6 February 2012 - Hurst Lodge - Open Day 9.30am - 2pm    6 February 2012 - Hazlegrove Preparatory School - 7+ Academic Scholarship    7 February 2012 - Tring Park School for the Performing Arts - Musical Theatre Show    8 February 2012 - St Swithun's School - Open Afternoon 1.45pm    8 February 2012 - Malvern St James - Prep Department Coffee Morning    9 February 2012 - St Leonards School - Open Morning 9.30am    9 February 2012 - Tring Park School for the Performing Arts - Open Day    14 February 2012 - Loughborough Grammar School - Entrance Examination    15 February 2012 - Greenfields School - Open Day    20 February 2012 - Gordonstoun School and Aberlour House, The Junior School - 13+ Scholarships (ends 22/02/2012)    23 February 2012 - LVS Ascot (Licensed Victuallers' School), Ascot - Open Morning and Tour    24 February 2012 - St Gabriel's School - Open Morning    25 February 2012 - St Bees School - 11+ and 13+ Entrance Examinations    25 February 2012 - Malvern St James - Open Morning    25 February 2012 - Donaldson's School, Linlithgow - Information Day 9.30am - 1.30pm    25 February 2012 - Milton Abbey School - Open Day    27 February 2012 - Hazlegrove Preparatory School - 11+ Academic Scholarship    27 February 2012 - Greenacre School for Girls - Prospective Parents' Morning    28 February 2012 - Leighton Park School - Monthly Open Morning    29 February 2012 - Westholme School (Nursery, Infants and Juniors) - Open Morning 9.30am - 12.30pm    29 February 2012 - Westholme Senior School for Girls, Senior School for Boys and Sixth Form - Westholme Senior School and Sixth Form, Open Morning 9.30am - 12.30pm    29 February 2012 - Ursuline Preparatory School - Open Morning 9.30am - 11.30am    1 March 2012 - Lucton School - Open Evening for Senior School and Sixth Form 4.30pm - 7.30pm    3 March 2012 - Bedstone College - Open Day    3 March 2012 - Brockwood Park School - Open Morning    3 March 2012 - Staines Preparatory School - Open Morning 10am - 12 noon    3 March 2012 - St Hilary's School, Surrey - Open Day 10am - 12.30pm    3 March 2012 - Heathfield School, Ascot - Open Morning    6 March 2012 - St Mary's School - Senior House Open Afternoon    6 March 2012 - Kirkstone House School - Open Morning    6 March 2012 - Ipswich School - Year 9 Entrance Tests (also 07/03/2012)   
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A Level General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
A Level Advanced Level examinations, UK
AAA Amateur Athletic Association
AACC American Association of Community Colleges
AACE Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
AACJC American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
AAE Association for Astronomy Education
AAGB Agents' Association Great Britain
AAIA Association of Advisers and Inspectors for Assessment
AAIE Association for the Advancement of International Education
AAN Approved Admission Number
AAS Association for Archery in Schools
AASA Architectural Association, School of Architecture
AASCA Association of American Schools of Central America
AASSA Association of American Schools in South America
AB Awarding Body
ABA Applied Behaviour Analysis
ABA American-British Academy, Oman
ABAPSTAC Association of Blind and Partially Sighted Teachers and Students
ABCC Association of British Correspondence Colleges
ABE ABE Business Management Certificate
ABEEB Association of British ESOL Examining Boards
Abitur Allgemeine Hochschulreife
ABLS Association of British Language Schools
ABP Action for Blind People
ABRSM Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
ACA Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
ACAMIS Association of China and Mongolia International Schools
ACC Association of Camphill Communities
ACCAC Awdurdod Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, later DELLS
ACCAS Association of Colombian-Caribbean American Schools
ACE Accelerated Christian Education
ACE Aiding Communication in Education
ACE Advisory Centre for Education
ACE Adult and Community Education
ACER Association of Colleges in the Eastern Region
ACER Australian Council for Educational Research
ACertTESOL Advanced Certificate in TESOL
ACFA Army Cadet Force Association
ACFHE Association of Colleges of Further and Higher Education
ACG Academic Colleges Group
ACIB Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, later IFS
ACIS Association of Colorado Independent Schools
ACIS Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators
ACM Association for College Management
ACoT Associate of the College of Teachers
ACPC Area Child Protection Committee
ACRA Association of College Registrars and Administrators
ACS American Community School
ACS Average Class Size
ACSC Association of Catholic Schools and Colleges, later CATSC
ACSI Association of Christian Schools International
ACT Association of Christian Teachers
ACT American College Testing
ACTDEC Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses
ACTP American College Testing Program
Adapted UK National Curriculum
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADDIS Association of Development Directors of Independent Schools, later AMDIS
ADDISS Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service
ADES Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder support
ADLTM Advanced Diploma in English Language Teaching Management, from UCLES
AdvDipSpEd Advanced Diploma of Special Education
AE Adult Education
AEA Advanced Extension Awards
AEB Associated Examining Board, later part of AQA
AEC Association of Education Committees
AEFE Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Étranger
AEGIS Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students
AEN Additional Educational Needs Index
AEN Additional Educational Need
AEO Association of Education Officers
AEP Association of Educational Psychologists
AERA American Education Research Association
AET Africa Educational Trust
AETT Association for Education and Training Technology
AEWM Association for Education Welfare Management
AF Admissions Forum
AFAAF Access and Fair Assessment Advisory Forum
AFASIC Association for Speech Impaired Children
AFBPsS Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
AfC Association for Colleges, later AOC
AFE Advanced Further Education
AFF Alternative Funding Formula
AFF Army Families Association, UK
AFSA Association of the French Schools in North America
AGBIS Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools, formerly GBGSA and GBA
AGIS Association of German International Schools
AGSM Associate of the Guildhall School of Music
AHDS Association of Head Teachers in Scotland
AHIS Association of Heads of Independent Schools
AHISA Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia
AHRSS Association of Heads of Residential Special Schools
AHSD Adult High School Diploma
AHT Assistant Head Teacher
AHTACA Association of Heads and Teachers of Adults and Children with Autism
AI Additional Inspectors, Ofsted
AIA Association for Industrial Archaeology
AIA Advisers/Inspectors Association
AICCO Association of Independent Child Care Providers, later ICHA
AICE Advanced International Certificate of Education
AIL Associate of the Institute of Linguists
AIMgt Associate of the Institute of Management
AIRSS Association of Independent Residential Special Schools
AIS Association of Independent Schools, New South Wales
AIS American International School
AISA Association of International Schools in Africa
AISS Approved Independent Special School
AISWA Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia
AISZ American International School of Zurich
AJ6 Association of Jewish Sixth Formers
AJIS Association of Junior Independent Schools
AJIS - Ireland
AKC Associate of King’s College, London
ALA Association for Language Awareness
ALAM Associate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
ALCM Associate of the London College of Music
ALIS A-Level Information System
ALIS+ A-Level Information System plus GNVQs
ALL Association for Language Learning
ALL Accreditation for Life and Living
All GCE exam boards
ALS Additional Learner Support
ALTE Association of Language Testers in Europe
ALTO Association of Language Travel Organisations
Alumni Latin for a school's old boys or girls
AM/MA Master of Arts. University degree
AMBDA Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association
AMCSS Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools
