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Comprehensive school |
A secondary school for pupils of all abilities |
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CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau was set-up to help voluntary, public and private organisations identify people who may be unsuitable to work with children or other vulnerable people |
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D&T |
Design and Technology |
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DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families |
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Equivalency test |
Tests designed for admissions purposes to assess if a candidate meets a GCSE grade C standard |
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GCSE |
General Certificate of Secondary Education:
Examination usually taken at the end of compulsory schooling in England and Wales
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GTCE |
General Teaching Council for England: The professional body for teachers and teaching in England |
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GTTR |
Graduate Teacher Training Registry: The central agency responsible for processing applications for most postgraduate initial teacher training courses (ie PGCEs) |
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Golden Hello |
A taxable bonus payment for newly qualified teachers on approved postgraduate routes in England. The bonus is paid after successful completion of the induction year |
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Grammar school |
Grammar schools select all or almost all of their pupils with reference to academic ability |
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ICT |
Information and communications technology |
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ISA |
Independent Safeguarding Authority works in partnership with the CRB to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and other vulnerable people. |
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ITT |
Initial Teacher Training: Course of training that leads to qualified teacher status (QTS). |
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KS |
Key Stages: The different stages of compulsory schooling in the UK. |
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KS1 |
Key stage 1: First stage of compulsory schooling for UK children (ages 5-7 years) |
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KS2 |
Key stage 2: Second stage of compulsory schooling for UK children (ages 7-11 years) |
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KS3 |
Key stage 3: Third stage of compulsory schooling for UK children (ages 12-13 years) |
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KS4 |
Key stage 4: Fourth stage of compulsory schooling for UK children (ages 14-16 years) |
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LEA |
Local Education Authority: Government bodies responsible for providing services for schools in an area |
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MFL |
Modern Foreign Language e.g. French, German, Spanish |
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Middle School |
A middle school has pupils from KS2 and KS3. Depending on the age balance of those pupils the school can be considered as primary or secondary |
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NARIC |
National Academic Recognition Centre: Responsible for providing information and advice about vocational, academic and professional skills and qualifications from all over the world. |
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NC |
National Curriculum: Covers the areas of knowledge that students should be taught in state maintained schools. The National Curriculum covers 12 subjects in total, and is divided into four Key Stages according to age |
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NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher: A teacher that has just been awarded qualified teacher status (QTS) must then complete an induction period which takes three terms; |
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PGCE |
Postgraduate Certificate of Education: A postgraduate teacher training course |
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QTS |
Qualified Teacher Status: The accreditation that enables you to teach in state-maintained and special schools in England and Wales. |
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QTLS |
Qualified Teacher, Learning and Skills: Professional qualifications for people teaching in further education colleges, sixth form centres, adult education, community learning and a wide range of other training and educational settings that are outside the schools sector. |
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State school |
Otherwise known as publicly funded schools and attended by over 90 per cent of pupils. Parents do not pay any fees |
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TDA |
Training and development Agency for Schools: The national agency and recognised sector body responsible for the training and development of the school workforce |
