603 Acronyms Used in Education (AUE's)

There is a bewildering array of acronyms used in education, and here are some of them.

To make matter worse, as education resources are increasingly global, you may come across acronyms from other education systems. Of course there's more than one abreviation for the same thing, and of course the same acronym can mean different things in the same country.

There's some evidence that referring to children by acronyms for one facet of how they present to the school can be confusing and harmful. Using acronyms in communication with parents should also be done with care - if you've ever had to look it up, it's best to assume parents / carers won't understand them. The goal of communication is to impart meaning; acronyms are generally an obstacle to that.

Are we missing any?

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504	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil rights statute which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. A 504 plan is an individual education plan for a special-needs student. USA
A level	Advanced level examinations UK
ABE	Adult Basic Education USA
ACE	Advisory Centre for Education UK
ACL	Adult Community Learning UK
ACPC	Area Child Protection Committee UK
ACT	Prior to 1996, known as the American College Testing Program. ACT offers a college level assessment test. USA
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act USA
ADA	Average Daily Attendance USA
ADD	Attention Deficit Disorder International
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder International
AFDC	Aid to Families with Dependent Children USA
AFL	Assessment for Learning UK
AH	Advanced Higher. Scottish equivalent to A -level / IB subject Scotland
AH	Auditory Handicap Services (provided by RCOE) USA
AI	Assigned Inspector UK
AIP	Academic Improvement Plan USA
ALI	Adult Learning Inspectorate UK
ALIS	A Level Indicator System UK
ALPS	Advanced Level Performance System UK
AoC	Association of Colleges UK
AP	Advanced Placement USA
APE	Adaptive Physical Education USA
API	Academic Performance Index USA
APP	Assessing Pupil Progress UK
APT&C	Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical UK
AQA	Assessment and Qualifications Alliance UK
AR	Accelerated Reader™. Created by Renaissance Learning USA
ASB	Aggregated Schools Budget UK
ASB	Associated Student Body USA
ASCL	Association School and College Leaders UK
ASD	Autistic Spectrum Disorders International
ASP	Analyse School Performance UK
ASPECT	Association of Professionals in Education and Children’s Trusts UK
AST	Advanced Skills Teacher UK
AT	Attainment Target (in National Curriculum) UK
ATL	Association of Teachers and Lecturers UK
AWPU(N)	Age Weighted Pupil Unit (Number) UK
AYP	Annual Yearly Progress USA
BA	Bachelor of Arts UK
BAC	Behaviour and Attendance Collaborative UK
BAGA	British Amateur Gymnastics Association UK
BDA	British Deaf Association UK
BDA	British Dietetic Association UK
BDA	British Dyslexia Association UK
BECTA	British Educational Communications and Technology Agency UK
BEd	Bachelor of Education UK
BEI	British Education Index UK
BETT	British Education and Training Technology, a trade show UK
BIP	Behavior Intervention Plan USA
BITC	Business in the Community UK
BLN	Bradford Learning Network UK
BME	Black and Minority Ethnic UK
BSA	Basic Skills Agency UK
BSc	Bachelor of Science UK
BSP	Behaviour Support Plan UK
BSS	Behaviour Support Service UK
BTEC	Business and Technology Education Council UK
C&G	City and Guilds UK
CAB	Citizens Advice Bureau UK
CAC	Community Advisory Committee USA
CAD	Computer Aided Design UK
CAF	Common Application Form UK
CAF	Common Assessment Framework UK
CAF	Common Assessment Framework UK
CAFM	Computer Aided Facilities Management UK
CAHSEE	California High School Exit Exam USA
