| A |
A level |
Advanced level examinations |
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ABE |
Adult Basic Education |
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ACE |
Advisory Centre for Education |
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ACL |
Adult Community Learning |
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ACPC |
Area Child Protection Committee |
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AI |
Assigned Inspector |
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ALI |
Adult Learning Inspectorate |
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ALIS |
A Level Indicator System |
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AoC |
Association of Colleges |
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ALPS |
Advanced Level Performance System |
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APT&C |
Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical |
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AQA |
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance |
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ASB |
Aggregated Schools Budget |
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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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AT |
Attainment Target (in National Curriculum) |
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ATL |
Association of Teachers and Lecturers |
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AWPU(N) |
Age Weighted Pupil Unit (Number) |
| B |
BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
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BAC |
Behaviour and Attendance Collaborative |
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BAGA |
British Amateur Gymnastics Association |
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BDA |
British Deaf Association |
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BDA |
British Dietetic Association |
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BDA |
British Dyslexia Association |
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BECTA |
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency |
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BEd |
Bachelor of Education |
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BEI |
British Education Index |
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BITC |
Business in the Community |
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BLN |
Bradford Learning Network |
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BME |
Black and Minority Ethnic |
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BSA |
Basic Skills Agency |
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BSc |
Bachelor of Science |
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BSP |
Behaviour Support Plan |
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BSS |
Behaviour Support Service |
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BTEC |
Business and Technology Education Council |
| C |
C&G |
City and Guilds |
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CAB |
Citizens Advice Bureau |
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CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
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CAF |
Common Application Form |
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CAF |
Common Assessment Framework |
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CAFM |
Computer Aided Facilities Management |
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CAL |
Computer Assisted Learning |
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CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacture |
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CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service |
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CAP |
Common Application Process |
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CAP |
Child Action Project |
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CASE |
Campaign for the Advancement of State Education |
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CAT |
Cognitive Ability Test |
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CAT |
Curriculum Attainment Target |
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CATS |
Credit Accumulation and Transfer System |
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CCT |
Compulsory Competitive Tendering |
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CDT |
Craft, Design and Technology |
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CE |
(Bradford) Confederations Executive |
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CEG |
Careers Education Guidance |
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CEM |
Centre for Education Management |
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CFE |
Countryside Foundation for Education |
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CFET |
Certificate in Further Education and Training |
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CIF |
Common Inspection Framework |
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CLAIT |
Computer Literacy and Information Technology |
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CMIS |
Central Management Information System (provided by Serco) |
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CNAA |
Council for National Academic Awards |
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CoC |
Changing Our Council (BMDC) |
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CoVE |
Centre of Vocational Excellence |
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CP |
Child protection |
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CPA |
Comprehensive Performance Assessment |
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CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
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CPS |
Classroom Teachers Pay Spine |
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CPVE |
Certificate of Pre-vocational Education |
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CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau |
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CST |
Curriculum Support Team |
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CTC |
City Technology College |
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CTF |
Common Transfer File |
| D |
D&T |
Design and Technology |
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DCPO |
Designated Child Protection Officer |
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DDA |
Disability Discrimination Act |
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DfE |
Department for Education |
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DI |
The Dyslexia Institute |