AMDIS Association of Marketing and Development in Independent Schools, formerly ADDIS
AMED Association for Management Education and Development
American curriculum
AMETS Association for Management Education and Training in Scotland
AMI Association Montessori Internationale
AMS Association of Muslim Schools
ANIELB Association of Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards
ANTC Association of Nursery Training Colleges
AOSP American Overseas School of Rome
AP Advanced Placement examinations, USA
AP Advanced Placement examinations, USA
APC Association of Principals of Colleges
APL Accreditation of Prior Learning
APP Accessibility Planning Project
APVIC Association of Principals of VI Form Colleges
AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
AQA Bacc AQA Baccalaureate
ARA Association of Relocation Agents, later ARP
ARCM Associate of the Royal College of Music
ARCO Associate of the Royal College of Organists
ARELS Association of Recognised English Language Services, later English UK
ARICS Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
ARP Association of Relocation Professionals, formerly ARA
Artsmark Awards to schools that are committed the full range of arts
AS Angelman Syndrome
AS Level Advanced Supplementary Level examinations, UK
ASA Amateur Swimming Association
ASBAH Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
ASC Action for Sick Children
ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASCL Association of School and College Leaders, formerly SHA Secondary Heads Association
ASCS Advice Service, Capability Scotland
ASD Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ASDAN Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network
ASDAN Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network
ASE Association for Science Education
ASLIB Association for Information Management
ASM American School of Madrid
ASN Additional Support Needs
ASOMEX Association of American Schools in Mexico
ASPE Association for the Study of Primary Education
ASPECT Association of Professionals in Education and Children's Trusts, formerly NAEIAC
AST Advanced Skill Teacher
Asthma UK, NAC National Asthma Campaign
ATC Air Training Corps
ATCL Associate of Trinity College London
ATM Association of Teachers of Mathematics
ATS
AU Advisory Unit, Computers in Education
Australian curriculum
AVCI Association of Vocational Colleges International
AVDEP Association Vaudoise des Ecoles Privees
AVIC Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
AVIC Association of VI Form Colleges
AVPC Association of Vice-Principals of Colleges
AWCEBD Association for Workers for Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, later SEBDA
AWPU Age Weighted Pupil Units
BA Bachelor of Arts
BAAL British Association for Applied Linguistics
BAALPE British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in PE
BABSSCo British Association of Boarding School Short Courses
BAC British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education
BACP British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
BAECE British Association for Early Childhood Education
BAISC British Association of International Study Centres
BALASA British Amputee and Les Autres Sports Association
BALEAP British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes
BALT British Association for Language Teaching
BAOL British Association for Open Learning
BAS British Abilities Scale
BASELT British Association of State English Language Teaching, later English UK
BASIC British Association for Sport in Colleges
BATOD British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
BATQI British Association of TESOL Qualifying Institutions, later part of QuiTE
BB Boys' Brigade
BBCi School resources
BBS Brittle Bone Society
BC British Council
BComm/BCom Bachelor of Commerce
BCS British Computer Society
BCS British Cartographic Society
BCSA British Schools' Cycling Association
BD Bachelor of Divinity
BDA British Deaf Association
BDA British Diabetic Association
BDA British Dietetic Association
BDA British Dyslexia Association
BDD Body Dysmorphic Disorder
BEAT Eating Disorders Association
BEC Business English Certificate, from Cambridge ESOL
BEC Business Education Council, later part of Edexcel
BEcon Bachelor of Economics
BECTA British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
BEd/B Ed Bachelor of Education
BEI British Education Index
BELMAS British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society
BEng Bachelor of Engineering
BERA British Educational Research Association
BESA British Educational Suppliers Association
BESD Behavioural Emotional and Social Difficulties
BESDD Behavioural Emotional and Social Development Difficulties
BEST Behaviour and Education Support Team
BFSS British and Foreign School Society
BHS British Horse Society
BIBIC British Institute for Brain Injured Children
BIELT British Institute of English Language Teaching
BILD British Institute of Learning Disabilities
BIP Behaviour Improvement Programme
BIS Bavarian International School
BISI Badminton in Schools Initiative
BISP British International School of Prague
BKPA British Kidney Patient Association
BLit Bachelor of Literature
BLTS Business Language Testing Service, from Cambridge ESOL
BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung/Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
BMus Bachelor of Music
BPS British Psychological Society
BSA British Stammering Association
BSA Boarding Schools Allowance in HM Forces
BSA Basic Skills Agency
BSA Boarding Schools' Association
BSc Bachelor of Science
BSCE Brazilian State Council of Education
BSES Expeditions British Schools Exploring Society
BSGA British Schools' Gymnastic Association
BSL British Sign Language
BSME British Schools in the Middle East
BSTA British Schools Tennis Association
BSU Behaviour Support Unit
BTEC Business and Technology Education Council, later part of Edexcel
BUFVC British Universities Film and Video Council
BYC British Youth Council
C in W Church in Wales
C of E Church of England
C of S Church of Scotland
C&G City and Guilds
C&G City & Guilds
CAB Citizens Advice Bureau
CACDP Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People
CACHE Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education, formerly NNEB
CAD Computer-Aided Design
CAE Computer-Aided Engineering
CAE Certificate in Advanced English, from Cambridge ESOL
CAHMS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CAIS California Californian Association of Independent Schools
CAIS Canada Canadian Association of Independent Schools
CAL Computer-Aided Learning
CALL Computer Assisted Language Learning
Canadian curriculum
Cantab Cambridge, from the Latin
Capability Scotland Capability Scotland
CAPD Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CASE Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Caspari Foundation Educational Therapy and Therapeutic Teaching, formerly FAETT
CASS Collaboration Among Small Schools
CAT Cognitive Ability Test
Catherine Dawson Free ebooks and downloads for international students and parents wanting information about studying in the UK
CATS Cambridge Arts and Sciences
CATSC Catholic Association of Teachers, Schools and Colleges, formerly CTF and ACSC
CBEVE Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges
CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education, India
CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education, India
CCEA Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
CCF Combined Cadet Force
CCFA Combined Cadet Force Association
CCPR Central Council of Physical Recreation
CCS Catholic Children's Society, Westminster
CCSC Conference of Catholic Schools and Colleges
CCSE Certificates in Communicative Skills in English, from Cambridge ESOL
CCTA City College for the Technology of the Arts
CD Conduct disorders
CDC Council for Disabled Children, formerly VCHC
CDET Council for Dance Education and Training
CDT Craft, Design and Technology
CE Conductive Education
CEAS Children's Education Advisory Service, UK, formerly SCE and SCEA
CEBE Church of England Board of Education
CEE Christian Education Europe
CEE Certificate of Extended Education
CEE Common Entrance Examination
CEELT I/II Certificate in English for English Language Teachers, Levels I and II
CEESA Central and Eastern European Schools Association
CEFM Centre for Education and Financial Management
CEIBT Certificate in English for International Business and Trade