CAL	Computer Assisted Learning UK
CAM	Computer Aided Manufacture UK
CAMHS	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service UK
CAP	Common Application Process UK
CAP	Child Action Project UK
CASE	Campaign for the Advancement of State Education UK
CAT	Cognitive Ability Test UK
CAT	Curriculum Attainment Target UK
CATS	Credit Accumulation and Transfer System UK
CBE	Community-based education USA
CBEDS	California Basic Educational Data System USA
CCS	California Children’s Services (an agency providing Occupational and Physical Therapy for children) USA
CCT	Compulsory Competitive Tendering UK
CDS	Community Day School USA
CDT	Craft, Design and Technology UK
CE	(Bradford) Confederations Executive UK
CEG	Careers Education Guidance UK
CELDT	California English Language Development Test USA
CEM	Centre for Education Management UK
CFE	Countryside Foundation for Education UK
CFET	Certificate in Further Education and Training UK
CH	Communicatively Handicapped. Also referred to as Severe Language Disorder USA
CHSPE	California High School Proficiency Exam USA
CIF	Common Inspection Framework UK
CIN	Child(ren) in Need UK
CLAIT	Computer Literacy and Information Technology UK
CMH	County Mental Health USA
CMIS	Central Management Information System (provided by Serco) UK
CNAA	Council for National Academic Awards UK
CoC	Changing Our Council (BMDC) UK
COC	Citizens' Oversight Committee USA
CoVE	Centre of Vocational Excellence UK
CP	Child Protection UK
CP	Cerebral Palsy USA
CPA	Comprehensive Performance Assessment UK
CPD	Continuing Professional Development UK
CPD	Continuing Professional Development UK
CPS	Classroom Teachers Pay Spine UK
CPS	Child Protective Services USA
CPVE	Certificate of Pre-vocational Education UK
CRB	Criminal Records Bureau UK
CRISS	Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies USA
CRL	California Reading List USA
CST	Curriculum Support Team UK
CST	Child Study Team USA
CTB	Competency Testing Battery USA
CTC	City Technology College UK
CTF	Common Transfer File UK
CWA	Child Welfare and Attendance USA
D/HH	Deaf/Hard of Hearing USA
D&T	Design and Technology UK
DAC	District Advisory Committee USA
DARE	Drug and Resistance Education USA
DC	Devolved Capital UK
DCPO	Designated Child Protection Officer UK
DD	Developmentally Delayed USA
DDA	Disability Discrimination Act UK
DDA	Disability Discrimination Act, 1995 UK
DfE	Department for Education UK
DfE	The Department for Education UK
DHH	Deaf and Hard of Hearing. An eligibility category USA
DI	The Dyslexia Institute UK
DIS	Designated Instruction and Services. Also known as “related services” under federal regulations USA
DLO	Desirable Learning Outcomes UK
DOB	Date of Birth UK
DRC	Disability Rights Commission UK
DTP	Desktop Publishing UK
DWP	Department of Work and Pensions UK
EA	Equality Act, 2010 UK
EAB	Examinations Appeals Board UK
EAL	English as an Additional Language UK
EAL	English as an Additional Language UK
EAZ	Education Achievement Zone UK
EAZ	Education Action Zone UK
EBD	Emotional and Behavioural Difficulty UK
EBD	Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties UK
EBP	Education Business Partnership UK
EC	Excellence Cluster UK
eCAF	Electronic Common Assessment Framework UK
ED	Emotional Disturbance USA
EDU	Education Development Unit UK
EENET	Enabling Education Network UK
EFL	English as a Foreign Language UK
EH	Emotionally Handicapped USA
EHCP	Education Health Care Plan (Historically known as a Statement of SEN) UK
EHP	Early Headship Provision UK
EiC	Excellence in Cities UK
EIP	Education Improvement Partnerships UK
EL/ELL	English Learner or English Language Learner USA
ELD	English Language Development USA
ELG	Early Learning Goal UK
EMA	Ethnic Minority Achievement UK
EMAG	Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant UK
