ABSTRACT
ACACE Advisory Council for Adult and Continuing Education ACC Association of County Councils ACCAC Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru
(Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Wales)
ACE Advisory Centre for Education ACFHE Association of Colleges for Further and Higher Education ACRG Access Course Recognition Group ACS Average Class Size ACSET Advisory Committee for the Supply and Education of
Teachers
ACT Association of Career Teachers ACU Association of Commonwealth Universities AE Adult Education AEB Associated Examining Board AEF Aggregated External Finance AERA American Educational Research Association AFC Association for Colleges AFE Advanced Further Education AHGMS Association of Heads of Grant Maintained Schools ALBSU Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit A Level Advanced Level Examination (GCE) ALI Adult Learning Inspectorate ALL Association for Language Learning AMA Association of Metropolitan Authorities AMG Annual Maintenance Grant AMMA Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association AoC Association of Colleges APA Annual Performance Agreement APC Association of Principals of Colleges
APG Annual Per Capita Grant APL Accreditation of Prior Learning APR Age Participation Rate APS Assisted Places Scheme APT Association of Polytechnic Teachers APU Assessment of Performance Unit APVIC Association of Principals in Sixth Form Colleges AQ Achievement Quotient ARELS Association of Recognised English Language Schools AS Advanced Supplementary Level Examination (now
Advanced Subsidiary)
AS Aggregated Schools Budget ASE Association for Science Education ASLIB Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux AST Advanced Skills Teacher AT Articled Teacher AT Attainment Target (National Curriculum) ATD Art Teachers Diploma ATL Association of Teachers and Lecturers (formerly AMMA) ATO Area Training Organisation AUR Alternative Use of Resources AUT Association of University Teachers AVA Audio-Visual Aids AVA Authorised Validating Agencies AWPU Age-Weighted Pupil Unit
BA Bachelor of Arts BD Bachelor of Divinity BAAS British Association for the Advancement of Science BAC British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and
Higher Education
BACIE British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education BCIES British Comparative and International Education Society BD Bachelor of Divinity BEC Business Education Council
BEd Bachelor of Education BEI British Education Index BEMAS British Educational Management and Administration Society BERA British Educational Research Association BIAE British Institute of Adult Education BL British Library BLitt Bachelor of Letters BMus Bachelor of Music BPhil Bachelor of Philosophy BPS British Psychological Society BSA Boarding Schools Association BSA Basic Skills Agency (formerly Adult Literacy and Basic Skills
Unit)
BSc Bachelor of Science BTEC Business and Technology Education Council (formerly
Business Education Council and Technician Education Council)
CACE Central Advisory Council for Education CAI Computer Assisted Instruction CAL Computer Assisted Learning CAS Careers Advisory Service CASE Campaign for (the Advancement of) State Education CAT Computer Assisted Teaching CATE Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education CATS Consortium for Assessment and Testing in Schools CATS Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme CBET Competency-Based Education and Training CBI Confederation of British Industry CBT Competency-Based Teaching CBTE Competency-Based Teacher Education CBVE Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges CCEA Council for Curriculum Examinations and Assessment
(Northern Ireland)
CCT Compulsory Competitive Tendering CCT Cross Curriculum Themes
CCTV Closed Circuit Television CCW Curriculum Council for Wales CDC Council for Disabled Children CD-ROM Compact Disc-Read Only Memory CDT Craft Design and Technology CE Common Entrance CEA Conservative Education Association CEDEFOP Centre Européen pour le Développement de la Formation
Professionelle
CEE Certificate of Extended Education CEE Common Entrance Examination CEF Colleges Employers Forum CEG Careers Education and Guidance CEO Chief Education Officer CEP Career Entry Profile CERI Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (OECD) CertEd Certificate in Education CET Council for Educational Technology CET Continuing Education and Training CEWC Council for Education in World Citizenship CFE College of Further Education CFF Common Funding Formula CFHE College of Further and Higher Education CGC Child Guidance Clinic CGLI City and Guilds of London Institute CHE College of Higher Education CI Chief Inspector (of Schools) CIHE Council for Industry and Higher Education CILT Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy CLC City Learning Centre CLEA Council of Local Education Authorities CLS Curriculum Led Staffing CNAA Council for National Academic Awards