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DLO |
Desirable Learning Outcomes |
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DOB |
Date of Birth |
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DRC |
Disability Rights Commission |
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DTP |
Desktop Publishing |
| |
DWP |
Department of Work and Pensions |
| E |
EAB |
Examinations Appeals Board |
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EAL |
English as an Additional Language |
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EAZ |
Education Achievement Zone |
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EAZ |
Education Action Zone |
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EBD |
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulty |
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EBP |
Education Business Partnership |
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EC |
Excellence Cluster |
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eCAF |
Electronic Common Assessment Framework |
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EDU |
Education Development Unit |
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EENET |
Enabling Education Network |
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EFL |
English as a Foreign Language |
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EHP |
Early Headship Provision |
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EiC |
Excellence in Cities |
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EIP |
Education Improvement Partnerships |
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EMA |
Ethnic Minority Achievement |
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EMAG |
Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant |
| |
EMAS |
Ethnic Minorities Achievement Service |
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EMS |
Education Management System |
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EO |
Education Otherwise |
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EO |
Equal Opportunities |
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EOTAS |
Education Other than at School |
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EP |
Educational Psychologist |
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EPM |
Education Plan Monitoring |
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EPT |
Educational Psychology Team |
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ERA |
Education Reform Act |
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ESF |
European Social Fund |
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ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
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ESW |
Education Social Worker |
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EU |
European Union |
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EWO |
Education Welfare Officer |
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EYCS |
Early Years and Childcare Service |
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EYDCP |
Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership |
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EYDP |
Early Years Development Plan |
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EYFSP |
Early Years Foundation Stage Programme |
| F |
FAETC |
Further and Adult Education Training Certificate |
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FAP |
Fair Access Protocol |
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FE |
Further Education |
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FEFC |
Further Education Funding Council |
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FEX |
Fixed Term Exclusions from school |
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FF |
Fair Funding |
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FFS |
Farms for Schools |
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FFT |
Fischer Family Trust (a charity that provides estimates of pupil performance) |
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FL |
Family Learning |
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FLLN |
Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy |
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FMS |
Financial Management System (Capita) |
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FOI |
Freedom of Information (Act) |
| |
FORM 7 |
DfE form sent every January requesting school statistics (replaced by PLASC which has, in turn, been replaced by School Census from January 2007) |
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FRESA |
Framework for Regional Employment and Skills Action |
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FRS |
Fire and Rescue Service |
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FS |
Foundation Stage |
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FSA |
Financial Services Authority |
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FSM |
Free School Meals |
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FSP |
Foundation Stage Profile |
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FSS |
Formula Spending Share |
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FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
| G |
G&T |
Gifted and Talented |
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GBA |
Governing Bodies Association |
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GCE A |
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level |
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GCE AS |
General Certificate of Education Advanced Supplementary |
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GCSE |
General Certificate of Secondary Education |
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GLD |
Good level of development (an Early Years judgement) |
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GM |
Grant Maintained |
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GNVQ |
General National Vocational Qualification |
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GOYH |
Government Office of Yorkshire and Humberside |
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GSA |
Girls' School Association |
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GSB |
General Schools Budget |
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GTC |
General Teaching Council |
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H&S |
Health and Safety |
| H |
HACSG |
Hyperactive Children’s Support Group |
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HE |
Higher Education |
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HEADLAMP |
The Headteachers’ Leadership and Management Programme |
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HEFC |
Higher Education Funding Council |
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HESA |
