Teaching or School Acronyms

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This page contains a list of the most common acronyms (abbreviations) used in the world of teaching or schools. Select a letter from the table below to jump straight to the relevant section:

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A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X-Z

A
AE - Adult Education
AEB - Associated Examining Board
AEI - Adult Education Institute
AHT - Assistant Head Teacher
AST - Advanced Skill Teacher
AQA - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance

B
BACC - British Accreditation Council for Further & Higher Education
BALEAP - British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes
BTEC - Business and Technology Education Council

C
CBEVE - Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges
CfBT - Centre for British Teachers
CGLI - City and Guilds of London Institute
CNAA - Council for National Academic Awards

D
DFEE - Department for Education and Employment
DfES - Department for Education & Skills

E
EPA - Expresive and Performining Arts

F
FCoT - Fellow of the College of Teachers (UK)
FE - Further Education

G
G&T - Gifted and Talented
GCE A - General Certification of Education Advanced Level
GCE AS - General Certification of Education Advanced Supplementary
GCSE - General Certification of Secondary Education
GNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification (UK)
GTP - Graduate Teacher Programme
GTTR - Graduate Teachers Training Registry

H
HE - Higher Education
HEI - Higher Education Institution
HNC - Higher National Certificate (BTEC)
HND - Higher National Diploma (BTEC)
HPA - Home Providers Association
HOD - Head of Department
HOF - Head of Faculty

I
IB - International Baccalaureate
IEP - Individual Education Plan
ITT - Initial Teacher Training

J

K

L
LEA - Local Education Authority
LSC - Learning Skills Council

M
MFL - Modern Foreign Language

N
NATFHE - National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (UK)
NC - National Curriculum
NCT`s - National Curriculum Tests
NCVQ - National Council for Vocational Qualifications
NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
NQT - Newly Qualified Teacher

O
OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education (UK)
OL - Open Learning
OU - Open University
OTS - Overseas Teacher Scheme
OTT - Overseas Trained Teacher(s)
OTTP - Overseas Trained Teachers Programme

P
PAL - Pastoral Achievement Leader
PAM - Pastoral Achievement Manager
PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate in Education
PoS - Programme of Study

Q
QCA - Qualification and Curriculum Authority
QMA - Quality Marked Assessment
QTS - Qualified Teacher Status
QWC - Quality Written Communication

R
RSA - Royal Society of Arts

S
SAT - Standard Attainment Test
SCITT - School Centred Initial Teacher Training
SENCO - Special Educational Needs Coordinator
SNVQ - Scottish National Vocational Qualification

T
TA - Teaching Assistant
TA - Teacher Assessment
TDA - Training and Development Agency for Schools
TILE - Teaching in London Event
TP - Teaching Practice

U

V
VSO - Voluntary Services Overseas

W

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