A |
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ACCAC |
Awdurdod
Cymwysterau Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cyrmu (Welsh QCA) |
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ACT |
Association
of Christian Teachers |
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ADD |
Attention
Defict Disorder |
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ADHS |
Attention
Defict Hyperactivity Disorder |
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AfL |
Assessment
for Learning |
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AJT |
Association
of Jewish Teachers |
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A
Level |
Advanced
Level (sometimes called A2) |
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ALIS |
A
Level Information System |
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APE |
Association
for Physical Education |
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APP |
Assessing
Pupil Progress |
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AQA |
Assessment
and Qualifications Alliance |
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AREIAC |
Association
of Religious Education Advisors, Inspectors and Consultants |
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AS
Level |
Advanced
Subsiduary Level |
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ASC |
Agreed
Syllabus Conference |
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ASD |
Autistic
Spectrum Disorder |
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ASE |
Association
for Science Education |
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AST |
Advanced
Skills Teacher |
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AT |
Advisory
Teacher |
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AT |
Attainment
Target |
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ATL |
Association
of Teachers and Lecturers (Union) |
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ATM |
Association
of Teachers of Mathematics |
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AUDTRS |
Association
of University Departments of Theology and Religious Studies |
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AULRE |
Association
of University Lecturers in Religious Education |
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B |
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BDBJ |
Board
of Deputies of British Jews |
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BHA |
British
Humanist Association |
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BUGB |
Baptist
Union of Great Britain |
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C&YP |
Children
and Young People |
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CAME |
Cognitive
Acceleration in Mathematics Education |
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CASE |
Cognitive
Acceleration in Science Education |
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CATs |
Cognitive
Ability Tests |
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CATSC |
Catholic
Association of Teachers, Schools and Colleges |
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CBC |
Catholic
Bishops Conference |
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CC |
Cwricwlwm
Cymraeg (Wales) |
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CCEA |
Council
for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (Northern Ireland) |
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CE |
Christian
Education |
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CEDP |
Career
Entry and Development Profile |
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CEO |
Chief
Education Office |
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CEP |
Career
Entry Profile |
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CESEW |
Catholic
Education Service for England and Wales |
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CILT |
The
National Centre for Languages |
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CTC |
City
Learning Centres |
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CoCo |
Community
Cohesion |
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CofE |
Church
of England |
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CPD |
Continuing
Professional Development |
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CTC |
City
Technology College |
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CYPD |
Children
and Young People's Directorate |
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DCLG |
Department
for Communities and Local Government |
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DCMS |
Department
for Culture, Media and Sport |
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DCSF |
Department
for Children, Schools and Families |
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DDE |
Diocesan
Director of Education |
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DELLS |
Department
for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (Wales) |
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DfE |
Department
for Education |
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DL |
Distance
Learning |
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DT |
Design
and Technology |
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DUIS |
Department
for Universities, Innovation and Skills |
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E |
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E2L |
English
as a second Language |
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EAF |
Education
Action Forums |
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EAL |
English
as an Additionµµal Language |
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EB |
English
Baccalaureate: A core entitlement of 2xscience, English, Maths,
an MFL and Hisotry or Geog at GCSE [not to be confused with the
IB] |
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EBD |
Emotional
and Behavioural Difficulties |
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ECM |
Every
Child Matters |
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ECYPPC |
Education
of Young People in Public Care |
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e-learning |
Teaching
and Learning which involved the use of "new technologies" |
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ELG |
Early
Learning Goals |
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EFL |
English
as a Foreign Language |
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ELB |
Education
and Library Board (N. Ireland) |
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ELG |
Early
Learning Goals |
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EO |
Equal
Opportunities |
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ERA |
The
Education Reform Act (1988) |
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ESL |
English
as a second Language |
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ESOL |
English
for speakers of Other Languages |
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Estyn |
The
office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate in Wales |
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EYFS |
Early
Years and The Foundation Stage |
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F |
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FE |
Further
Education |
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FEFC |
Further
Education Funding Council |
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Feeder
Schools |
Primary
schools (usually within the catchment area) that send pupils to
the secondary school |
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Foundation
Schools |
State
school run by the LA or 'state run independent' but with wider
freedoms may be a faith foundation |
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FSM |
Free
School Meals |
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FTE |
Full
Time Equivilent |
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FTET |
Full
Time in Education and Training |
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G&T |
Gifted
and Talented |
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GA |
The
Geographry Association |
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GCSE |
General
Certificate of Secondary Education |
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GNVQ |
General
National Vocational Qualifications. Vocational qualification run
normally as an alternative to 'A' level / GCSE |
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GTC(NI) |
General
Teaching Council for Northern Ireland |
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GTCS |
General
Teaching Council for Scotland |
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GTP |
Graduate
Teacher Programme |
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GTCW |
General
Teaching Council for Wales |
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GTTP |
Graduate
Teacher Training Registry |
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H |
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H&S |
Health
and Safety |
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HA |
The
History Association |
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HAD |
Hyperactivity
Disorder |
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HE |
Higher
Education |
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HEA |
Higher
Education Academy |
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HEI |
Higher
Education Institution |
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HLTA |
Higher
Level Teaching Assistant |
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HMCI |
Her
Majesty's Chief Inspector |
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HMI |
Her
Majesty's Inspector |
