Glossary
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AAIA |
Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment |
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Academies |
publicly funded self-governing schools set up and run by sponsors, providing free education to secondary age pupils of all abilities |
| ACAS |
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service |
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ACE |
Advisory Centre for Education |
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Access courses |
courses designed to prepare those without A-levels for the challenges of higher education |
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ACF |
Association of Charitable Foundations |
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ADD |
attention deficit disorder |
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ADHD |
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
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ADSBM |
Advanced Diploma of School Business Management |
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AfL |
assessment for learning |
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Afasic |
national charity that supports children and young people with speech, language and communication impairment |
| AIRMIC | Association of Insurance and Risk Managers |
| ALARM | The National Forum for Risk Management in the Public Sector |
| AMiE |
Association of Managers in Education |
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AoL |
assessment of learning |
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APP |
assessing pupil progress |
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APS |
average point score |
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AQA |
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance |
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ASCL |
Association of School and College Leaders |
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ASD |
autistic spectrum disorder |
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ASL |
additional and specialist learning |
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Aspect |
Association of Professionals in Education and Children's Trusts |
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AST |
advanced skills teacher |
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ATL |
Association of Teachers and Lecturers |
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ATM |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics |
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BATOD |
British Association of Teachers of the Deaf |
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BCS |
British Computer Society |
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Becta |
the government’s ICT agency |
| BERR |
Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform |
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BESD |
behaviour, emotional and social difficulties |
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BEST |
behaviour and education support team |
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BG |
British Gymnastics |
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BIP |
Behaviour Improvement Programme |
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BITC |
Business in the Community |
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BME |
black and minority ethnic |
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BREEAM |
building research establishment environmental assessment method |
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BSc with QTS |
Bachelor of Science with qualified teacher status |
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BSF |
Building Schools for the Future |
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BSQM |
Basic Skills Quality Mark |
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BSL |
British Sign Language |
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CAB |
Citizens Advice Bureau |
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CABE |
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment |
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CAF |
common assessment framework |
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CAF |
Charities Aid Foundation |
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CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services |
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CCEA |
Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment |
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CEDP |
career entry and development profile |
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CEME |
Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence |
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CF |
cystic fibrosis |
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CfBT Education Trust |
charitable trust providing education consultancy and services |
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CFR |
consistent financial reporting |
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CHSWG |
Children’s Hearing Services Working Group |
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CIF |
community investment fund (Sport England) |
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CILT |
The National Centre for Languages |
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CLC |
city learning centre |
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CLT |
Chartered London Teacher status |
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Cluster |
group of schools that comes together for a particular purpose |
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CLUTCH |
Computer Literacy Understanding through Community History |
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community schools |
state schools in England and Wales that are wholly owned and maintained by the local authority. The LA has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils |
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community special schools |
the special school equivalent of community schools, which cater wholly or mainly for children with statutory statements of special educational needs |
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Connexions |
a government support service for young people which aims to help the transition to adulthood and working life |
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COVE |
Centre of Vocational Education |
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CPD |
continuing professional development |
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CPIS |
Children's Play Information Service |
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CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau |
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CSBM |
Certificate of School Business Management |
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CSCI |
Commission for Social Care Inspection |
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CTC |
city technology college |
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CVA |
contextual value added |
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CWDC |
Children’s Workforce Development Council |
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CYPP |
children and young people's plan |
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D&T |
design and technology |
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DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families |
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DDA |
Disability Discrimination Act |
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DED |
disability equality duty |
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DENI |
Department of Education (Northern Ireland) |
| DES |
disability equality scheme |
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DFC |
devolved formula capital |
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DfES |
Department for Education and Skills (now DCSF) |
| DH |
Department of Health |
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DIUS |
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills |
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DME |
dual or multiple exceptionality |
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DQI |
design quality indicator |
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DQIfS |
design quality indicators for schools |
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DSBM |
Diploma of School Business Management |
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DSE |
display screen equipment |
| DSG | dedicated schools grant |
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EAB |
Examinations Appeals Board |
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EAL |
English as an additional language |
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EAZ |
education action zone |
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EBD |
emotional and behavioural difficulties |
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EBITT |
employment-based initial teacher training provider (formerly DRB) |
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EBP |
education business partnership |
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EBTTS |
employment-based teacher training scheme |
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ECM |
Every Child Matters |
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EEA |
European Economic Area |
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EHP |
Early Headship Provision |
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EHRC |
Equality and Human Rights Commission |
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EiC |
Excellence in Cities |
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ELCI |
Employers Liability (Compulsory) Insurance |
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EMAG |
ethnic minority achievement grant |
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EMAS |
ethnic minority achievement service |
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EPC |
Educational Procurement Centre |
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EPPI-Centre |
Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre |
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EPS |
Education Psychology Service |
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ESD |
education for sustainable development |
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ESRA |