CEIC Centre for the Study of Education in an International Context
CELSI Centre for Education Leadership and School Improvement
CELTA Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, from Cambridge ESOL
CELTYL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Young Learners, from Cambridge ESOL
CEM Centre for Education Management, later CEFM
CEng Chartered Engineer
CEREQ Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Qualifications
CERI Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Cert Ed/CertEd Certificate of Education
CertEdPsy Certificate of Educational Psychology
CertMus Certificate of Music
CertTEB Certificate in Teaching English for Business
CertTEfIC Specialist Certificate in Teaching English for Industry and Commerce
CES Catholic Education Service
CES Centre for Educational Sociology
CF Cystic Fibrosis
CfBT Education Trust Centre for British Teachers
CFE College of Further Education
CFF Common Funding Formula
CFT Cystic Fibrosis Trust
CGF Child Growth Foundation
CGLI/C&G City and Guilds of London Institute
CHI Children of High Intelligence
CIDESCO Comité International D'Esthétique et de Cosmétologie
CIE Cambridge International Examinations
CIE Cambridge International Examinations
CIFE Council for Independent Further Education
CILIP Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
CILT Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
CILTS Cambridge Integrated Language Teaching Schemes
CIM Chartered Institute of Marketing
CIS accreditation Council of International Schools accreditation
CIS member Council of International Schools member
CISC Catholic Independent Schools Conference
CIStA Council of International Schools in the Americas
CIT Cambridge Certificate in Information Technology
CLAIT Computer Literacy and Information Technology qualification
CLANSA Certificate for Literacy and Numeracy Support Assistants
CLAPA Cleft Lip and Palate Association
CLC Children's Legal Centre
CLCGB Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade
CLD Cognition and Learning Difficulties
CMS Church Mission Society
CNA Carer's National Association
CNAA Council for National Academic Awards
CNED Centre national d'enseignement à distance, France
COBIS Council of British Independent Schools in the European Communities
COEA Certificate of Educational Achievement
Colombian Bachillerato
CoP Code of Practices, for SEN
COPE Community Opportunities for Participation in Enterprise
COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CoSPPA Confederation of Service Providers for People with Autism
COTE Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English, from Cambridge ESOL
CoVE Centres of Vocational Excellence
Coventry School Foundation Coventry School Foundation
CP Cerebral Palsy
CPAG Child Poverty Action Group
CPC Child Protection Committee
CPD Continuing Professional Development
CPE Certificate of Proficiency in English
CPE Certificate of Proficiency in English, from Cambridge ESOL
CPE Certificate in Physical Education
CPhys Chartered Physicist
CPR Child Protection Register
CPsychol Chartered Psychologist
CPU Child Protection Unit
CPVE Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education
CRAC Careers Research and Advisory Centre
CRB Criminal Records Bureau
CREST Creativity in Science and Technology
CReSTeD Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils
CReSTeD Dyslexia Unit (DU) Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils
CReSTeD Specialist Classes (SC) Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils
CReSTeD Specialist Provision (SP) Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils
CReSTeD Withdrawal System (WS) Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils
CSA Choir Schools Association
CSC Church Schools Company, later UCST
CSCI Commission for Social Care Inspection, formerly NCSC
CSE Customer Service Excellence standard
CSED Commonwealth Secretariat Education Department
CSIE Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
CSRA Christian Schools' Record of Achievement
CSSBI Church Schoolmasters' and Schoolmistresses' Benevolent Institution
CST Christian Schools Trust
CST Curriculum Support Teachers
CSYS/SYS Certificate of Sixth-Year Studies
CTC City Technology College
CTEFLA Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults, later CELTA
CTF Catholic Teachers Federation, later CATSC
CTPLD Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities
CYEC Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council
CYS Catholic Youth Services
Daycare Trust The National Childcare Campaign
DCD Developmental Coordination Difficulty
DCE Diploma in Chemical Engineering
DCFS, UK Department for Children, Families and Schools, later DFE
DDA Disability Discrimination Act, UK
DEBA Diploma in European Business Administration
DEBRA Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association
DELE Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language
DELLS Department for Education Lifelong Learning and Skills, Wales
DELTA Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults, from Cambridge ESOL
DELTA Deaf Education Through Listening and TAlking
DELTYL Diploma in English Language Teaching to Young Learners
DENI Department of Education in Northern Ireland
Department of Education, Bern
DFE, UK Department for Education, formerly DCFS and DfES
DfE/DFE Department for Education, formerly DfE, DFEE and DCFS
DFEE Department for Education and Employment, later DFE
DfES UK Department for Education and Skills, later DFE
DI Dyslexia Institute
DipCE Diploma in Civil Engineering
DipEd Diploma of Education
DipEdPsych Diploma in Educational Psychology
DipMaths Diploma in Mathematics
DipNEd Diploma in Nursery Education
DipPhysEd Diploma in Physical Education
DipPsychol Diploma in Psychology
DipSpEd Diploma in Special Education
DipStats Diploma in Statistics
DipSW Diploma in Social Work
DipT Diploma in Teaching
DipTEB Diploma in Teaching English for Business
DipTh Diploma in Theology
Disability Sport England Formerly BSAD, British Sports Association for the Disabled
DISS Dutch International Secondary Schools
Division TEACCH Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children
DLF Disabled Living Foundation
DMS Diploma in Management Studies
DMS Doctor of Medical Science
DOEA/D of E/DEAS Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Dphil/PhD Doctor of Philosophy
DPVE Diploma in Prevocational Education
DS Down's Syndrome
DSA Down's Syndrome Association
DSC Directory of Social Change
DSD Deutsches Sprachdiplom der KMK
DSP Dedicated Specialist Provision
DT Design Technology
Dutch curriculum
DVD Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia
Dyscovery Centre Assessment service for children with Dyspraxia, Aspergers Syndrome, ADHD and Dyslexia
Dyslexia Action The Dyslexia Institute
E2L English as a Second Language
EAABIS East Asian Association of British International Schools
EAB Electronic Aids for the Blind
EAF Education Action Forum
EAL English as an Additional Language
EAP English for Academic Purposes
EAQUALS European Association for Quality Language Services
EARCOS East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools
Early Childhood Studies diploma
EAS Epilepsy Action Scotland
EAT European Association of Teachers/Association Européenne des Enseignants
EAZ Education Action Zone
EB European Baccalaureate
EB European Baccalaureate
EBD Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties/Disturbance, now usually SEBD
EBST Educational Broadcasting Services Trust
ECA Educational Centres Association
ECDL European Computer Driving Licence
ECIS member European Council of International Schools
ECS Education Counselling Services
EdB Bachelor of Education
EdD Doctor of Education
Edexcel Foundation Combining London Examinations, ULEAC and BTEC
EdM/MEd Master of Education
EDSI Education Departments' Superhighways Initiative
Education Department, Guangzhou
EEC Early Excellence Centre
EFB English for Business, from LCCIEB
EFC English for Commerce, from LCCIEB
EFL English as a Foreign Language
EFTI English for the Tourism Industry, from LCCIEB
EGAS Educational Grants Advisory Service
EIS Educational Institute of Scotland
ELA/ELAS Education Law Association
ELC Entry Level Certificates
Elfrida Society For learning difficulties
ELGs Early Learning Goals
ELICOS English Language Intensive Courses to Overseas Students
ELLD Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate, formerly SEED
ELMLE European League for Middle Level Education