EMAS	Ethnic Minorities Achievement Service UK
EMH	Educable Mentally Handicapped USA
EMS	Education Management System UK
EO	Education Otherwise UK
EO	Equal Opportunities UK
EO	English Only. A designation for native English speakers USA
EOTAS	Education Other than at School UK
EP	Educational Psychologist UK
EP	Educational Psychologist UK
EPM	Education Plan Monitoring UK
EPT	Educational Psychology Team UK
ERA	Education Reform Act UK
ESE	Exceptional Student Education. (In some areas of the country known as EEN Exceptional Educational Needs.) USA
ESF	European Social Fund UK
ESL	English as a Second Language. Student’s native language is not English. USA
ESOL	English for Speakers of Other Languages UK
ESOL	English Speakers of Other Languages USA
ESW	Education Social Worker UK
ETR	Evaluation Team Report USA
ETS	Educational Testing Service USA
EU	European Union UK
EWO	Education Welfare Officer UK
EY (EYFS or EYFSP)	Early Years (Early Years Foundation Stage or Early Years Foundation Stage Programme) UK
EYCS	Early Years and Childcare Service UK
EYDCP	Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership UK
EYDP	Early Years Development Plan UK
EYFSP	Early Years Foundation Stage Programme UK
EYPP	Early Years Pupil Premium UK
FAA	Functional Analysis Assessment USA
FAETC	Further and Adult Education Training Certificate UK
FAFSA	Free Application for Federal Student Aide USA
FAP	Fair Access Protocol UK
FAPE	Free Appropriate Public Education USA
FBA	Functional Behavioral Assessment USA
FE	Further Education UK
FEFC	Further Education Funding Council UK
FEP	Fluent English Proficient USA
FEP-R	Fluent English Proficient-Reclassified (students moving from EL to FEP status) USA
FERPA	Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act USA
FEX	Fixed Term Exclusions from school UK
FF	Fair Funding UK
FFA	Future Farmers of America USA
FFS	Farms for Schools UK
FFT	Fischer Family Trust (a charity that provides estimates of pupil performance) UK
FKS	Foundation Key Stage UK
FL	Family Learning UK
FLLN	Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy UK
FLO	Family Liaison Officer UK
FMS	Financial Management System (Capita) UK
FOI	Freedom of Information (Act) UK
FORM 7	DfE form sent every January requesting school statistics (replaced by PLASC which has, in turn, been replaced by School Census from January 2007) UK
FRESA	Framework for Regional Employment and Skills Action UK
FRS	Fire and Rescue Service UK
FS	Foundation Stage UK
FSA	Financial Services Authority UK
FSM	Free School Meals UK
FSP	Foundation Stage Profile UK
FSS	Formula Spending Share UK
FTE	Full Time Equivalent UK
FTE	Full-Time Equivalent USA
FY	Fiscal Year USA
G&T	Gifted and Talented UK
GATE	Gifted and Talented Education USA
GBA	Governing Bodies Association UK
GCE A	General Certificate of Education Advanced Level UK
GCE AS	General Certificate of Education Advanced Supplementary UK
GCSE	General Certificate of Secondary Education UK
GED	General Education Development Test (A GED Diploma may be granted if the individual passes the GED Test) USA
GLD	Good level of development (an Early Years judgement) UK
GM	Grant Maintained UK
GNVQ	General National Vocational Qualification UK
GOYH	Government Office of Yorkshire and Humberside UK
GPA	Grade Point Average USA
GRE	Graduate Records Examination USA
GSA	Girls' School Association UK
GSB	General Schools Budget UK
GSE	Golden State Examination USA
GTC	General Teaching Council UK
H&S	Health and Safety UK
HACSG	Hyperactive Children’s Support Group UK
HE	Higher Education UK
HEADLAMP	The Headteachers’ Leadership and Management Programme UK
HEFC	Higher Education Funding Council UK
HELP	Hemet Education Learning Program USA
HESA	Higher Education Statistics Agency UK
HI	Hearing Impaired USA
Higher	Scottish post-a6 examination. Equivalent to an A/S level, Scotland