COPE Committee on Primary Education (Scotland) COPERNICUS Co-operation Programme in Europe for Research on Nature
and Industry through Co-ordinated University Studies
COSE Committee on Secondary Education (Scotland) CP College of Preceptors CPD Continuing Professional Development CPS Centre for Policy Studies CPVE Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education CRAC Careers Research and Advisory Centre CRE Campaign for Real Education CRE Commission for Racial Equality CSA Classroom Support Assistant CSCFC Conference of Scottish Centrally Funded Colleges CSE Certificate of Secondary Education CSR Continuous Student Record CSV Community Service Volunteers CTC City Technology College CU Course Unit CVCP Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals
D&T Design and Technology DD Doctor of Divinity DE Department of Employment DEd Doctor of Education DENI Department of Education Northern Ireland DEO Divisional Education Officer DES Department of Education and Science DfE Department for Education DfEE Department for Education and Employment DfEL Department for Employment and Learning (Northern
Ireland)
DfES Department for Education and Skills DHFETE Department for Higher and Further Education, Training and
Employment (Northern Ireland)
DipEd Diploma in Education
DipHE Diploma in Higher Education DLitt Doctor of Letters DPhil Doctor of Philosophy DSc Doctor of Science DRTF Disability Rights Task Force DVE Diploma of Vocational Education
EA Education Association EAL English as an Additional Language EAZ Education Action Zone EBD Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties EBP Education-Business Partnership EC European Community ECCTIS Education Counselling and Credit Transfer Information
Service
EdD Doctor of Education EDP Education Development Plan EEC Early Excellence Centre EFL English as a Foreign Language EHE Enterprise in Higher Education EiC Excellence in Cities EIS Educational Institute of Scotland EIU Economic and Industrial Understanding ELWa Education and Learning (Wales) EMIE Education Management Information Exchange ENTO Employment National Training Organisation EO Education Otherwise EOC Equal Opportunities Commission EPA Education Priority Areas EPC Educational Publishers Council ERA Education Reform Act (1988) ERASMUS European Action Scheme for the Mobility of University
Students
ERIC Educational Resources Information Centre (USA) ES Employment Service
ESCALATE Education Subject Centre: Advancing Learning and Technology in Education
ESF European Social Fund ESG Education Support Grant ESL English as a Second Language ESN Educationally Sub-Normal ESRC Economic and Social Research Council ESS Education Standards Spending, England ESTYN Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Wales ESW Educational Social Worker ESYN Directorate for Early Education (Wales) ET Employment Training ETG Education and Training Group, British Council ETI Education and Training Inspectorate (Northern Ireland) ETS Educational Testing Service (USA) ETV Educational Television EU European Union EurBac European Baccalaureate EUREKA European Research Co-ordinating Agency EWO Education Welfare Officer EWS Educational Welfare Service EYD Early Years Directorate EYDCP Early Years Development and Child Care Partnership
FAS Funding Agency for Schools FE Further Education FEDA Further Education Development Agency (formerly FEU) FEFC Further Education Funding Council for England FEFWC Further Education Funding Council, Wales FENTO Further Education National Training Organisation FEU Further Education Unit FHE Further and Higher Education FLA Foreign Language Assistant FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTET Full-Time Education and Training
GA Graded Assessment GBA Governing Bodies Association of Boys’ Schools GBGSA Governing Bodies of Girls’ Schools Association GCE General Certificate of Education GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education GDST Girls’ Day School Trust (formerly Girls’ Public Day School
Trust)
GED General Education Diploma GERBIL Great Education Reform Bill (Education Reform Bill, 1987-