Higher Education Statistics Agency |
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HiMP |
Health Improvement Plan |
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HIP |
Headteachers' Induction Programme (now replaced by EHP) |
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HMC |
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference |
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HMCI |
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector |
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HMI |
Her Majesty's Inspector(ate) |
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HMM |
Healthy Minds Matter |
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HMSO |
Her Majesty's Stationery Office |
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HODs |
Heads of Departments |
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HRF |
Health Related Fitness |
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HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
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HT |
Headteacher |
| I |
IAG |
Individual Advice and Guidance |
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IB |
International Baccalaureate |
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ICS |
Integrated Children's System |
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ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
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IEC |
Interfaith Education Centre |
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IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
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IfL |
Institute for Learning |
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IiC |
Investors in Children |
| |
IIP |
Investors in People |
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ILP |
Individual Learning Plan |
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ILR |
Individual Learner Record |
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ILS |
Integrated Learning Systems |
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INSET |
In-service Education and Training |
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IRT |
The Identification, Referral and Tracking of children and young people at risk |
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IS Index |
Information Sharing Index |
| |
ISA |
Information Sharing and Assessment |
| |
ISA |
Independent Schools Association |
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ISB |
Individual Schools Budget (i.e. the delegated budget for each school) |
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ISC |
Independent Schools Council |
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ISEB |
Independent Schools Examination Board |
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ISI |
Independent Schools Inspectorate |
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ISIS |
Independent Schools Information Service |
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ISP |
Integrated Service Plan |
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ISR |
Individual School Range |
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IT |
Information Technology |
| |
ITT |
Initial Teacher Training |
| |
IYSS |
Integrated Youth Support Service |
| J |
JAR |
Joint Area Review |
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JCQ |
Joint Council for Qualifications |
| K |
KS |
Key Stage |
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KS1 |
Key Stage 1 Years 1-2 (5 - 7 year olds) |
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KS2 |
Key Stage 2 Years 3-6 (8 - 11 year olds) |
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KS3 |
Key Stage 3 Years 7-9 (12-14 year olds) |
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KS4 |
Key Stage 4 Years 10-11 (15 - 16 year olds) |
| L |
LA |
Local Authority |
| |
LAC |
Looked After Children |
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LAP |
Local Achievement Partnership |
| |
LDP |
Local Delivery Plan |
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LEA |
Local Education Authority |
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Learndirect |
National Education and Training Helpline |
| |
LIF |
Local Initiative Fund |
| |
LIG |
Leadership Incentive Grant |
| |
LLDD |
Learner with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities |
| |
LMS |
Local Management of Schools |
| |
LMSS |
Local Management of Special Schools |
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LPSA |
Local Public Service Agreement |
| |
LPSH |
Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers |
| |
LRM |
Local Resource Management |
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LSB |
Local Schools Budget (i.e. the total budget available to be spent on schools) |
| |
LSC |
Learning and Skills Council |
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LSDA |
Learning Skills Development Agency |
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LSE |
Library Services for Education |
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LSP |
Local Strategic Partnership |
| |
LSW |
Learning Support Workers |
| |
M.Ed |
Master of Education |
| M |
MA |
Master of Arts |
| |
MCI |
Management Charter Initiative |
| |
MENCAP |
Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults |
| |
MFL |
Modern Foreign Languages |
| |
MIND |
National Association for Mental Health |
| |
MIS |
Management Information System |
| |
MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulty |
| |
MSc |
Master of Science |
| |
MTFS |
Medium Term Financial Strategy |
| N |
NACAB |
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux |
| |
NACE |
National Association for Able Children in Education |
| |
NAGC |
National Association for Gifted Children |
| |
NAGM |
National Association of Governors and Managers |
| |
NAHT |
National Association of Headteachers |
| |
NAPE |
National Association for Primary Education |
| |
NAS |
National Autistic Society |
| |
NASUWT |
National Association of School Teachers/Union of Women Teachers |
| |
NATFHE |
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education |
| |
NC |
National Curriculum |
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NCB |
National Children's Bureau |
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NCER |
National Consortium of Examination Results |
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NCMA |
National Childminding Association |
| |
NCPTA |
National Conference of Parent Teacher Associations |
| |
NCSL |
National College of School Leadership |
| |
NCT |
Non-contact time |
| |
NCT |
National Curriculum Tests |
| |
NCVQ |
National Council for Vocational Qualifications |
| |
NCY |
National Curriculum Year |
| |
NDS |
New Deal for Schools |
| |
NEET |
Not in Education, Employment or Training |
| |
NEOST |
National Employers Organisation for School Teachers |
| |