HiMP	Health Improvement Plan UK
HIP	Headteachers' Induction Programme (now replaced by EHP) UK
HLTA	Higher Level Teaching Assistant UK
HMC	Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference UK
HMCI	Her Majesty's Chief Inspector UK
HMI	Her Majesty's Inspector(ate) UK
HMM	Healthy Minds Matter UK
HMSO	Her Majesty's Stationery Office UK
HODs	Heads of Departments UK
HRF	Health Related Fitness UK
HSE	Health and Safety Executive UK
HT	Headteacher UK
HUSD	Hemet Unified School District USA
IAG	Individual Advice and Guidance UK
IASA	Improving America's Schools Act USA
IB	International Baccalaureate. A-level equivalent for international schools. UK
ICS	Integrated Children's System UK
ICT	Information and Communications Technology UK
ICT	Information Communication Technology UK
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act USA
IDEA 97	The reauthorization and revisions of IDEA made in 1997 USA
IEC	Interfaith Education Centre UK
IEP	Individual Education Plan UK
IEP	Individual Education Plan UK
IEP	Individualized Education Plan. A legal document requires for ESE students USA
IEPT	IEP Team USA
IfL	Institute for Learning UK
IFSP	Individual Family Service Plan USA
II/USP	Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program USA
IiC	Investors in Children UK
IIP	Investors in People UK
ILP	Individual Learning Plan UK
ILR	Individual Learner Record UK
ILS	Integrated Learning Systems UK
Inclusion	The inclusion of pupils with special needs within mainstream school. UK
INSET	In-service Education and Training UK
INSET	IN-SErvice Training day UK
IRA	International Reading Association USA
IRT	The Identification, Referral and Tracking of children and young people at risk UK
IS Index	Information Sharing Index UK
ISA	Information Sharing and Assessment UK
ISA	Independent Schools Association UK
ISB	Individual Schools Budget (i.e. the delegated budget for each school) UK
ISC	Independent Schools Council UK
ISEB	Independent Schools Examination Board UK
ISI	Independent Schools Inspectorate UK
ISIS	Independent Schools Information Service UK
ISP	Integrated Service Plan UK
ISR	Individual School Range UK
IT	Information Technology International
ITT	Initial Teacher Training UK
IYSS	Integrated Youth Support Service UK
JAR	Joint Area Review UK
JCQ	Joint Council for Qualifications UK
JROTC	Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps USA
KS	Key Stage UK
KS1	Key Stage 1 Years 1-2 (5 - 7 year olds) UK
KS2	Key Stage 2 Years 3-6 (8 - 11 year olds) UK
KS3	Key Stage 3 Years 7-9 (12-14 year olds) UK
KS4	Key Stage 4 Years 10-11 (15 - 16 year olds) UK
LA	Local Authority UK
LAC	Looked After Children UK
LAN/WAN	Local Area Network/Wide Area Network USA
LAP	Local Achievement Partnership UK
LD	Learning Disabled USA
LDP	Local Delivery Plan UK
LEA	Local Education Authority UK
LEA	Local Education Agency USA
Learndirect	National Education and Training Helpline UK
LEP	Limited English Proficiency. Of late, the term "English learner" is being used in parts of the country USA
LH	Learning Handicapped (a mild handicap) USA
LIF	Local Initiative Fund UK
LIG	Leadership Incentive Grant UK
LLD	Language Learning Disabilities USA
LLDD	Learner with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities UK
LMS	Local Management of Schools UK
LMSS	Local Management of Special Schools UK
LPSA	Local Public Service Agreement UK
LPSH	Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers UK
LRE	Least-Restrictive Environment USA
LRM	Local Resource Management UK
LSA	Learning Support Assistant UK
LSB	Local Schools Budget (i.e. the total budget available to be spent on schools) UK
LSC	Learning and Skills Council UK
LSDA	Learning Skills Development Agency UK
LSE	Library Services for Education UK
LSH	Language, Speech, and Hearing USA