GEST Grants for Education Support and Training GLC Greater London Council GM Grant Maintained GNVQ General National Vocational Qualification GO Government Office for the Regions GRC Grant Related Criteria (GCSE) GRE Grant Related Expenditure GRIDS Guidelines for Review and Internal Development in Schools GRIST Grant-Related In-Service Training GRTP Graduate Registered Teachers’ Programme GS Grammar School GSA Girls’ School Association GSVQ General Scottish Vocational Qualification GTC General Teaching Council GTCS General Teaching Council (Scotland) GTCW General Teaching Council (Wales) GTP Graduate Teacher Programme GTP Gifted and Talented Programme GTTR Graduate Teacher Training Registry
HA Historical Association HE Higher Education HEA Health Education Authority HEADLAMP Head Teachers Leadership and Management Programme HEC Health Education Council
HEFC Higher Education Funding Council HEFCNI Higher Education Funding Council (Northern Ireland) HEFCS Higher Education Funding Council for Scotland HEFCW Higher Education Funding Council for Wales HEI Higher Education Institution HEQC Higher Education Qualifications Council HM Head Master/Mistress HMC Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference HMCI Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools (England) HMI Her Majesty’s Inspectorate HMIE Her Majesty’s Inspector of Education for Scotland HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationery Office HNC Higher National Certificate HND Higher National Diploma HOD Head of Department HOY Head of Year HSC Higher School Certificate
IAASE Independent Appeals Authority for School Examinations IAEP International Assessment of Educational Progress IAPS Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools IB International Baccalaureate IBE International Bureau of Education ICET International Council for Educational and Training
Technology
ICS Institute of Citizenship Studies ICT Information and Communications Technology IDS Inter-Disciplinary Studies IE Instrumental Enrichment IEA Institute of Economic Affairs IEA International Association for the Evaluation of Educational
Achievement
IHE Institute of Higher Education IIEP International Institute for Educational Planning ILB Industry Lead Body
ILEA Inner London Education Authority ILP Independent Learning Programme ILT Institute of Learning and Teaching INSET In-Service Education of Teachers IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research IPS Independent Parent Support IQ Intelligence Quotient ISC Independent Schools Council ISI Independent Schools Inspectorate ISCIS Independent Schools Council Information Service (formerly
Independent Schools Information Service)
ISR Individualised Student Record ISCED International Standard Classification of Education IT Information Technology ITA Initial Teaching Alphabet ITE Initial Teacher Education ITT Initial Teacher Training
JCGCSE Joint Council for the General Certification of Secondary Education
JCGQ Joint Council for General Qualifications JCNVAB Joint Council of National Vocational Awarding Bodies
KAL Knowledge About Language KS Key Stage (of national curriculum)
LA Library Association LAPP Lower Attaining Pupil Programme LCCI London Chamber of Commerce and Industry LEA Local Education Authority LEATGS Local Education Authority Training Grants Scheme LEC Local Enterprise Companies (Scotland) LGA Local Government Association LINC Language in the National Curriculum LISE Librarians of Institutes and Schools of Education LLB Bachelor of Laws LLD Doctor of Laws
LMS Local Management of Schools LPSH Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers LSA Learning Support Assistant LSDA Learning and Skills Development Agency LSC Learning and Skills Council LSU Learning Support Unit
MA Master of Arts MA Modern Apprenticeship MACOS Man-A Course of Study MBA Master of Business Administration MEd Master of Education MFL Modern Foreign Language MIS Management Information System MLA Modern Language Association MLD Moderate Learning Difficulties MLitt Master of Letters MPhil Master of Philosophy MSc Master of Science MSC Manpower Services Commission
NAB National Advisory Body NACEIC National Advisory Council on Education for Industry and
Commerce
NACETT National Advisory Council for Education and Training Targets
NACGT National Association of Careers Guidance Teachers NAEIAC National Association of Educational Inspectors, Advisers and
Consultants (formerly National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisers)
NAFE Non-Advanced Further Education NAGC National Association for Gifted Children NAGM National Association of Governors and Managers NAHT National Association of Head Teachers NAIEA National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisers NALI National Association of Lay Inspectors NAME National Anti-Racist Movement in Education
NAPE National Anti-Racist Movement in Education NAS/UWT National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women