NETTS |
National Education and Training Targets |
| |
NFER |
National Federation for Educational Research |
| |
NGC |
National Council for Governing Bodies |
| |
NGFL |
National Grid for Learning |
| |
NHS HT |
National Health Service Hospital Trust |
| |
NHS PT |
National Health Service Partnership Trust |
| |
NIACE |
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education |
| |
NLP |
National Literacy Project |
| |
NOVA |
End of Key Stage results analysis tool provided by the NCER |
| |
NN |
Neighbourhood Nurseries |
| |
NNEB |
National Nursery Examination Board |
| |
NOCN |
National Open College Network |
| |
NOF |
New Opportunities Fund |
| |
NoR |
Number on Roll |
| |
NPQH |
National Professional Qualification for Headship |
| |
NPQSL |
National Professional Qualification for Subject Leaders |
| |
NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher |
| |
NSPCC |
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
| |
NUPE |
National Union of Public Employees |
| |
NUT |
National Union of Teachers |
| |
NVQ |
National Vocational Qualifications |
| O |
O and A |
Observation and Assessment |
| |
OCN |
Open College Network |
| |
OCR |
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations |
| |
OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
| |
OJC |
Officers' Joint Committee (BMDC) with Unison |
| |
OOHL |
Out of Hours Learning |
| |
OU |
Open University |
| P |
PAC |
Public Affairs & Communications (BMDC) |
| |
PAN |
Planned Admission Number |
| |
PANDA |
Performance and Data Analysis |
| |
PANDAS |
Performance and Assessment Documents |
| |
PAT |
Professional Association of Teachers |
| |
PATA |
Parent and Toddler Association |
| |
PCT |
Primary Care Team |
| |
PDC |
Professional Development Consultancy |
| |
PE |
Physical Education |
| |
PEACH |
Parents for the Early intervention of Autism in Children |
| |
PEO |
Principal Education Officer |
| |
PEPs |
Personal Education Plans |
| |
PEX |
Permanent Exclusion from school |
| |
PfS |
Playing for Success |
| |
PGCE |
Postgraduate Certificate of Education |
| |
PID |
Project Initiation Document |
| |
PIN |
Parents Information Network |
| |
PIP |
Performance Improvement Plan |
| |
PIs |
Performance Indicators |
| |
PLASC |
Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (replaced by School Census from January 2007) |
| |
PLP |
Primary Leadership Programme |
| |
PO |
Project Officer |
| |
PoCA |
Protection of Children Act |
| |
PoS |
Programmes of Study (in National Curriculum) |
| |
PPA |
Pre-school Playgroups Association |
| |
PRB |
Performance Review Board |
| |
PRC |
Pupil Referral Centre |
| |
PRP |
Performance Related Pay |
| |
PRU |
Pupil Referral Unit |
| |
PSA |
Parent School Association |
| |
PSE |
Personal and Social Education |
| |
PSHE |
Personal, Social and Health Education |
| |
PSHE+C |
Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education |
| |
PSS |
Pupil and Student Services Group |
| |
PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
| |
PTR |
Pupil Teacher Ratio |
| |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
| Q |
QAA |
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education |
| |
QAN |
Qualification Accreditation Number |
| |
QCA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
| |
QTA |
Qualified Teacher Status |
| |
QTPS |
Qualified Teachers Pay Spine |
| |
QTS |
Qualified Teacher Status |
| R |
R (Y1, Y2 etc) |
Reception (Year 1 etc) |
| |
RARPA |
Recognising and recording progress and achievement |
| |
RDA |
Regional Development Agency |
| |
RE |
Religious Education |
| |
READS |
Racial Equality and Diversity Service |
| |
Reg 33 |
Regulation 33 relation to the inspection of children's homes |
| |
RgI |
Registered Inspector |
| |
RoA |
Record of Achievement |
| |
RSA |
Royal Society of Arts Examination Board |
| |
RSU |
Research and Statistics Unit |
| S |
s2s |
School to school secure data transfer system |
| |
SACRE |
Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education |
| |
SAR |
Self Assessment Report |
| |
SATs |
Standard Assessment Task/Test |
| |
SCC |
School causing concern |
| |
School Census |
Pupil level statistics collected termly by DfE |
| |
SCR |
Single Central Record |
| |
SDP |
School Development Plan |
| |
SEF |
School self-evaluation form issued by Ofsted |
| |
SEMT |
School Emergency Management Team |
| |
SEN |
Special Educational Needs |
| |
SENCO |
Special Educational Needs Coordinator |
| |
SENDA |
Special Educational Needs Discrimination Act |
| |
SEP |
Single Education Plan |
| |
SEU |
Standards and Effectiveness Unit |
| |
SFR |
Statistical First Release (DfE data release) |
| |
SHA |
Secondary Heads Association |
| |
SHMIS |
Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools |
| |
SIMS |
Schools Information Management System (provided by Capita) |
| |
SIP |
School Improvement Partner |
| |
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| |
SLC |
Student Loans Company |
| |
SLD |
Severe Learning Difficulty |
| |
SM |
Special Measures |
| |
SMART |
Smart, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-scaled targets |
| |
SMSC |
Spiritual Moral Social Cultural |
| |
SMT |
Senior Management Team |
| |
SN |
Standard Number (replaced PAL - Planned Admission Level |
| |
SOP |
School Organisation Plan |
| |
SoS |
Secretary of State |
| |
Soulbury |
Pay scale for education staff |
| |
SoW |
Scheme of Work |
| |
SPAW |
School Performance Award Scheme |
| |
SpLD |
Specific Learning Difficulty |
| |
SRB |
Single Regeneration Budget |
| |
SRS |
Safer Routes to Schools |
| |
SSA |
Standard Spending Assessment |
| |
SSCO |
School Support Coordinators |
| |
SSE |
School Self Evaluation |
| |
SSF |
School Standards Fund |
| |
SSFA |
School Standards and Framework Act 1998 |
| |
SSM |
Strategic Support Managers (BMDC) |
| |
STABIS |
State Boarding School Information Service |
| |
STRB |
School Teachers' Review Body |
| |
SURE Start |
Sure Start is a government programme bringing together, early education, childcare, health and family support agencies |
| |
SW |
Serious Weaknesses |
| T |
TEFL |
Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
| |
TES |
Times Educational Supplement |
| |
TP |
Teachers' Pensions |
| |
TSC |
Transactional Services Centre (BMDC) |
| |
TTA |
Teacher Training Agency |
| |
TUC |
Trade Union Congress |
| U |
UCAS |
University and Colleges Admissions Service |
| |
UfA |
University of the First Age |
| |
ULN |
Unique Learner Number |
| |
UPN |
Unique Pupil Number |
| V |
VA |
Voluntary Aided |
| |
VC |
Voluntary Controlled |
| |
VRQ |
Verbal Reasoning Quotient |
| W |
WEA |
Workers Educational Association |
| |
WBL |
Work Based Learning |
| |
WYLP |
West Yorkshire Learning Providers |
| Y |
Y1, Y2 etc |
Year 1, Year 2 etc |
| |
YELLIS |
Year 11 Indicator System |
| |
YIST |
Youth Inclusion and Support Team |
| |
YPLA |
Youg Person's Learning Agency |
| |
YOT (or S) |
Youth Offending Team (or Service) |
| |
YTS |
Youth Training Scheme |