FE Further Education – FSPs Foundation Stage Profile points – GCSE General Certificate Secondary Education – GTCE General Teaching Council for England – HE Higher Education – HOD Head of Department – HLTA Higher Level Teaching Assistant – IB International Baccalaureate – ICT Information Communication Technology – IEP Individual Education Plan – INSET In-service Educational Training – ITT Initial Teacher training – KS Key Stage, e.g. KS2 Key Stage 2 – LA Local Authority (previously known as LEA Local Education Authority) – – NQT Newly Qualified Teacher – LSA Learning Support Assistant – NC National Curriculum – ND National Diploma – NQF National Qualification Framework – NVQ National Vocational Qualification – OFSTED Office for Standards in Education – PPA Planning Preparation Assessment – QCDA Qualification Curriculum Development Agency – QTS Qualified Teacher status – SATs - Standard Assessment Tasks SDP Academy Development Plan – SEAL Social & Emotional Aspects of Learning – SEF Self Evaluation Form – SEND Special Education Needs – SENCO Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator – SLT Senior Leadership Team – SMT Senior Management Team – TA Teaching Assistant – UCAS Universities & Colleges Admissions Service – VP Vice Principal – Department for Education Information, news and current consultations from the Department for Education Governornet Updates on the to the Law and other publications Governors’ Guide Governorline
FE – Further Education FSPs – Foundation Stage Profile points GCSE – General Certificate Secondary Education GTCE – General Teaching Council for England HE – Higher Education HOD – Head of Department HLTA – Higher Level Teaching Assistant IB – International Baccalaureate ICT – Information Communication Technology IEP – Individual Education Plan INSET – In-service Educational Training ITT – Initial Teacher training KS – Key Stage, e.g. KS2 Key Stage 2 LA – Local Authority (previously known as LEA – Local Education Authority) NQT – Newly Qualified Teacher LSA – Learning Support Assistant NC – National Curriculum ND – National Diploma NQF – National Qualification Framework NVQ – National Vocational Qualification OFSTED – Office for Standards in Education PPA – Planning Preparation Assessment QCDA – Qualification Curriculum Development Agency QTS – Qualified Teacher status SATs - Standard Assessment Tasks SDP – Academy Development Plan SEAL – Social & Emotional Aspects of Learning SEF – Self Evaluation Form SEND – Special Education Needs SENCO – Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator SLT – Senior Leadership Team SMT – Senior Management Team TA – Teaching Assistant UCAS – Universities & Colleges Admissions Service VP – Vice Principal Department for Education Information, news and current consultations from the Department for Education Governornet Updates on the Governors’ Guide to the Law and other publications Governorline
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