Teachers
NASN National Association for Special Needs NAT New Attainment Target NATE National Association for the Teaching of English NATFHE National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher
Education
NAW National Assembly for Wales NC National Curriculum NCA National Curriculum Assessment NCB National Children’s Bureau NCC National Curriculum Council NCDS National Child Development Study NCE National Commission on Education NCET National Council for Educational Technology NCPTA National Confederation of Parent-Teacher Associations NCS National Childcare Strategy NCSL National College for School Leadership NCVQ National Council for Vocational Qualifications NEAB Northern Examinations and Assessment Board NEC National Extension College NEF New Education Fellowship NFER National Foundation for Educational Research in England
and Wales
NGC National Governors’ Council NGfL National Grid for Learning NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NIACE National Institute of Adult Continuing Education NICED Northern Ireland Council for Educational Development NICER Northern Ireland Council for Educational Research NNEB National Nursery Examination Board NOCN National Open College Network NPQH National Professional Qualification for Headship
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher NRA National Record of Achievement NTA National Training Awards NTET National Targets for Education and Training NTO National Training Organisation NTONC National Training Organisation National Council NTS Non-Teaching Staff NUS National Union of Students NUSS National Union of School Students NUT National Union of Teachers NVQ National Vocational Qualification NYA National Youth Agency
O Level Ordinary Level Examination (GCE) OCA OFSTED Complaints Adjudicator OCA Open College for the Arts OCN Open College Network OCR Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations Board OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OFSTED Office for Standards in Education OFTOT Early Years Directorate OHMCI Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools (Wales) ONC Ordinary National Certificate OND Ordinary National Diploma ORACLE Observational Research and Classroom Learning Evaluation OT T Overseas Trained Teacher OU Open University
PANDA Performance and Assessment Reports (OFSTED) PAT Professional Association of Teachers PBTE Performance-Based Teacher Education PC Profile Component (National Curriculum) PCAS Polytechnics Central Admissions System PCFC Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council PE Physical Education PESC Public Expenditure Survey Committee
PFI Private Finance Initiative PGCE Postgraduate Certificate of Education PGCE Professional Graduate Certificate of Education PGR Parent-Governor Representatives PhD Doctor of Philosophy PHIP Professional Headship Induction Programme (Wales) PI Performance Indicator PICKUP Professional Industrial and Commercial Up-dating PL Principal Lecturer PLA Pre-School Learning Alliance PLR Public Lending Right PoS Programme of Study PPA Pre-School Playgroup Alliance PPB Planned Programme Budgeting PPP Public Private Partnership PRF Performance Related Funding PRP Performance Related Pay PRU Pupil Referral Unit PSB Potential School Budget PSE Personal and Social Education PSHE Personal, Social and Health Education PSLA Pre-School Learning Association PT Part time PTA Parent-Teacher Association PTR Pupil-Teacher Ratio PVC Pro Vice-Chancellor
QA Quality Assurance QAA Quality Assurance Agency QAU Quality Audit Unit QCA Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, England QCAAW Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority,
Wales
QE Qualifying Examination QTS Qualified Teacher Status
QUANGO Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation
R and D Research and Development RBL Resource Based Learning RDA Regional Development Agency RE Religious Education REB Regional Examining Body RI Registered Inspector (OFSTED) RIAT Registered Inspectors Appeals Tribunal ROA Record of Achievement ROM Read Only Memory ROSLA Raising of the School Leaving Age RPA Record of Personal Achievement RSA Royal Society of Arts RSG Revenue Support Grant (formerly Rate Support Grant) RTP Registered Teacher Programme
S Level Special Level (GCE) Examination SA Special Agreement Schools SACRE Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education SAM Skills Analysis Model SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test (USA) SAT Standard Assessment Task SATRO Science and Technology Regional Organisation SAU Social Affairs Unit SBC Schools Broadcasting Council SBS Small Business Service SCAA School Curriculum and Assessment Authority SCDC School Curriculum Development Council SCE Scottish Certificate of Education SCE Service Children’s Education SCEA Service Children’s Educational Authority SCETT Standing Conference for the Education and Training of