ELSA English Language Skills Assessment, from LCCIEB
ELT English Language Teaching
EMIE Education Management Information Exchange
EMREB East Midland Regional Examinations Board, later part of OCR
Enable Scottish Society for Mentally Handicapped
engage in their future engage (formerly National Association of BESD Schools)
English New Zealand and FIELS Federation of Independent English Language Schools in New Zealand
English Plus English Language Training Plus other activities
English UK Formerly ARELS and BASELT
ENO Baylis At English National Opera
EOP English for Occupational Purposes
EOTAS Education Other Than At School
EP Educational Psychologist
EPIC Education Policy Information Service
EPWG Educational Psychologists Working Group
EQUALS A voice for entitlement and quality education
ERA Educational Reform Act, UK
ERB Educational Records Bureau
ERB Educational Records Bureau
ESA Educational Support Assistant
ESAA English Schools Athletic Association
ESB English Speaking Board
ESCA English Schools' Cricket Association
ESCIS English Speaking Canary Island Schools Group
ESF English Schools Foundation
ESFA English Schools' Football Association
ESG Education Support Grant
ESHA European Secondary Heads Association/Europäische Schulleitervereinigung Association Européenne des Chefs d’établissements scolaires
ESOL English to Speakers of Other Languages
ESP English for Specific Purposes
ESSA English Schools' Swimming Association
ESSARP English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate
ESTA Earth Science Teachers' Association
ESTTA English Schools' Table Tennis Association
ESU English-Speaking Union Secondary School Exchange Scholarships
ESU English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth
EWO Educational Welfare Officer
EWS Education Welfare Service
EY Early Years
EYCG Early Years Curriculum Group
EYDCP Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships
EYDP Early Years Development Plan
EYE English for Young Europeans
EYE Early Years Educator
EYSPI Early Years Starting Points Indicators
EYU Early Years Unit
FAETT Forum for the Advancement of Educational Therapy and Therapeutic Teaching
FAHE Further, Adult and Higher Education
FAIS French American International School
FB French Baccalaureat
FBIM Fellow of the British Institute of Management
FCA Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
FCCA Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
FCE Cambridge First Certificate in English
FCE First Certificate in English, from UCLES
FCEU Free Church Education Unit
FCIS Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators
FCMA Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants
FCollP/FCP Fellow of the College of Preceptors, later College of Teachers
FCoT Fellow of the College of Teachers, formerly College of Preceptors
FCP Fellow of the College of Physicians
FE Further Education
FEDA Further Education Development Agency, later the Learning and Skills Development Agency
FEDELE The Spanish Federation of Associations of Spanish Schools for Foreigners
FEFC Further Education Funding Council, later LSC
FEFCW Further Education Funding Council for Wales, later National Council for Education and Training for Wales
FERL Further Education Resources for Learning
FERN Further Education Research Network
FFA Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants
FFA Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries, Scotland
FGS Fellow of the Geological Society
FI MechE Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
FIDS Forum for Independent Day Schools
Fields in Trust Formerly NPFA, National Playing Fields Association
FIL Fellow of the Institute of Linguists
FIMA Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
FInstMgt/FIM Fellow of the Institute of Management
FInstPD Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development
FIRST Association of British Language Schools
FIS Fellow of the Institute of Statisticians
FIS Funding for Independent Schools magazine
FIYTO Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations
FLAW Foreign Languages at Work
FLCM Fellow of the London College of Music
FLIC Foreign Languages for Industry and Commerce
FMS Fellow of the Medical Society
FOBISSEA Federation of British International Schools of South East Asia and East Asia
Focus Inside information for internationals in the UK
FOIEF Friends of Israel Educational Trust
FRCA Fellow of the Royal College of Art
French Baccalaureate
French curriculum
FRGS Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
FRHistS Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
FRICS Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
FRMetS Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
FRS Fellow of the Royal Society
FRSA Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
FRX Fragile X
FSB Federation of Small Businesses
FSCA Fellow of the Society of Company and Commercial Accountants
FSEP Fédération Suisse des Ecoles Privées, or VSP/SFPS
FSJC Friends Schools Joint Council
FT/PT Full Time/Part Time
FTBE Foundation Certificate for Teachers of Business English
FTCL Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London
FTE Full Time Equivalent
G&T Gifted and Talented
GA Guides Association
GA Geographical Association
GBA Governing Bodies Association, later part of AGBIS
GBA, NI Governing Bodies Association, Northern Ireland
GBEW Girls' Brigade England and Wales
GBGSA Governing Bodies of Girls' Schools Association, later part of AGBIS
GCE General Certificate of Education, UK
GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education
GDST Girls' Day School Trust, formerly GPDST
GEM Group for Education in Museums
German curriculum
GEST Grant for Education Support and Training
GGSM Graduate of the Guildhall School of Music
GIS Garden International School
GLAD Greater London Association of Disabled People
GLCM Graduate of the London College of Music
GLD Generic Learning Difficulties
GM Grant Maintained
GMS Grant Maintained School
GMSC Grant Maintained Schools Centre
GMSF Grant Maintained Schools Foundation
GMSS Grant Maintained Special School
GNVQ General National Vocational Qualification, UK
GPDST Girls' Public Day School Trust, later GDST
GRE Grant Related Expenditure
Grooms Shaftesbury Supporting the disabled and the marginalised
GRSM Graduate of the Royal Schools of Music
GSA Girls' Schools Association
GSB General Schools Budget
GSMD Guildhall School of Music and Drama
GSVQ General Scottish Vocational Qualifications
GTC General Teaching Council for England
GVCAC Girls' Venture Corps Air Cadets
HAD Hyperactivity Disorder
HADC Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre
HAIS Houston Association of Independent Schools
HAPA Handicapped Adventure Playground Association, later Kidsactive
HCEC Hornsey Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy
HDipEd/HDE Higher Diploma in Education
HE Higher Education
HEADLAMP Headteachers' Leadership and Management Programmes
HEAs Home Education Advisors
HEAS Home Educator's Advisory Service
Heathrow Heathrow Airport arrivals guide
HEFCW Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
HELSA Heart of England Language Schools Association
HERO The official HE site with links to all UK universities and colleges
HESA Higher Education Statistical Agency
H-Grade/SH Scottish Highers
HI Hearing Impairment/Impaired
HICES Heads of Independent Co-Educational Schools, Australia
HIGCSE Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education
HINI Hostelling International, Northern Ireland
HKD HyperKinetic Disorder
HLTA Higher Level Teaching Assistant
HM Headmaster/Headmistress
HMC Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
HMCI Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England
HMCJ HMC Junior Schools
HMI Her Majesty's Inspectorate/Inspector
HMIE Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education in Scotland
HNC Higher National Certificate, from BTEC
HND Higher National Diploma, from BTEC
HoD/HOD Head of Department
HOF Head of Faculty
Hons Honours Degree
Host country accreditation School is accredited by the national government
Host country curriculum/exams The school uses the curriculum/exams of the host country
HPS
HS High School
HSA Home School Agreement
HSC Higher School Certificate, Australia
HSC Higher School Certificate
HSD Higher School Diploma
HSE Human Scale Education
HT Head Teacher
I CAN Invalid Children's Aid Nationwide