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HoD |
Head
of Department |
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HSA |
Home
School Agreement |
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HT |
Headteacher |
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I |
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IAP |
Individual
Action Plan |
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IB |
International
Baccalaureate [not to be confused with the EB] |
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ICoCo |
Institute
of Community Cohesion |
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ICT |
Information
and Communications Technology |
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IEP |
Individual
Education Plan |
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IFNUK |
The
Inter-Faith Network United Kingdom |
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ILP |
Individual
Learning Plan |
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INSET |
In-Service
Education and Training |
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ISREV |
International
Seminar on Religion and Values |
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ISRSA |
Independent
Schools Religious Studies Association |
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IT |
Information
Technology |
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ITE |
Initial
Teacher Education [or ITE=Initial Teacher Training] |
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iWB |
Interactive
Whiteboard |
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K |
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Key
Skills |
Skills
underpinning post-16 study: Communications, Application of Number,
Information Technology, Working with others, Improving own learning,
Performance and problem solving. |
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KS |
Key
Stage |
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L |
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LA |
Local
Authority |
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LAC |
Looked
after children |
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LAS |
Locally
Agreed Syllabus |
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LDD |
Learning
Difficulties and Disabilities |
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LftM |
Learning
from the Middle |
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LOtC |
Learning
Outside the Classroom |
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LP |
Lesson
Plan |
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LSA |
Learning
Support Assistant |
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M |
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MA |
The
Mathematics Association |
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MCB |
Muslim
Council of Britain |
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M.Ed |
Master
of Education |
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MFL |
Modern
Foreign Language |
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MET |
Muslim
Education Trust |
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MLD |
Moderate
Learning Difficulties |
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N |
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NAACE |
National
Association for Advancements in Computer Education |
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NAME |
National
Association of Music Educators |
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NATRE |
National
Association of Teachers of Religious Education |
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NASACRE |
National
Association of Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education |
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NASUWT |
National
Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers |
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NATE |
National
Association for Teachers of English |
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NC |
National
Curriculum |
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NCLS |
National
College of School Leadership |
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NCPTA |
National
Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations |
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NFER |
National
Foundation for Educational Research |
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NLS |
National
Literacy Strategy |
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NNEB |
National
Nursery Examination Board |
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NNS |
National
Numeracy Strategy Plan |
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NPQH |
National
Professional Qualification for Headship |
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NQT |
Newly
Qualified Teacher |
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NSC |
New
Secondary Curriculum |
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NSNF(RE) |
Non
Statutory National Framework for RE |
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NSSEN |
Non-Statemented
Special Educational Needs |
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NUT |
National
Union of Teachers |
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NVQ |
National
Vocational Qualification |
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O |
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OCR |
Oxford
Cambridge and RSA |
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Ofsted |
Office
for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills |
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P |
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PAT |
Professional
Association of Teachers |
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PCfRE |
Professional
Council for RE [Now NATRE] |
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PGCE |
Post
Graduate Certificate in Education |
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PoS |
Programme
of Study |
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PMLD |
Profound
and Multiple Learning Difficulties |
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PRP |
Performance
Related Pay |
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PRU |
Pupil
Referral Unit |
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PSE |
Personal
and Social Education |
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PSHE |
Personal,
Social and Health Education |
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PTA |
Parent
and Teachers Associaton |
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PTR |
Pupil
Teacher Ratio |
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Q |
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QAA |
Qualification
and Assessment Authority |
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QC[D]A |
Qualifications
and Curriculum [Developement] Authority [defunct March 2011] |
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QT |
Qualified
Teacher |
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QTS |
Qualified
Teacher Status |
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R |
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RC |
Roman
Catholic |
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RE |
Religious
Education |
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REC |
Religious
Education Council of England and Wales |
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REMS |
Religious
Education Movement (Scotland) |
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REMW |
Religious
Education Movement (Wales) |
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S |
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SACRE |
Standing
Advisory Council on Religious Education |
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SAT |
Standard
Assessment Task |
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SECC |
Schools
in Exceptionally Challenging Circumstances |
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SEF |
Self
Evaluation Form |
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SEK |
Sikh
Education Council |
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SEN |
Special
Educational Needs |
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SENCo |
Special
Educational Needs Co-ordinator |
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Shap |
The
Shap working party on World Religions |
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SIP |
School
Improvement Partner |
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SLT |
Senior
Leadership Team |
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SMT |
Senior
Management Team |
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SN |
Special
Needs |
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SoW |
Scheme
of Work |
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TA |
Teaching
Assistant |
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TDA |
Training
and Development Agency |
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TRS |
Theology
and Religious Studies |
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TWOS |
Teacher
with Other Specialisms |
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V |
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VA |
Voluntary
Aided (School) |
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VC |
Voluntary
Controlled (School) |
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VLE |
Virtual
Learning Environment |
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W |
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WASACRE |
Wales
Association of SACREs |
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Y |
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YELLIS |
Year
Eleven Information System |
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