Teachers
SCI Senior Chief Inspector (HMI) SCITT School-Centred Initial Teacher Training
SCOP Standing Conference of Principals SCOTCATS Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme SCOTVEC Scottish Vocational Educational Qualification SCRE Scottish Council for Research in Education SCSE Standing Conference for Studies in Education SCUE Standing Conference on University Entrance SD Standard Deviation SDP School Development Plans SEA Socialist Education Association SEAC School Examinations and Assessment Council SEB Scottish Examination Board SEC Secondary Examinations Council SED Scottish Education Department SEED Scottish Executive Education Department SEN Special Educational Needs SENJIT Special Educational Needs Joint Initiative and Training SEO Society of Education Officers SEU Social Exclusion Unit SEU Standards and Effectiveness Unit (DfEE) SGCT Scottish General Teaching Council SHA Secondary Heads Association SHEFC Scottish Higher Education Funding Council SHMIS Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses in Independent
Schools
SI Staff Inspector SL Senior Lecturer SLA School Library Association SLD Severe Learning Difficulties SLS School Library Services SMF Social Market Foundation SMILE Secondary Mathematics Individualised Learning Experiment SMP School Mathematics Project SMSC Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (Development) SMT Senior Management Team
SoA Statement of Achievement SOC School Organisation Committee SOED Scottish Office Education Department SOEID Scottish Office Education and Industry Department SPG Special Purpose Grant SQA Scottish Qualifications Authority SRB Single Regeneration Budget SRC Science Research Council SRHE Society for Research into Higher Education SSA Standard Spending Assessment SSDA Sector Skills Development Agency SSE School Self-Evaluation SSEC Secondary School Examinations Council SSG School Standards Grant SSR Staff-Student Ratio SSRC Social Science Research Council SST Special Support Teachers (SEN) SSTA Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association STA Specialist Teacher Assistant STF Standards Task Force STOPP Society of Teachers Opposed to Physical Punishment STRB School Teachers’ Review Body SUfI Scottish University for Industry SWAP Scottish Wider Access Programme SVQ Scottish Vocational Qualification
TA Teacher Assessment TA Teaching Assistant T&EA Training and Employment Agency (Northern Ireland) TC Technology College TC Training Commission TDD Teachers Development Day TEC Technician Education Council TEC Training and Enterprise Council TEED Training Enterprise and Education Department
TEFL Teaching English as a Foreign Language TES Times Educational Supplement TESL Teaching English as a Second Language TESOL Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages TGAT Task Group on Assessment and Testing TI Training Inspectorate TQA Teaching Quality Assessment TQE Total Quality Education TQM Total Quality Management TSC Training Standards Council TTA Teacher Training Agency TUC Trades Union Congress TVEI Technical and Vocational Education Initiative TWES Training and Work Experience Scheme
UCAS Universities and Colleges Admissions Service UCCA Universities Central Council on Admissions UCET Universities Council for the Education of Teachers UCLES University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate UDE University Department of Education UFA University of the First Age UFC Universities Funding Council UfI University for Industry UGC University Grants Committee UKRA United Kingdom Reading Association ULEAC University of London Examinations and Assessment
Council
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UOA Unit of Assessment UTTS Undergraduate Teacher Training Scheme UUK Universities United Kingdom UVP Unified Vocational Preparation U3A University of the Third Age
VA Voluntary Aided
VC Voluntary Controlled VC Vice-Chancellor VCE Vocational Certificate of Education VET Vocational Education and Training VP Vice-Principal VS Voluntary School VS Voluntary Sector VSO Voluntary Service Overseas
WBL Work-Based Learning WEA Workers’ Educational Association WEF World Education Fellowship WLGA Welsh Local Government Association WO Welsh Office WRFE Work-Related Further Education WWW World Wide Web
YOP Youth Opportunities Programme YSS Youth Support Service YT Youth Training YTS Youth Training Scheme