LSP	Local Strategic Partnership UK
LSW	Learning Support Workers UK
LTJ	Learning Together Journals UK
M.Ed	Master of Education UK
MA	Master of Arts UK
MCI	Management Charter Initiative UK
MD	Multiple Disabilities USA
MENCAP	Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults UK
MFL	Modern Foreign Languages UK
MFL	Modern Foreign Language UK
MH	Mildly Handicapped USA
MIND	National Association for Mental Health UK
MIS	Management Information System UK
MLD	Moderate Learning Difficulty UK
MLD	Moderate Learning Difficulties UK
MM	Mild to Moderate handicap USA
MPS	Main Pay Scale UK
MR	Mental Retardation. An eligibility category USA
MS	Multiple Sclerosis USA
MSc	Master of Science UK
MTFS	Medium Term Financial Strategy UK
NACAB	National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux UK
NACE	National Association for Able Children in Education UK
NAGC	National Association for Gifted Children UK
NAGM	National Association of Governors and Managers UK
NAHT	National Association of Headteachers UK
NAPE	National Association for Primary Education UK
NAS	National Autistic Society UK
NASUWT	National Association of School Teachers/Union of Women Teachers UK
NASUWT	National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers UK
Nat 5	National 5. The Scottish Equivalent of GCSEs Scotland
NATFHE	National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education UK
NC	National Curriculum UK
NCB	National Children's Bureau UK
NCER	National Consortium of Examination Results UK
NCLB	No Child Left Behind. Individual state contracts. USA
NCMA	National Childminding Association UK
NCPTA	National Conference of Parent Teacher Associations UK
NCSL	National College of School Leadership UK
NCT	Non-contact time UK
NCT	National Curriculum Tests UK
NCVQ	National Council for Vocational Qualifications UK
NCY	National Curriculum Year UK
NDS	New Deal for Schools UK
NEET	Not in Education, Employment or Training UK
NEOST	National Employers Organisation for School Teachers UK
NEP	Non-English Proficient USA
NES	Non-English Speaking. This term has been replaced with EL or ELL USA
NETTS	National Education and Training Targets UK
NEU	National Education Union UK
NFER	National Federation for Educational Research UK
NFF	National Formula Funding UK
NGC	National Council for Governing Bodies UK
NGFL	National Grid for Learning UK
NHS HT	National Health Service Hospital Trust UK
NHS PT	National Health Service Partnership Trust UK
NIACE	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education UK
NLP	National Literacy Project UK
NN	Neighbourhood Nurseries UK
NNEB	National Nursery Examination Board UK
NOCN	National Open College Network UK
NOF	New Opportunities Fund UK
NoR	Number on Roll UK
NOVA	End of Key Stage results analysis tool provided by the NCER UK
NPQH	National Professional Qualification for Headship UK
NPQH –	National Professional Qualification for Head Teachers UK
NPQSL	National Professional Qualification for Subject Leaders UK
NPS	Non-Public School USA
NQT	Newly Qualified Teacher UK
NQT –	Newly Qualified Teacher UK
NSPCC	National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children UK
NUPE	National Union of Public Employees UK
NUT	National Union of Teachers UK
NUT	National Union of Teachers UK
NVQ	National Vocational Qualifications UK
NVQ	National Vocational Qualification UK
O and A	Observation and Assessment UK
OCD	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder USA
OCN	Open College Network UK
OCR	Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations UK
OCR	On Campus Retention USA
OFSTED	Office for Standards in Education UK
Ofsted	Office for Standards in Education UK
OHI	Other Health Impairment. An eligibility category USA
OI	Orthopedically Impaired USA
OJC	Officers' Joint Committee (BMDC) with Unison UK
