Teacher training: Jargon buster

• APEL - Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning
• ASCL - Association of School and College Leaders
• ATL - Association of Teachers and Lecturers
• AVCE - Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education
• BEd - Bachelor of Education
• CES - Catholic Education Service
• CRB - Criminal Records Bureau
• CSV - Community Service Volunteers
• DCSF - Department for Children, Schools and Families
• DDA - Disability Discrimination Act
• DELLS - Department for Education Lifelong Learning and Skills (Wales)
• DENI - Department of Education (for) Northern Ireland
• DIUS - Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
• DRB - Designated Recommending Body
• EAL - English as an Additional Language
• EBR - Employment-Based Routes
• EFL - English as a Foreign Language
• ESTYN - Arolygiaeth Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru (Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales)
• EU - European Union
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
• FE - Further Education
• FEI - Further Education Institution
• FHE - Further and Higher Education
• GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education
• GNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification
• GRTP - Graduate and Registered Teacher Programme, sometimes referred to as EBR (see above)
• GTC (E/NI/S/W) - General Teaching Council (for England/Northern Ireland/Scotland/Wales)
• GTP - Graduate Teacher Programme
• GTTR - Graduate Teacher Training Registry
• HE - Higher Education
• HEI - Higher Education Institution
• HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant
• IAPS - Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools
• ICT - Information and Communication Technology
• IEP - Individual Education Plan
• ISC - Independent Schools Council
• ISCTIP - Independent Schools Council Teacher Induction Panel
• ITT/E - Initial Teacher Training/Education
• KS - Key Stage
• LA - Local Authority
• LLUK - Lifelong Learning UK
• LSA - Learning Support Assistant
• MFL - Modern Foreign Language
• NASUWT - National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers
• NPF - National Performance Framework
• NQC - National Qualifications Course
• NQT - Newly Qualified Teacher
• NUT - National Union of Teachers
• OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education
• OSP - Open Schools Programme
• PAT - Professional Association of Teachers
• PCE - Post-Compulsory Education
• PCET - Post-Compulsory Education and Training
• PE - Physical Education
• PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
• PGDE - Professional Graduate Diploma of Education (Scotland)
• PPA - Planning, Preparation and Assessment
• QCA - Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
• QTFE - Qualified Teacher in Further Education
• QTLS - Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills
• QTS - Qualified Teacher Status
• RB - Registered Body
• RE - Religious Education
• RTP - Registered Teacher Programme
• SAAS - Students’ Awards Agency for Scotland
• SAS - Student Associate Scheme
• SATs - Standard Attainment Tests
• SCE - Scottish Certificate of Education
• SCIS - Scottish Council of Independent Schools
• SCITT - School Centred Initial Teacher Training
• SEED - Scottish Executive Education Department
• SEN - Special Educational Needs
• SWA - School Workforce Adviser
• SWDB - School Workforce Development Board
• TA - Teaching Assistant
• TDA - Training and Development Agency for Schools
• TEI - Teacher Education Institution
• TEP - Training Entry Profile
• TES - Times Educational Supplement
• TIS - Teacher Induction Scheme
• TLR - Teaching and Learning Responsibility
• TQ - Teaching Qualification
• UAS - Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme
• UCAS - Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
• VCE - Vocational Certificate of Education

	Written by higher education careers professionals	Date:  July 2009
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