IABA Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis
IAIE International Association for Intercultural Education
IAL Indication Admissions Limit
IAMSCU International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities
IAP Individual Action Plan
IAPS Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools
IATEFL International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
IB International Baccalaureate
IB International Baccalaureate
IB DP International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
IB MYP International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme
IB PYP International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
IBEC Irish Business and Employers Confederation
IBO International Baccalaureate Organisation, formerly International Baccalaureate Office
IBO World School International Baccalaureate Accredition System
IBSC International Boys' Schools Coalition
IBSCA International Baccalaureate Schools and Colleges Association of the UK and Ireland
ICAC Initiative on Communications Aids for Children
I-CAN A charity working for children with speech and language difficulties
ICCE International Council for Correspondence Education, later ICDE
ICCE International Certificate of Christian Education
ICCE International Certificate of Christian Education, formerly NCSC
ICDE International Council for Distance Education, formerly ICCE
ICE International Certificate of Education
ICHA Independent Children's Homes Association, formerly NAIRC and AICCO
ICM Institute of Commercial Management
ICSA Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
ICSC International Christian Schools Certificate, formerly NCSC
ICSE Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
ICSE Indian School Certificate Examinations
ICT Information and Communications Technology
IDEA Association International Development of Education in Alsace
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDLTM International Diploma in English Language Teaching Management
IEA Independent External Adjudicator
IEA International Education Agency of Papua
IEB Independent Examinations Board
IELTDHE Institute for English Language Teacher Development in Higher Education, later part of QuiTE
IELTS International English Language Testing System
IEP Individual Education Plan
IES
IFEI Incorporated Froebel Educational Institute
IFS Institute of Financial Services
IGCSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education
IHS International High School of FAIS
IIP/IiP Investors in People
IJC Irish Junior Certificate
IKS International Kodaly Society
ILC Irish Leaving Certificate
ILP Individual Learning Programme
ILT Information and Learning Technology
INPP Institute for Neuro Physiological Psychology
INSEA International Society for Education through Art
INSET In-Service Education and Training/In-Service Training
Inspectie van het Onderwijs Inspectorate of Education in the Netherlands
InstRIS Institute of Registered Inspectors of Schools
International curriculum
IoL Chartered Institute of Linguists
IPC International Primary Curriculum
IPSEA Independent Panel for Special Education Advice
IQ Intelligence Quotient
Irish Schoolheads' Association
ISA International Schools Association
ISA International School of Amsterdam
ISA International Student Assessment
ISA Independent Independent Schools' Association
ISA International International Schools Association
ISAC International Schools Activities Conference
ISASA Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa
ISB International School of Budapest
ISB Individual Schools Budget
ISBA Independent Schools' Bursars Association
isbi independent special boarding and international schools
ISC Independent Schools Council
ISCG Information for School and College Governors
ISCis London and South East Formerly part of the Independent Schools Council Information Service
ISCO Independent Schools Careers Organisation
ISCP International Schools Curriculum Project
ISEA Independent Special Education Advice, Scotland
ISEB Independent Schools Examinations Board
ISEB Independent Schools Examinations Board
ISEIC International School Effectiveness and Improvement Centre
ISH International School of the Hague
ISHA Irish School Heads' Association
ISI Independent Schools Inspectorate
ISIS Independent Schools Information Service, later ISCis
ISJC Independent Schools Joint Council, later ISC
ISK International School of Kenya
ISL International School of London
ISLB International School at Lucie Berger
ISM Incorporated Society of Musicians
ISME International Society for Music Education
ISR Individual School Range
ISS International Schools Services
ISSE International Secondary School of Eindhoven
ISSF International Schools Sport Federation
ISSH International School of the Sacred Heart
ISST International Schools Sports Tournaments
ISTD Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
ISTD Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
IT Information Technology, also ICT
ITBS Iowa Test of Basic Skills
ITP Iowa Testing Program
ITT Initial Teacher Training
JACT Joint Association of Classical Teachers
JAEO Jamaica Association of Education Officers
JAGS James Allen's Girls' School
JANET Joint Academic NETwork
Japanese curriculum
JCGQ Joint Council for General Qualifications, later JCQ
JCIS Japan Council of International Schools
JCLA Joint Council of Language Associations
JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications, formerly JCGQ
JEB Joint Examining Board
JET Joint Educational Trust
JET Junior English Tests, from AQA
JET Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme
JIS Japan International School
JMB Joint Managerial Body
John Grooms Now John Grooms Association for the Disabled
Jordan curriculum
KCM Kids Clubs Network, later 4Children
KET Key English Test, from UCLES
Kmk Kultusministerkonferenz
KS UK National Curriculum Key Stage 1, 2 etc
KSQ Key Skills Qualification
L ès lettres/LèsL Licencié ès Lettres, French Bachelor of Arts
L ès sciences/LèsS Licencié ès Sciences, French Bachelor of Science
LA Local Authority in UK
LAGB Linguistics Association of Great Britain
LAHC Latin American Heads Conference
LAMDA London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
LAMDA London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art speech and dram exams
LAS Leysin American School in Switzerland
LCCI/LCCIEB London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board
LCME London College of Music Examinations
LD Learning Difficulties
LDD Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
LEA Local Education Authority in UK, later LA
LEAG London East Anglia Group, later part of Edexcel
LEAWARDS Local Education Authority Awards System
LGSM Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music
LGSM Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music
LIDS London Independent Day Schools
LIS Leipzig International School
LISA London International Schools Association
LLB Bachelor of Laws
LLCM Licentiate of the London College of Music
LLD Doctor of Laws
LMCE Local Management in Community Education
LMS Local Management of Schools
LMS Locally Maintained School
LMSS Local Management of Special Schools
LRAM Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music
LRPS Licentiate of Royal Photographic Society
LSA Learning Support Assistant
LSA Lowe Syndrome Association
LSB Local Schools Budget
LSC Learning and Skills Councils, formerly FEFC
LSDA Learning and Skills Development Agency, formerly FEDA
LSP Learning Support Practitioner
LST Learning Support Teacher
LSU Learning Support Unit
LTCL Licentiate of Trinity College of Music, London
LTh Licentiate in Theology
M ès Lettres/MèsL Maitre ès Lettres
MACE Metropolitan Architectural Consortium for Education
MADE music and dance excellence, formerly NAMDS
MAIS Mallya Aditi International School
MAIS Mediterranean Association of International Schools
MANCAT Manchester College of Arts and Technology
MAPE Micros and Primary Education, later NAACE
MAS Modern American School Jordan
MATS Montessori Association of Teachers and Schools
Matura Swiss High School Diploma
MBA Master of Business Administration
MBD Minimal Brain Damage, later known as Dyspraxia
MBIM Member of the British Institute of Management
MCC Mount Camphill Community
MCI Montessori Centre International
MCIM Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing
MCS Methodist Colleges and Schools
MD Muscular Dystrophy
MDA Mid-Day Assistant