OOHL	Out of Hours Learning UK
OT	Occupational Therapy USA
OU	Open University UK
P1, P2	Primary 1, Primary 2, etc. Equivalent of Reception (P1), Year 1 (P2) in the rest of the UK. Scotland
PAC	Public Affairs & Communications (BMDC) UK
PAC	Parent Advisory Committee USA
PAN	Planned Admission Number UK
PANDA	Performance and Data Analysis UK
PANDAS	Performance and Assessment Documents UK
PAT	Professional Association of Teachers UK
PATA	Parent and Toddler Association UK
PCT	Primary Care Team UK
PDC	Professional Development Consultancy UK
PE	Physical Education UK
PE	Physical Education USA
PEACH	Parents for the Early intervention of Autism in Children UK
PEO	Principal Education Officer UK
PEPs	Personal Education Plans UK
PEX	Permanent Exclusion from school UK
PfS	Playing for Success UK
PGCE	Postgraduate Certificate of Education UK
PI	Physically Impaired USA
PID	Project Initiation Document UK
PIN	Parents Information Network UK
PIP	Performance Improvement Plan UK
PIs	Performance Indicators UK
PLASC	Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (replaced by School Census from January 2007) UK
PLP	Primary Leadership Programme UK
PM	Performance Management UK
PMH	Profoundly Mentally Handicapped USA
PO	Project Officer UK
PoCA	Protection of Children Act UK
PoS	Programmes of Study (in National Curriculum) UK
PP	Pupil Premium UK
PPA	Pre-school Playgroups Association UK
PPA	Planning, Preparation and Assessment UK
PRB	Performance Review Board UK
PRC	Pupil Referral Centre UK
PRP	Performance Related Pay UK
PRU	Pupil Referral Unit UK
PSA	Parent School Association UK
PSA	Pupil Support Assistant UK
PSAT	Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test USA
PSE	Personal and Social Education UK
PSHE	Personal, Social and Health Education UK
PSHE+C	Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education UK
PSS	Pupil and Student Services Group UK
PT	Physical Therapy USA
PTA	Parent Teacher Association UK
PTR	Pupil Teacher Ratio UK
QA	Quality Assurance UK
QAA	Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education UK
QAN	Qualification Accreditation Number UK
QCA	Qualifications and Curriculum Authority UK
QTA	Qualified Teacher Status UK
QTPS	Qualified Teachers Pay Spine UK
QTS	Qualified Teacher Status UK
R (Y1, Y2 etc)	Reception (Year 1 etc) UK
RAISE	Reporting and Analysis for Improvement through School UK
RARPA	Recognising and recording progress and achievement UK
RDA	Regional Development Agency UK
RE	Religious Education UK
READS	Racial Equality and Diversity Service UK
Reg 33	Regulation 33 relation to the inspection of children's homes UK
RgI	Registered Inspector UK
RoA	Record of Achievement UK
ROP	Regional Occupational Program USA
ROTC	Reserve Officers Training Corps USA
RSA	Royal Society of Arts Examination Board UK
RSP	Resource Specialist Program USA
RSU	Research and Statistics Unit UK
S&L	Speech and Language USA
S1, S2	Secondary 1, Secondary 2, etc. 1st, 2nd etc year of secondary school Scotland
s2s	School to school secure data transfer system UK
SAC	School Advisory Council USA
SACRE	Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education UK
SAR	Self Assessment Report UK
SARB	School Attendance Review Board USA
SARC	School Accountability Report Card USA
SASI	School Administrative Student Information (School Information) USA
SAT	Scholastic Aptitude Test. Administered by the College Board USA
SAT-9	Stanford 9 Achievement Test USA
SATs	Standard Assessment Task/Test UK
SCC	School causing concern UK
School Census	Pupil level statistics collected termly by DfE UK
SCR	Single Central Record UK
SDC	Special Day Class USA
SDFSC	Safe and Drug Free Schools & Community USA
SDP	School Development Plan UK
SED	Severely Emotionally Disabled USA
SEF	School self-evaluation form issued by Ofsted UK
