Scottish National Vocational Qualification
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulties
T
TA - Teaching Assistant
TA - Teacher Assessment
TDA - Training and Development Agency for Schools
TP - Teaching Practice
TTA- Teacher Training Agency
TUC - Trades Union Congress
U
UK NARIC - National Academic Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom
V
VA School- Voluntary Aided School
VC School - Voluntary Controlled School
VI- Visually Impaired
VSO - Voluntary Services Overseas
W
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