MDC Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
MDSA Mid-Day Supervisory Assistant
ME Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
MEB Midlands Examinations Board, later part of OCR
MEd Psych Master of Education, Psychology
MEG Midland Examining Group, later part of OCR
MEI-RELSA Recognised English Language Schools Association, Ireland
Mencap Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children
MEUK Montessori Education United Kingdom
MEYF Montessori Early Years Forum
MFL Modern Foreign Language
MFS Marfan Syndrome
MG Myasthenia Gravis
MGA Myasthenia Gravis Association
MGL Main Grade Lecturer
MH Mentally Handicapped
MHCIMA Member of the Hotel Catering and Institutional Management Association, later Institute of Hospitality
MIBrol Member of the Institute of Biology
MIEE Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
MIInfSc Member of the Institute of Information Sciences
MIL Member of the Institute of Linguists
MIMgt Member of the Institute of Management
MIND National Association for Mental Health
Ministry of Education, Colombia Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia
Ministry of Education, Lebanon
Ministry of Education, Spain Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
Ministry of National Education, France Ministère de l'éducation nationale
MInstD Member of the Institute of Directors
MInstP Member of the Institute of Physics
MIPD Member of the Institute of Personnel Development
MIS Munich International School
MIS Meares-Irlen Syndrome
MIS Management Information System
MLA Modern Language Association
MLD Motor Learning Difficulties
MLD Moderate Learning Difficulties
MLD+ Moderate Learning Difficulty and Significant Additional Impairment or Disorder
MLF Mission Laïque Française
MLing Master of Linguistics
MLitt Magister Litterarum/Master of Letters
MMA Music Masters' and Mistresses' Association
MMI Maria Montessori Institute
MMTO Maria Montessori Training Organisation
MMTO Maria Montessori Training Organisation
MMus Master of Music
MND Motor Neurone Disease
MNDA Motor Neurone Disease Association
MOA Mode of Attendance
Mon/Mont Montessori
Mont Dip Montessori Diploma
MOSA Medical Officers of Schools Association
MOVE Mobility Opportunities Via Education
MPhil Master of Philosophy
MRISA Mekong River International Schools Association
MS Multiple Sclerosis
MS Middle School
MSA Montessori Schools Association
MSA/MSACS Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, USA
MSc Master of Science
MSI Multi-Sensory Impairment
MSPI Melbourne Schools' Partnership International
MSS Maintained Special School
MVDP Makaton Vocabulary Development Project
NAACE National Association of Advisers for Computers in Education, formerly MAPE
NAAE National Association of Advisors in English
NAAOSEN National Association of Advisory Officers for Special Educational Needs
NAASSC National Association of Administrative Staff and teachers in Schools and Colleges
NABSS National Association of British Schools in Spain
NAC National Asthma Campaign
NACC National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease
NACE National Association for Able Children in Education
NACESW National Association of Chief Education Social Workers
NACETT National Advisory Council for Education and Training Targets
NACGT National Association of Careers and Guidance Teachers
NACYS National Advisory Council for Youth Services
NADFAS National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies
NADT National Association of Drama Teachers
NAEIAC National Association of Educational Inspectors, Advisors and Consultants, later Aspect
NAESC National Association for the Education of Sick Children
NAFE Non-Advanced Further Education
NAFSA National Association of International Educators
NAGC National Association for Gifted Children
NAGM National Association of Governors and Managers
NAGTY National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth
NAHT National Association of Head Teachers
NAIMS National Association of Independent and Non-Maintained Special Schools
NAIRC National Association of Independent Resources for Children, later ICHA
NAIRC National Association for Independent Residential Child Care, later ICHA
NAIS National Association of Independent Schools
NALA National Association of Language Advisors
NALRET National Association for Learning Resources and Educational Technology
NAMA National Association of Mathematics Advisers
NAMCW National Association for Maternal and Child Welfare
NAME National Association of Music Educators
NAMH Mind, National Association for Mental Health
NAOE National Association for Outdoor Education
NAPCE National Association for Pastoral Care in Education
NAPD National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals
NAPE National Association for Primary Education
NAPLIC National Association for Professionals concerned with Language Impairment In Children
NAPRD National Association for the Relief of Paget's Disease
NAS National Autistic Society
NAS Autism Acceditation Autism Accreditation by NAS
NASEN National Association for Special Educational Needs
NASS Small Schools National Association for Small Schools
NASS Special Schools National Association of Independent and Non-Maintained Special Schools
NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASUWT National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
NATE National Association for the Teaching of English
NATECLA National Association for the Teaching of English and Community Languages to Adults
NATSPEC Association of National Specialist Colleges
NAYO National Association of Youth Orchestras
NBA National Bursars Association
NBCS National Blind Children's Society
NC National Curriculum for England and Wales
NCA/CASI North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
NCATE Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCB National Children's Bureau
NCEA National Co-operative Education Association
NCER National Consortium for Examination Results
NCET National Council for Educational Technology
NCFE National Council for Further Education
NCH National Children's Homes, Action for Children
NCMA National Childminding Association
NCMTT National Council for Mother Tongue Teaching
NCNE National Campaign for Nursery Education
NCOPF National Council for One Parent Families
NCPTA National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations,
NCSC National Care Standards Commission, later CSCI
NCSC National Christian Schools Certificate, now ICCE
NCSE National Council for Special Education in Ireland
NCSL National College for School Leadership
NCSS National Council for School Sport
NCT National Curriculum Test
NCT National Childbirth Trust
NCVCCO National Council of Voluntary Childcare Organisations
NCVQ National Council for Vocational Qualifications, later part of QCA
NCVYS National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
ND National Diploma, from BTEC
NDCS National Deaf Children's Society
NDCSA National Deaf Children's Sports Association
NDNA National Day Nurseries Association
NEA Northern Examining Association, later part of AQA
NEAB Northern Examinations and Assessment Board, later part of AQA
NEASC New England Association of Schools and Colleges
NEIS Nursery Education Inspection Service
NES National Eczema Society
NESA Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools
NETT National Education and Training Targets
Network 81 For inclusive special needs education
New Zealand curriculum
NFAE National Foundation for Arts Education
NFCA National Foster Care Association
NFER National Foundation for Educational Research
NFF National Froebel Foundation
NGC National Governors' Council
NGFL National Grid for Learning
NHS National Health Service
NIACE National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
NICCEA Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, Northern Ireland
NICE National Institute of Conductive Education
NICEC National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling
NICS Network of International Christian Schools
NICS Network of International Christian Schools
NLB National Library for the Blind
NLD Non-verbal Learning Disorder/Disability
NMS Non-Maintained School
NMSS Non-Maintained Special Schools
NMSS Non-Maintained Special School
NMT National Meningitis Trust
NNEB National Nursery Examinations Board
Non-denom Non-denominational
NOR Number On Roll
NPA National Portage Association home visiting education service
