Glossary

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A

A-LEVEL

Advanced Level

ACE

Advisory Centre for Education

AfL

Assessment for Learning

ALS

Additional Literacy Support

AOTS

Adults Other Than Teachers

APP

Assessing Pupils' Progress

AQA

Assessment and Qualifications Alliance

AREIAC

Association for Religious Education Inspectors, Advisors and Consultants

AS

Advanced Subsidiary Examination

ASCL

Association of School and College Leaders

AST

Advanced Skills Teacher

ASW

Approved Social Worker

ATL

Association of Teachers and Lecturers

B

BED

Bachelor of Education

BESA

British Educational Suppliers Association

BESA

British Education Studies Association

BESD

Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties

BETT

British Education and Training Technology

BFL

Behaviour for Learning

BME

Black and Minority Ethnic

BSF

Building Schools for the Future

C

CAD

Computer-Aided Design

CAM

Computer-Aided Manufacturing

CDT

Craft, Design and Technology

CEO

Chief Education Officer

CET

Continuing Education and Training

CFE

College of Further Education

CHIPS

ChildLine in Partnership with Schools

CILT

National Centre for Languages

CLEAPSS

Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services

CLPE

Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

CLPE

Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

CSBM

Certificate in School Business Management

D

D&T

Design and Technology

DCMS

Department for Culture Media and Sport

DCSF

Department for Children, Schools and Families

DfES

DfES - now replaced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

E

EAL

English as an Additional Language

EBD

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

EBP

Education Business Partnership

EBSD

Emotional Behavioural and Social Difficulties

ECC

Every Child a Counter

ECM

Every Child Matters

ECR

Every Child a Reader

ECW

Every Child a Writer

EDA

Educational Digital Assistants (PDAs)

ELSA

Emotional Literacy Support Assistant

EMAG

Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant

EO

Education Officer

ESW

Educational Social Worker

ET

Excellent Teacher

ETS

Excellent Teacher Status

EY

Early Years

EYFS

Early Years Foundation Stage

F

FE

Further Education

FE

Further Education

FLS

Further Literacy Support

FSW

Family Social Worker

G

G & T

Gifted and Talented

G&T

Gifted and Talented

GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education

GM

Grant Maintained

GTC

General Teaching Council

H

HE

Higher Education

HLTA

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

HMCI

Her Majesty`s Chief Inspector of Schools

HMI

Her Majesty's Inspector

HSA

Home School Agreement

I

ICT

Information Communications Technology

IEP

Individual Education Plan

INSET

In-Service Education and Training

ISW

Inclusion Support Worker

IT

Information Technology

J

K

KS

Key Stage

KS1

Key Stage 1

KS2

Key Stage 2

KS3

Key Stage 3

KS4

Key Stage 4

L

LA

Local Authority

LAC

Looked-After Children

LEA

Local Education Authority

LP

Learning Partnership

LSA

Learning Support Assistant

LSC

Learning and Skills Council

LST

Learning Support Teacher

LSU

Learning Support Unit

M

MFL

Modern Foreign Languages

MLD

Moderate Learning Difficulties

N

NACELL

National Advisory Centre on Early Language Learning

NAHT

National Association of Head Teachers

NASG

National Association of School Governors

NASUWT

National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers

NC

National Curriculum

NCMA

National Childminding Association

NCSL

National College for School Leadership

NESTA

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

NFER

National Foundation for Educational Research

NGA

National Governors' Association

NGfL

National Grid for Learning

NLS

National Literacy Strategy

NPQ

National Professional Qualification

NPQH

National Professional Qualification for Headship

NQT

Newly Qualified Teacher

NRT

National Remodelling Team

NRwS

New Relationship with Schools

NUT

National Union of Teachers

NVQ

National Vocational Qualification

O

Ofcom

Office of Communication

Ofsted

Office for Standards in Education

OOSH

Out Of School Hours

OOSHL

Out of School Hours Learning

P

PTA

Parent Teacher Association

P4C

Philosophy for Children

PAF

Performance Assessment Framework

PANDA

Performance and Assessment

PSHE

Personal, Social and Health Education

PE

Physical Education

PESS

PE and School Sport

PESSCL

Physical Education School Sports Club Links

PFI

Private Finance Initiative

PfS

Partnerships for Schools

PGCE

Postgraduate Certificate in Education

PMLD

Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

PNS

Primary National Strategy

PPA

Pre-school Playgroups Association

PRU

Pupil Referral Unit

PSA

Public Service Agreement

Q

QCA

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

QCA

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

QT

Qualified Teacher

QTS

Qualified Teacher Status

R

RE

Religious Education

S

SLD

Severe Learning Difficulty

SALT

Speech and Language Therapy

SAT

Standard Assessment Test

SEAL

Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning

SEBD

socially, educationally and behaviourally disturbed

SEF

Self Evaluation Form

SEN

Special Educational Needs

SENCO

Special Educational Needs Coordinator

SHA

Secondary Heads Association

SIP

School Improvement Plan (or School Improvement Partner)

SRE

Sex and Relationship Education

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and maths

T

TA

Teaching Assistant

TDA

Training and Development Agency for Schools

TES

Times Educational Supplement

U

V

VLE

Virtual Learning Environment

W

WBC

Work-Based Learning

X

Y

YTS

Youth Training Scheme

Z