A glossary of some RE acronyms
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A    
ACT Association of Christian Teachers  
AJT Association of Jewish Teachers  
AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance  
AREIAC Association of Religious Education Advisors, Inspectors and Consultants  
ASC Agreed Syllabus Conference  
AST Advanced Skills Teacher  
AT Advisory Teacher  
AT Attainment Target  
AUDTRS Association of University Departments of Theology and Religious Studies  
AULRE Association of University Lecturers in Religious Education  
B    
Becta British Educational Communications and Technology Agency  
BDBJ Board of Deputies of British Jews  
BHA British Humanist Association  
BUGB Baptist Union of Great Britain  
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C&YP Children and Young People  
CATs Cognitive Ability Tests  
CATSC Catholic Association of Teachers, Schools and Colleges  
CBC Catholic Bishops Conference  
CC Cwricwlwm Cymraeg (Wales)  
CCEA Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (Northern Ireland)  
CE Christian Education  
CESEW Catholic Education Service for England and Wales  
CTC City Learning Centres  
CoCo Community Cohesion  
CofE Church of England  
CPD Continuing Professional Development  
CTC City Technology College  
CYPD Children and Young People's Directorate  
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DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government  
DCMS Department for Culture, Media and Sport  
DCSF Department for Children, Schools and Families  
DDE Diocesan Director of Education  
DELLS Department for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (Wales)  
DL Distance Learning  
DUIS Department for Universities, Innovation and Skills  
E    
EAL English as an Additional Language  
ECM Every Child Matters  
EFL English as a Foreign Language  
ELB Education and Library Board (N. Ireland)  
ELG Early Learning Goals  
EYFS Early Years and The Foundation Stage  
F    
FE Further Education  
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G&T Gifted and Talented  
GTC General Teaching Council for England  
GTC(NI) General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland  
GTCS General Teaching Council for Scotland  
GTP Graduate Teacher Programme  
GTCW General Teaching Council for Wales  
GTTP Graduate Teacher Training Registry  
H    
HE Higher Education  
HEA Higher Education Academy  
HEI Higher Education Institution  
HoD Head of Department  
HLTA Higher Level Teaching Assistant  
I    
ICoCo Institute of Community Cohesion  
ICT Information and Communications Technology  
IFNUK The Inter-Faith Network United Kingdom  
INSET In-service Training  
ISRSA Independent Schools Religious Studies Association  
L    
LA Local Authority  
LAS Locally Agreed Syllabus  
LDD Learning Difficulties and Disabilities  
LftM Learning from the Middle  
LP Lesson Plan  
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M    
MCB Muslim Council of Britain  
MET Muslim Education Trust  
N    
NATRE National Association of Teachers of Religious Education  
NASACRE National Association of Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education  
NCLS National College of School Leadership  
NPQH National Professional Qualification for Headship  
NSNF(RE) Non Statutory National Framework for RE  
O    
OCR Oxford Cambridge and RSA  
Ofsted Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills  
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PCfRE Professional Council for RE [Now NATRE]  
PoS Programme of Study  
Q    
QCA Qualifications and Curriculum Authority  
QTS Qualified Teacher Status  
R    
RC Roman Catholic  
RE Religious Education  
REC Religious Education Council of England and Wales  
REMS Religious Education Movement (Scotland)  
REMW Religious Education Movement (Wales)  
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SACRE Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education  
SEF Self Evaluation Form  
SEK Sikh Education Council  
SEN Special Educational Needs  
Shap The Shap working party on World Religions  
SIP School Improvement Partner  
SN Special Needs  
SoW Scheme of Work  
T    
TA Teaching Assistant  
TDA Training and Development Agency  
TRS Theology and Religious Studies  
TWOS Teacher with Other Specialisms  
V    
VA Voluntary Aided (School)  
VC Voluntary Controlled (School)  
VLE Virtual Learning Environment  
W    
WASACRE Wales Association of SACREs  
Y    
YELLIS Year Eleven Information System  
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For a glossary of religious terms see - the Shap audio directory
For a very extensive general education directory see - link