ACCAC – Awdurdod Cymwysterau Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales)
ACE – Arts Council of England
ACE - Advisory Centre for Education
ACW – Arts Council of Wales
ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
AST – Advanced Skills Teacher
BA – Bachelor of Arts
BEd – Bachelor of Education
BSc – Bachelor of Science
BSP – Behaviour Support Plan
BTEC – Business and Technology Council
C School – County School
CAL – Computer Assisted Learning
CATs – Cognitive Ability Tests
CDT – Craft, Design and Technology (workshop)
CEG – Careers Education and Guidance
Cert ED – Certificate of Education
Code of Conduct – All pupils at a school are expected to adhere to this
CPD – Continuing Professional Development
CPS – Central Pay Spine
CRE – Commission for Racial Equality
CTC – City Technology College
DfE – Department for Education
DHFETE – Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment (Northern Ireland)
EAL – English as an Additional Language
EAZ – Education Action Zone
EBD – Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
EDP – Educational Development Plan
EFL – English as a Foreign Language
EiC – Excellence in Cities
ELQ – Entry Level Qualification; a Certificate of Education Achievement (CoEA) or a Certificate of Achievement (CoA).
ELWa – Education and Learning Wales.
EMTAG – Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Grant
ERA – Education Reform Act
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESO – Education Supervision Order
ESOL – English as a Second or Other Language
Estyn – Arolygiaeth Ei Mawrhydi Dros Addysg A Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales)
ESWS – Education Social Work Service
FHE – Further and Higher Education
FSM – Free School Meals
FTE – Full Time Equivalent
GCE: A level – General Certificate of Education: Advanced level examination
GCE: AS – General Certificate of Education: Advanced Supplementary examination
GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education
GMS – Grant Maintained Status
GNVQ – General National Vocational Qualification
GTC – General Teaching Council
GTCW – General Teaching Council for Wales
HDE – Higher Diploma of Education
HEADLAMP - Headteachers’ Leadership and Management Programme
HI - Hearing Impaired
HMI – Her Majesty’s Inspectors
HOD - Head of Department
HOS – Heas of School
HOY – Head of Year
HSC – Health and Safety Commission
HSE – Health and Safety Executive
IAP – Individual Action Plan
ICT – Information and Communication Technology
IEP – Individual Education Plan
IIP – Investors in People
IIYP – Investors in Young People
INSET – In-service education and training
ITE - Initial Teacher Education
ITT – Initial Teacher Training
JMI – Junior, Middle and Infant
KS 1,2,3,4 – Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7), Key Stage 2 (ages 8-11), Key Stage 3 (ages 12-14), Key Stage 4 (ages 15-16). Pupils are assessed by National Curriculum tests at the end of each Key Stage. Key Stage 4 is assessed by levels of achievement acquired at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level. Having completed GCSEs, pupils have a choice of whether to continue with further education at school or college or to undertake employment.
ACE – Arts Council of England
ACE - Advisory Centre for Education
ACW – Arts Council of Wales
ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
AST – Advanced Skills Teacher
BA – Bachelor of Arts
BEd – Bachelor of Education
BSc – Bachelor of Science
BSP – Behaviour Support Plan
BTEC – Business and Technology Council
C School – County School
CAL – Computer Assisted Learning
CATs – Cognitive Ability Tests
CDT – Craft, Design and Technology (workshop)
CEG – Careers Education and Guidance
Cert ED – Certificate of Education
Code of Conduct – All pupils at a school are expected to adhere to this
CPD – Continuing Professional Development
CPS – Central Pay Spine
CRE – Commission for Racial Equality
CTC – City Technology College
DfE – Department for Education
DHFETE – Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment (Northern Ireland)
EAL – English as an Additional Language
EAZ – Education Action Zone
EBD – Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
EDP – Educational Development Plan
EFL – English as a Foreign Language
EiC – Excellence in Cities
ELQ – Entry Level Qualification; a Certificate of Education Achievement (CoEA) or a Certificate of Achievement (CoA).
ELWa – Education and Learning Wales.
EMTAG – Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Grant
ERA – Education Reform Act
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESO – Education Supervision Order
ESOL – English as a Second or Other Language
Estyn – Arolygiaeth Ei Mawrhydi Dros Addysg A Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales)
ESWS – Education Social Work Service
FHE – Further and Higher Education
FSM – Free School Meals
FTE – Full Time Equivalent
GCE: A level – General Certificate of Education: Advanced level examination
GCE: AS – General Certificate of Education: Advanced Supplementary examination
GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education
GMS – Grant Maintained Status
GNVQ – General National Vocational Qualification
GTC – General Teaching Council
GTCW – General Teaching Council for Wales
HDE – Higher Diploma of Education
HEADLAMP - Headteachers’ Leadership and Management Programme
HI - Hearing Impaired
HMI – Her Majesty’s Inspectors
HOD - Head of Department
HOS – Heas of School
HOY – Head of Year
HSC – Health and Safety Commission
HSE – Health and Safety Executive
IAP – Individual Action Plan
ICT – Information and Communication Technology
IEP – Individual Education Plan
IIP – Investors in People
IIYP – Investors in Young People
INSET – In-service education and training
ITE - Initial Teacher Education
ITT – Initial Teacher Training
JMI – Junior, Middle and Infant
KS 1,2,3,4 – Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7), Key Stage 2 (ages 8-11), Key Stage 3 (ages 12-14), Key Stage 4 (ages 15-16). Pupils are assessed by National Curriculum tests at the end of each Key Stage. Key Stage 4 is assessed by levels of achievement acquired at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level. Having completed GCSEs, pupils have a choice of whether to continue with further education at school or college or to undertake employment.
