EDUCATIONAL ABBREVIATIONS: EDUCATIONAL ABBREVIATIONS: .......................................................................................................................... 1 ARMED FORCES EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................ 5 ART, DANCE, DRAMA AND MUSIC ......................................................................................................................... 5 BOARDING ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 CAREERS .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 CHILDCARE, NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL ......................................................................................................... 7 CURRICULUM AND EXAMS ..................................................................................................................................... 8 DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................... 14 EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 14 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................ 17 EDUCATIONAL TERMS .......................................................................................................................................... 18 FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION .................................................................................................................. 22 GIFTEDNESS .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 INTERNET AND COMPUTERS............................................................................................................................... 23 LANGUAGE TRAINING ........................................................................................................................................... 23 MEDIA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 MONTESSORI ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS ....................................................................................... 25 QUALIFICATIONS, ETC .......................................................................................................................................... 27 RELIGION ................................................................................................................................................................ 29 SCHOOL NAME ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 SCIENCE ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 SPECIAL NEEDS AND MEDICAL ........................................................................................................................... 31 SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................................... 39 STAFF AND TEACHERS 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Together Trust Formerly BGWS, Boys' and Girls' Welfare Society VET Vocational Qualifications in Science Engineering and Technology VQSET Voluntary Service Overseas VRH Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children VSO Volunteer Reading Help WCLS World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession WCOTP World Youth and Student Travel Conference WEA World Class Learning Schools and Systems WISC III Workers' Educational Association WYSTC Young Enterprise YE Youth Offending Team YOT Youth Service Unit Armed Forces Education AFF Army Families Association, UK CEAS Children's Education Advisory Service, UK, formerly SCE and SCEA SCE Service Children's Education, UK, later CEAS SCEA Service Children's Education Authority, UK, later CEAS SSAFA Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association Art, dance, drama and music AAGB Agents' Association Great Britain Arts Council of England Arts Council of Wales Artsmark Awards to schools that are committed the full range of arts Benslow Music 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nursery and pre-school ANTC Association of Nursery Training Colleges ASPE Association for the Study of Primary Education BAECE British Association for Early Childhood Education Daycare Trust The National Childcare Campaign Early Education EEC Early Excellence Centre ELGs Early Learning Goals EY Early Years EYCG Early Years Curriculum Group EYDCP Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships EYDP Early Years Development Plan EYE Early Years Educator EYSPI Early Years Starting Points Indicators EYU Early Years Unit NAMCW National Association for Maternal and Child Welfare NCMA National Childminding Association Temps 247 Limited * 17 Harts Green Road Harborne Birmingham B17 9TZ Tel: Mobile: Company No: VAT No: 0121 241 3301 07904 208 921 07158477 pending Website: Email: www.temps247.co.uk info@temps247.co.uk * Ashwood & Main T/A Temps 247 Limited System © Copyright BORG-online 2004-11 NCNE National Campaign for Nursery Education NCT National Childbirth Trust NCVCCO National Council 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A-Level Information System plus GNVQs ALL Accreditation for Life and Living AM/MA Master of Arts. University degree AP Advanced Placement examinations, USA AP Advanced Placement examinations, USA AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance AS Level Advanced Supplementary Level examinations ASDAN Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network ASDAN Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network, programmes recognised by the DCFS in the UK BA Bachelor of Arts BComm/BCom Bachelor of Commerce Temps 247 Limited * 17 Harts Green Road Harborne Birmingham B17 9TZ Tel: Mobile: Company No: VAT No: 0121 241 3301 07904 208 921 07158477 pending Website: Email: www.temps247.co.uk info@temps247.co.uk * Ashwood & Main T/A Temps 247 Limited System © Copyright BORG-online 2004-11 BD Bachelor of Divinity BEC Business Education Council, later part of Edexcel BEC Business English Certificate, from Cambridge ESOL BEcon Bachelor of Economics BEd/B Ed Bachelor of Education BEng Bachelor of Engineering BLit Bachelor of Literature BLTS Business Language Testing Service, from Cambridge ESOL BMus 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CEREQ Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Qualifications Cert Ed/CertEd Certificate of Education CertEdPsy Certificate of Educational Psychology CertTEB Certificate in Teaching English for Business CertTEfIC Specialist Certificate in Teaching English for Industry and Commerce CGLI/C&G City and Guilds of London Institute CIE Cambridge International Examinations CIT Cambridge Certificate in Information Technology CLANSA Certificate for Literacy and Numeracy Support Assistants CNAA Council for National Academic Awards CNED Centre national d'enseignement à distance Temps 247 Limited * 17 Harts Green Road Harborne Birmingham B17 9TZ Tel: Mobile: Company No: VAT No: 0121 241 3301 07904 208 921 07158477 pending Website: Email: www.temps247.co.uk info@temps247.co.uk * Ashwood & Main T/A Temps 247 Limited System © Copyright BORG-online 2004-11 COEA Certificate of Educational Achievement Colombian Bachillerato COTE Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English, from Cambridge ESOL CPE 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FCE First Certificate in English, from UCLES FIRST Association of British Language Schools French Baccalaureate FTBE Foundation Certificate for Teachers of Business English GCE General Certificate of Education, UK GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education German curriculum GNVQ General National Vocational Qualification, UK GSVQ General Scottish Vocational Qualifications HDipEd/HDE Higher Diploma in Education H-Grade/SH Scottish Highers Temps 247 Limited * 17 Harts Green Road Harborne Birmingham B17 9TZ Tel: Mobile: Company No: VAT No: 0121 241 3301 07904 208 921 07158477 pending Website: Email: www.temps247.co.uk info@temps247.co.uk * Ashwood & Main T/A Temps 247 Limited System © Copyright BORG-online 2004-11 HIGCSE Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education HLTA Higher Level Teaching Assistant HNC Higher National Certificate, from BTEC HND Higher National Diploma, from BTEC Hons Honours Degree HSC Higher School Certificate HSC Higher School Certificate, 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