NPDNA National Private Day Nurseries Association
NPFA National Playing Fields Association, later Fields in Trust
NPP National Partnership Protocol
NPPN National Parent Partnership Network
NPQH National Professional Qualification for Heads
NPTC National Proficiency Test Council
NQF National Qualifications Framework
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
NRA National Record of Achievement
NROVA National Record of Vocational Achievement
NRSF National Reye's Syndrome Foundation UK
NSBA National School Band Association
NSC National Senior Certificate, South African curriculum
NSE National Society for Epilepsy
NSEAD National Society for Education in Art and Design
NSP National Skills Profile
NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
NSPRE National Society for Promoting Religious Education
NSSA National School Sailing Association
NSSEN Non-Statutory Special Educational Needs
NSSF National Small Schools Forum
NSSM Nutritional Standards for School Meals
NST National SchoolTransfer
NTA Non-Teaching Assistant
NTETs National Training and Education Targets
NTOs National Training Organisations
NUS National Union of Students
NUT National Union of Teachers
NVQ National Vocational Qualification
NVRQ Non-Verbal Reasoning Quotient
NVYOs National Voluntary Youth Organisations
NWFCA North West Foster Care Association
NYA National Youth Agency
NYO National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
NYSAIS New York State Association of Independent Schools
NYT National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
OAASIS Office for Advice, Assistance, Support and Information on Special Needs
OASIS Oasis International Schools
OB Old Boy
OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCEAC Oxford and Cambridge Examinations and Assessment Council, later part of OCR
OCN Open College Network
OCNSER Open College Network South East Region
OCR Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations
OCSEB Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board, later part of OCR
OD Order of Dominicans
ODD Oppositional Defiance Disorder
OED Oxford English Dictionary
OFIS Oregon Federation of Independent Schools
Ofsted Office for Standards in Education
OG Old Girl
OIB Option Internationale du Baccalauréat Français
OIBEC Oxford International Business English Certificate
OLC Open Learning Centre
OLD Other Learning Difficulties
ONC Ordinary National Certificate
OND Ordinary National Diploma
ONS Office for National Statistics, UK
Ontario Curriculum  Grade 12 curriculum
OPSIS Organisation for Partially Sighted People
OSCI Out of School Childcare Initiative
OT Occupational Therapist
OU Open University
OUVS Open University Validation Services, includes the former CNAA
Oxbridge Oxford and Cambridge universities
Oxon Oxford
OYC Ocean Youth Trust
PACE Parental Alliance for Choice in Education
PAF Performance Assessment Framework
PANDA Performance AND Assessment report
PAT Pupil Achievement Tracker
PAT Professional Association of Teachers
PATOSS Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties
PBE Practical Business English, from LCCIEB
PC Parental Contribution
PD Physical Disability
PDA Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome
PDD Pervasive Development Disorder
PE Physical Education
PEEP Peers in Early Education Project
PEI Pitman Examinations Institute
PELL Post-16 Education and Lifelong Learning
PEO Principal Education Officer
PET Preliminary English Test, from Cambridge ESOL
PFI Private Finance Initiative
PFS Playing For Success
PG Cert Postgraduate Certificate
PG Dip Postgraduate Diploma
PGCE Postgraduate Certificate of Education
PGDE Postgraduate Diploma of Education
PGR Parent Governor Representative
PGS Paget Gorman Society
PGSS Paget Gorman Signed Speech
PH Physically Handicapped/Physical Handicap
PHAB Physically Handicapped and Able Bodied
PHF Primary Heads Forum
PHIG Parent Handicap Information Group
PHSE Personal Health and Social Education
PI Parents for Inclusion
PIN Parents Information Network
PIPS Performance Indicators in Primary Schools
PIT Pool of Inactive Teachers
PIT Primary Intervention Team
PIVATS Performance Indicators for Value-Added Target Setting
PLASC Pupil Level Annual Schools' Census
PLD Profound Learning Difficulty
PLD+ Profound Learning Difficulty and Significant Additional Impairment or Disorder
PMI Significant Physical or Motor Impairment
PMLD Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
PNAIS Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
PNAIS Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
PNEU Parents' National Education Union
POCAL Protection of Children Act List
POS Provides Outreach Support
PPA Pre-School Playgroups Association
PPP Public Private Partnership, later PFI
PPS Parent Partnership Service
PRSE Personal, Religious and Social Education
PRU Pupil Referral Unit
PSAT Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test
PSD Personal and Social Development
PSE Personal and Social Education
PSHE Personal Social Health Education
PSLA Pre-School Learning Alliance
PT Physical Training
PT Physiotherapist
PT/FT Part Time/Full Time
PTA Parent-Teacher Association
PTC Principals' Training Center for International School Leadership
PTC Principal's Training Center
PTFA Parents, Teachers and Friends Association
PTR Pupil-Teacher Ratio
PVPA Principals and Vice-Principals Association, Ireland
PWS Prader-Willi Syndrome
PWSA Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
PYP Primary Years Programme
QAA Quality Assurance Agency
QCA Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, formerly NCVQ and SCAA
QISAN Quality International Study Abroad Network
QSI Quality Schools International
QTS Qualified Teacher Status
QUANGO Quasi Autonomous Non Governmental Organisation
QuiTE Association for the Promotion of Quality in TESOL Education, formerly BATQI and IELTDHE
RAD Rapid Attachment Disorder
RAD Royal Association in Aid of Deaf People
RAD Royal Academy of Dance
RADA Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
RADAR Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
RAM Royal Academy of Music
RAP Reasonable Adjustments Project
RBAI Royal Belfast Academical Institute
RC Roman Catholic
RCSLT Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
RCVS Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RDA Riding for the Disabled Association
RE Religious Education
REACH National Advice Centre for Children with Reading Difficulties
Rethink National Schizophrenia Fellowship
RGN Registered General Nurse
RI Religious Instruction
RI Registered Inspector
RISA Rome International Schools Association
RNC Royal National College for the Blind
RNIB Royal National Institute of Blind People
RNIB National Library Service Formerly NLB, National Library for the Blind
RNID Royal National Institute for Deaf People
RS Religious Studies
RSA Royal Society of Arts Examinations Board, later part of OCR
RSLB Royal London Society for the Blind
SABA Schools' Amateur Boxing Association
SACHD Scottish Association for Children with Heart Disorders incorporating Young Adults
SACRE Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education
SACS Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council
SAGTA School and Group Travel Association
SAI Schools Access Initiative
SAIS Saudi Arabian International Schools
SAISA The South Asian Inter-Scholastic Association
SaLT Speech and Language Therapist
SALT Scottish Association for Language Teaching
SAMB Scottish Association of Master Bakers
SAMH Scottish Association for Mental Health
SAO School Attendance Order
SASLI Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters
SAT Standard Attainment Test
SATEAL Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as an Additional Language
SATEFL Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
SATIPS Society of Assistants Teaching in Preparatory Schools
SATRO Science and Technology Regional Organisation
SATs Originally Scholastic Achievement Test, then Scholastic Aptitude Tests, then Scholastic Assessment Test, later simply SATs, USA
SATs, UK Standard Assessment Tasks/Standardised Attainment Tests, UK
SATs, UK Standard Assessment Tasks/Standardised Attainment Tests, UK
SATs, USA Stanford Achievement Tests, USA
SAUK Scoliosis Association UK
SBSA State Boarding Schools' Association, formerly STABIS
SC School Certificate, Australia
SCAA School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, later part of QCA