SEL	Social Emotional Learning UK
SELPA	Special Education Local Plan Area USA
SEMT	School Emergency Management Team UK
SEN	Special Educational Needs UK
SENCO	Special Educational Needs Coordinator UK
SEND	Special Educational Needs and Disabilities UK
SENDA	Special Educational Needs Discrimination Act UK
SEP	Single Education Plan UK
SEU	Standards and Effectiveness Unit UK
SFR	Statistical First Release (DfE data release) UK
SH	Severely Handicapped USA
SHA	Secondary Heads Association UK
SHMIS	Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools UK
SIMS	Schools Information Management System (provided by Capita) UK
SIP	School Improvement Partner UK
SIP	School Improvement Partner UK
SIP	School Improvement Plan USA
SIS	Student Information System USA
SLA	Service Level Agreement UK
SLC	Student Loans Company UK
SLD	Severe Learning Difficulty UK
SLD	Specific Learning Disability USA
SLI	Speech and Language Impaired USA
SM	Special Measures UK
SMART	Smart, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-scaled targets UK
SMSC	Spiritual Moral Social Cultural UK
SMT	Senior Management Team UK
SMT/SLT	Senior Management/ Leadership Team UK
SN	Standard Number (replaced PAL - Planned Admission Level UK
SOP	School Organisation Plan UK
SoS	Secretary of State UK
Soulbury	Pay scale for education staff UK
SoW	Scheme of Work UK
SPaG	Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar UK
SPAW	School Performance Award Scheme UK
SPED	Special Education USA
SpLD	Specific Learning Difficulty UK
SRB	Single Regeneration Budget UK
SRO	School Resource Officer USA
SRS	Safer Routes to Schools UK
SSA	Standard Spending Assessment UK
SSC	School Site Council USA
SSCO	School Support Coordinators UK
SSE	School Self Evaluation UK
SSF	School Standards Fund UK
SSFA	School Standards and Framework Act 1998 UK
SSM	Strategic Support Managers (BMDC) UK
SST	Student Services Team USA
STABIS	State Boarding School Information Service UK
STAR	Standardized Testing and Reporting USA
STRB	School Teachers' Review Body UK
SURE Start	Sure Start is a government programme bringing together, early education, childcare, health and family support agencies UK
SW	Serious Weaknesses UK
TBI	Trainable Mentally Handicapped. Also Traumatic Brain Injury. USA
TEFL	Teaching English as a Foreign Language UK
TES	Times Educational Supplement UK
Threshold	After Point M6 on the main pay scale, teachers then have to fulfil certain criteria to pass through the threshold to get to Upper Scale. UK
TIG	Teacher Improvement Group UK
TIG	Targettied Intervention Group UK
TLR	Teaching and Learning Responsibilities UK
TMH	Trainable Mentally Handicapped USA
TP	Teachers' Pensions UK
TSA	Teacher Support Assistant UK
TSC	Transactional Services Centre (BMDC) UK
TTA	Teacher Training Agency UK
TUC	Trade Union Congress UK
TUPE	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education USA
UCAS	University and Colleges Admissions Service UK
UfA	University of the First Age UK
ULN	Unique Learner Number UK
UPN	Unique Pupil Number UK
UPS	Upper Pay Scale UK
VA	Voluntary Aided UK
VA	Value Added UK
VC	Voluntary Controlled UK
VE	Varying Exceptionalities USA
VH	Visual Impairment. An eligibility category USA
VI	Visually Impaired USA
Virement	The movement of funds between budget headings. UK
VRQ	Verbal Reasoning Quotient UK
WBL	Work Based Learning UK
WEA	Workers Educational Association UK
WISC-IV	Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition USA
WJIII	Woodcock-Johnson tests of Achievement – Third Edition USA
WTC	Work Training Center USA
WYLP	West Yorkshire Learning Providers UK
Y1, Y2 etc	Year 1, Year 2 etc UK
YELLIS	Year 11 Indicator System UK
YIST	Youth Inclusion and Support Team UK
YOT (or S)	Youth Offending Team (or Service) UK
YPLA	Youg Person's Learning Agency UK
YTS	Youth Training Scheme UK