extended schools remodelling adviser |
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extended school |
a school that provides a range of services and activities often beyond the school day to help meet the needs of its pupils, their families and the wider community |
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EYFS |
Early Years Foundation Stage |
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EWO |
education welfare officer |
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EWS |
education welfare service |
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FE |
further education |
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Federation |
a formal agreement by which up to five schools share a single governing body |
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FEI |
further education institution |
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FFT |
Fischer Family Trust |
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FLT |
Foundation Learning Tier |
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FM |
facilities management |
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FMSiS |
Financial Management Standard in Schools |
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foundation school |
school that has more freedom than a community school, e.g. to manage its own admissions |
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foundation special schools |
a foundation school that caters wholly or mainly for children with statutory statements of special educational needs |
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Foundation Stage |
the earliest years of schooling (ages 3-5 years) |
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FSM |
free school meals |
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GCSE |
General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| GEAP | gender equality action plan |
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GED |
gender equality duty |
| GES | gender equality scheme |
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GIA |
gender impact assessment |
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GLH |
guided learning hours |
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GMB |
Britain’s general union |
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GNVQ |
General National Vocational Qualification |
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GRT |
Gypsy Roma Traveller pupils |
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GRTP |
Graduate and Registered Teacher Programmes. A collective term for the GTP and the RTP |
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GSA |
Girls' Schools Association |
| G&T |
gifted and talented |
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GTC |
General Teaching Council for England |
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GTP |
Graduate Teacher Programme |
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GTTR |
Graduate Teacher Training Registry |
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HLTA |
higher level teaching assistant |
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HMCI |
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools |
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HMI |
Her Majesty's Inspectorate |
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HND |
Higher National Diploma |
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HOD |
head of department |
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HOY |
head of year |
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HPA |
Health Protection Agency |
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HPSS |
High Performing Specialist School |
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HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
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ICT |
information and communication technology |
| IEB |
interim executive board |
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IEP |
individual education plan |
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IiP |
Investors in People |
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ILS |
integrated learning systems |
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IM |
information memorandum |
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IMS |
information management service |
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INSET |
in-service education and training |
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IoE |
Institute of Education |
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IPC |
international primary curriculum |
| IRM |
Institute of Risk Management |
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ISR |
individual school range |
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ITE |
initial teacher education |
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ITT |
initial teacher training |
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IWB |
Interactive whiteboard |
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KS1/2/3/4 |
Key Stages 1/2/3/4 |
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LA |
link adviser |
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LA |
local authority |
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LEA |
local education authority (now more usually known as local authority) |
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leadership group |
headteachers, deputy heads, assistant heads, bursars and others as decided by the headteachers and/or the governors |
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leading edge schools |
schools selected from the country's best schools to act as a lever to transform secondary education |
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learning network |
a system in which a group of schools join together to plan, implement and monitor a range of activities that will enhance learning and teaching within and across schools |
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LEP |
local education partnership |
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LftM |
Leading from the Middle |
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LGA |
Local Government Association |
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LLP |
Lifelong Learning Programme |
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LLSC |
Local Learning and Skills Council |
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LM |
learning mentor |
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LMS |
local management of schools |
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LPSA |
Local Public Service Agreement |
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LPSH |
Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers |
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LSA |
learning support assistant |
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LSC |
Learning and Skills Council |
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LSCB |
local safeguarding children board |
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LSU |
learning support unit |
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LTL |
Learning through Landscapes |
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MA |
The Mathematical Association |
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MBF |
The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation |
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MEAP |
minority ethnic achievement project |
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MERLIN |
Minority Ethnic Role Models for Learning and Inspiration |
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MFL |
modern foreign language |
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middle school |
a school with KS2 and KS3 pupils. Depending on the age balance of those pupils, the school can be deemed primary or secondary |
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MIS |
management information system |
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MLA |
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council |
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MLE |
managed learning environment |
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MPS |
main pay scale |
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MQ |
mandatory qualification |
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NACE |
National Association for Able Children in Education |
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Naace |
the professional association to advance education through ICT |
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NACELL |
National Advisory Centre on Early Language Learning |
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NAHT |
the association for all school leaders |
| NALD | National Association for
Literature Development |
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NAPLIC |
National Association of Professionals concerned with Language Impairment in Children |
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NAPTA |
The National Association of Professional Teaching Assistants |
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NAS |
The National Autistic Society |
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nasen |
formerly the National Association for Special Educational Needs |
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NASUWT |
The Teachers’ Union |
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NATE |
National Association for the Teaching of English |
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NBA |
National Bursars Association |
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NC |
National Curriculum |
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NCPC |
The National Council for Palliative Care |
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NCPTA |
The National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations |
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NCSL |
The National College for School Leadership |
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NCSR |
National Centre for Social Research |
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NDAQ |
National Database of Accredited Qualifications |
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NDCS |
National Deaf Children’s Society |
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NDPB |
non-departmental public body |
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NGA |