SCCC Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum
SCD Severe Communication Difficulties
SCE Service Children's Education, UK, later CEAS
SCE Scottish Certificate of Education
SCEA Service Children's Education Authority, UK, later CEAS
SCECGS Sydney Church of England Co-Educational Grammar School
SCET Scottish Council for Educational Technology
School’s own curriculum/exams
SCIS Scottish Council of Independent Schools
SCOP Standing Conference of Principals
Scope About cerebral palsy
Scopus Jewish Educational Trust
ScotVEC/Scotvec Scottish Vocational Education Council
SCRIP South Central Regional Inclusion Partnership
SDA School Development Advisor
SDP School Development Plan
SDSA Scottish Down's Syndrome Association
SEAL Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
SEAL Canada Standards in Excellence and Learning, formerly CESI
SEB Scottish Examination Board, later SVQ
SEBD Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
SEBDA Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association, formerly AWCEBD
SÉBIQ Société des établissements du baccalauréat international du Québec
SEC Society of Education Consultants
SEC Secondary Examinations Council, later National Curriculum Council
SED Serious Emotional Disturbance
SED Social and Emotional Difficulty
SEED Scottish Executive Education Department, formerly SOEID, later ELLD
SEFIC Spoken English for Industry and Commerce, from LCCIEB
SEFTI Spoken English for the Tourism Industry
SEG Southern Examining Group, part of AQA
SEGB Southern Examining Group Board, later part of AQA
SELB Southern Education and Library Board, Northern Ireland
SEN Special Educational Needs
SENA Special Educational Needs Allowance
SENAG Special Educational Needs Advisory Group
SENAS Special Educational Needs Assessment Service
SENCo Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
SENIMS Special Educational Needs in Mainstream School
SENJIT Special Educational Needs Joint Initiative Training
SENNAC Special Educational Needs National Advisory Council
SENRP SEN Regional Partnerships
Sense National DeafBlind and Rubella Association
Sense Scotland National DeafBlind and Rubella Association
SENT Special Educational Needs Tribunal
SEO Society of Education Officers
SEP Secretaría de Educación Pública/Mexican Education Ministry
SEP Special Educational Provision
SEP Secretaría de Educación Pública/Mexican Education Ministry
SEREB South East Regional Examinations Board, later part of AQA
SERSEN South East Regional Special Educational Needs Partnership
SESOL Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages
SET Senior English Tests, from AQA
SFEFC Scottish Further Education Funding Council
SFPS Swiss Federation of Private Schools, or Fédération Suisse des Ecoles Privées, or VSP/SFPS
SG Standard Grades
SGBI Schoolmistresses and Governesses Benevolent Institution
SGIS Swiss Group of International Schools
SGS Scottish Girls’ Schools
SGS SA Société Générale de Surveillance
SHA Secondary Heads' Association, later ASCL
SHI Significant Hearing Impairment
SHMIS Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools
SI Sensory Impairment
SIA Spinal Injuries Association
SIMS Schools Information Management System
SIP Social Inclusion Panel/Partnership
SJ Society of Jesus, Jesuits
SJA School Journey Association
Skill National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
SL Senior Lecturer
SLA School Library Association
SLC Specialist Language Centre
SLCN Speech Language and Communication Needs
SLD Severe Learning Difficult/Difficulties
SLD+ Severe Learning Difficulty and Significant Additional Impairment or Disorder
SLDA Scottish Learning Difficulties Association
SLS School Library Service
SLS School Leaders Scotland, formerly Headteachers' Association of Scotland
SLT Speech and Language Therapy
SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-related
SMH Severely Mentally Handicapped
SNAG Special Needs Advisory Group
SNAP Special Needs Advisory Project Cymru
SNOB Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs in het Buitenland, Association of Dutch Education Abroad
SNRU Special Needs Research Unit
SNSS Special Needs Support Service
SNVQ Scottish National Vocational Qualification
Society of Schoolmasters and Schoolmistresses
SOEID Scottish Office Education and Industry Department, later SEED
SOP School Organisation Plan
SP&LD Speech and Language Difficulties
Spanish curriculum
SPD Semantic Pragmatic Disorder
SPD Sensory and/or Physical Difficulties
SpLCN Specific Language and Communication Needs
SPLD Specific Learning Difficulties
Sport England English Sports Council
SQA Scottish Qualifications Authority, formerly SVEC and SEB
SREB Southern Regional Examinations Board, later part of AQA
SRN State Registered Nurse
SSA Standard Spending Assessment
SSA Scottish Society for Autism
SSAC Scottish Society for Autistic Children
SSAFA Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association
SSAT Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
SSBA Scottish Spina Bifida Association
SSE Sign Supported English
SSEN Statement of Special Educational Need
SSERC Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre
SSFA Scottish Schools Football Association
SSLA Scottish Support for Learning Association
SSLSU Secondary School Learning Support Unit
SSR Staff and teachers-Student Ratio
SSTA Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association
STA Specialist Teacher Assistant
STA Specialist Teacher Advisor
STABIS State Boarding Information Service, later SBSA
STAG School Travel Advisory Group
Steve Chinn The trouble with maths
STF School Travel Forum
STPRB School Teachers Pay Review Body
SUJB Southern Universities Joint Board, later part of AQA
SVEC Scottish Vocational Education Council, later SQA
SVQ Scottish Vocational Qualification
SWALSS South and West Association of Leaders in Special Schools
SWEB South Western Examinations Board, later part of AQA
SWSF Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship
TA Teacher Assessment
TA Teaching Assistant
TABS The Association of Boarding Schools
TACADE The Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Education
TAG The Arthrogryposis Group
TAP Tests of Achievement and Proficiency
TASC Teaching as a Second Career
TASIS The American School in Switzerland
TCD United Kingdom Council for Overseas Student Affairs
TD Teaching Diploma
TD day Teacher Development day
TDLB Training and Development Lead Body
TEACH The European Academy for Christian Homeschooling
TEAL Teaching English as an Additional Language
TEC Technical Education Council, later part of Edexcel
TEEP Teaching English for Educational Purposes
TEFL Teaching English as a Foreign Language
TEFSL Teaching English as a Foreign and/or Second Language
TEIL Teaching English as an International Language
TEP Tourism English Proficiency
TES Trinity College, Dublin
TESL Teaching English as a Second Language
TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TESP Teaching English for Specific Purposes
TISCA The Independent Schools Christian Alliance
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
TOEIC Test of English for International Communication
Together Trust Formerly BGWS, Boys' and Girls' Welfare Society
TP Teaching Practice/School Placement
TQM Total Quality Management
Trident Trident Trust
TS Tourettes Syndrome
TTA Teacher Training Agency
Turkish curriculum
TVEI Technical and Vocational Education Initiative
U16 Under 16
U18 Under 18
UA Unitary Authority
UAB Unitary Awarding Body
UCAC National Association of the Teachers of Wales
UCAS Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
UCCA University Central Council on Admissions, later UCAS
UCET University Council for the Education of Teachers
UCLES University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, later part of OCR
UCST United Church Schools’ Trust, formerly CSC
UETESOL University Entrance Test for Speakers of Other Languages
UK National Curriculum
UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UKBA HTS UK Border Agency Highly Trusted Sponsor
UKCOSA Vocational Education and Training
ULEAC University of London Examinations and Assessment Council, later part of Edexcel
UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México/National Autonomous University of Mexico
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UODLE University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations, later part of OCR
UPE Universal Primary Education