National Governors’ Association |
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NGN |
Nurture Group Network |
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NHSP |
Newborn Hearing Screening Programme |
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NHSS |
National Healthy Schools Status |
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NLS |
National Literacy Strategy |
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NMN |
National Mentoring Network |
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NOR |
number on roll |
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NPQH |
National Professional Qualification for Headship |
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NQF |
national qualifications framework |
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NPQICL |
National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership |
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NQT |
newly qualified teacher |
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NRwS |
New Relationship with Schools |
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NSGWE |
National Support Group for Work Experience |
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NSPCC |
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
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NSS |
national support school |
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NUT |
National Union of Teachers |
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NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
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OCR |
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations |
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Ofsted |
Office for Standards in Education |
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OGC |
Office of Government Commerce |
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OSC |
Office of the Schools Commissioner |
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OTT |
overseas trained teacher |
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OTTP |
Overseas Trained Teacher Programme |
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OU |
Open University |
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PAT |
Professional Association of Teachers (now known as Voice) |
| PAT |
pupil achievement tracker |
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PCSO |
Police community support officer |
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PE |
physical education |
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PECS |
Picture Exchange Communication System |
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PfH |
Partnerships for Health |
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PFI |
private finance initiative |
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PfS |
Partnerships for Schools (government agency running the Building Schools for the Future project) |
| PGCE |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
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PHMEG |
Public Health Medicine Environmental Group |
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PLASC |
pupil level annual school census |
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PLTS |
personal, learning and thinking skills |
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PM |
performance management |
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PMLD |
profound and multiple learning disabilities |
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PPA |
preparation, planning and assessment (time) |
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PPD |
postgraduate professional development |
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PPP |
public private partnership |
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PPS |
parent partnership service |
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PQ |
parliamentary question |
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PRP |
performance-related pay |
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PRU |
pupil referral unit |
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PSA |
parent support adviser |
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PSHE |
personal, social and health education |
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PSHEE |
personal, social, health and economic education |
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PSP |
pastoral support programme |
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PTA |
parent-teacher association |
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QAF |
quality assessment framework |
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QCA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
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QIA |
Quality Improvement Agency |
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QTS |
qualified teacher status |
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RAISEonline |
provides interactive analysis of school and pupil performance data. https://www.raiseonline.org/ |
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RAP |
raising attainment plan |
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RATL |
Raising Achievement Transforming Learning |
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RBA |
Raising Boys' Achievement |
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Respect |
a cross-government strategy to address anti-social behaviour |
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RIDDOR |
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations |
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RIG |
Rewards and Incentives Group |
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RIPA |
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act |
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RMS |
Records Management Society |
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RoSPA |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
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RPA |
regional provider of assessment |
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RSA |
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce |
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RSC |
Royal Society of Chemistry |
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RTP |
Registered Teacher Programme |
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RTT |
Return to Teaching programme |
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SAI |
Schools Access Initiative |
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SDP |
school development plan |
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SEAL |
social and emotional aspects of learning |
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SEF |
self-evaluation framework/form |
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SEN |
special educational needs |
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SENCO |
special educational needs co-ordinator |
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SES |
socio-economic status |
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SfC |
Strategy for Change |
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SIAS |
statutory inspection of Anglican schools |
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SIP |
school improvement plan |
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SIP |
school improvement partner |
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SLCN |
speech, language and communication needs |
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SLT |
senior leadership team |
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SMT |
senior management team |
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SRB |
single regeneration budget |
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SSAT |
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust |
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SSP |
Specialist Schools Programme |
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STP |
school travel plan |
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STPCD |
School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document |
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STRB |
School Teachers’ Review Body |
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SWDB |
School Workforce Development Board |
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SWiS |
support work in schools |
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TA |
teaching assistant |
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TDA |
Training and Development Agency for Schools |
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TEACCH |
Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children |
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TES |
Times Educational Supplement |
| TES |
traveller education service |
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TNA |
training needs analysis |
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TLR |
teaching and learning responsibility |
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trust status |
a foundation school with |
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TSN |
Teacher Support Network |
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TTRB |
Teacher Training Resource Bank |
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TYS |
Targeted Youth Support programme |
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UNISON |
The public service union |
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Unite the Union |
The trade union that resulted from the merging of Amicus and Transport and General Workers' Union |
| VA |
value added |
| VA school | voluntary aided school, maintained by the LA, for which a foundation (generally religious) appoints most of the governing body |
| VC school | voluntary controlled school, maintained by the LA, for which a foundation (generally religious) appoints some, but not most, of the governing body |
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VfM |
value for money |
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VLE |
virtual learning environment |
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Voice |
The union for education professionals (formerly the PAT) |
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WAMG |
Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group |
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YG&T |
young, gifted & talented |