ATL’s collection of Education Initials and Acronyms

Thank you to all those who suggested additions. Please keep suggesting. David Guiterman May 26^th 2007

A2	The second half of an A level
AALA	Adventure Activities Licensing Authority
AAT	Association of Accounting Technicians
ABA	Anti-Bullying Alliance
ACAS	Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
ACCAC	Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (in Welsh)… Awdurdrod Cymwysrerau Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru (the Welsh QCA)
ACE	Adult Continuing Education
ACE	Advisory Centre for Education
ACEO	Association of Chief Education Officers
ACET	Adult Continuing Education Training
ACG	Annual Capital Guidelines. LEAs credit approval from DfEE for borrowing for capital programmes. See ACS
ACL	Adult and Community Learning
ACM	Association for College Managers
ACOP	Approved Code of Practice (on smoking)
ACPC	Area Child Protection Committee
ACPO	Association of Chief Police Officers
ACS	Annual Capital Submission. LEAs submission to DfEE for credit for capital programmes. See ACG
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AE	Advanced Level (Extension) - the “world class tests”
AEA	Advanced Extension Award (same as AE see above)
AEB	Associated Examination Board
AEN	Additional Educational Needs
AEP	Association of Educational Psychologists
AEWM	Association of Education Welfare Officers
AFAS	Association of Foundation and Aided Schools
AfL	Assessment for Learning
AGBIS	Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools
AGMAS	Association of Grant Maintained and Aided Schools
AGR	Association of Graduate Recruiters
AJE	Agency for Jewish Education
ALC	Adult Learning Committee
ALG	Association of London Government
ALI	Adult Learning Inspectorate
ALIS	A-Level Information System (at Newcastle University)
ALM	Alternative Leadership Model
ALS	Additional Literacy Support
AMA	Advanced Modern Apprenticeship
AMAs	Allegation Management Advisors (for child abuse)
AML	Additional Maternity Leave
AMP	Asset Management Plan
AoC	Association of Colleges
AOTT	Adults Other Than Teachers
APC	Association of Principals of Colleges
APEL/APL	Accreditation of Prior Learning
APT&C	Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical
AQA	Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
ARBs	Actuarially Reduced Benefits
AREIAL	Association for Religious Education Inspectors, Advisors and Consultants
ARP	Actuarially Reduced Pension
AS	Advanced Supplementary or Subsidiary
ASB	Aggregated Schools Budget
ASCL	Association of School and College Leaders (formerly SHA)
ASCOL	Association of School and College Leaders (formerly SHA then ASCL)
ASE	Association for Science Education
ASPE	Association for the Study of Primary Education
AST	Advanced Skills Teacher
ASW	Approved Social Worker
ATL	Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATM	Association of Teachers of Mathematics
ATP	Approved Training Provider (for NOF IT)
AUT	Association of University Teachers (merged with NATFHE to form UCU)
AVCE	Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (Advanced 6 unit GNVQ)
AWPU	Age Weighted Pupil Unit
BACP	British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
BATOD	British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
BECTA	British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
BEM	Business Excellence Model (for self assessment)
BESA	British Educational Suppliers Association
BESA	British Education Studies Association
BESD	Behaviour Emotional and Social Difficulties
BEST	Behaviour and Education Support Team
BETT	British Education and Teaching with Technology (BECTA suppliers show)
BIGTU	British and Irish Group of Teachers’ Unions
BILD	British Institute of Learning Difficulties
BIP	Behaviour Improvement Plan
BME	Black and Minority Ethnic
BMP	Behaviour Management Plan
BPRS	Best Practice Research Scholarships
BQF	British Quality Foundation
BSA	Basic Skills Agency
BSP	Behaviour Support Plan
BTEC	Business & Technology Education Council
BVPP	Best Value Performance Plan
C&G	City and Guilds
CAA	Computer Aided Assessment
CAC	Central Arbitration Committee
CACHE	Council for Awards in Children’s Care and Education
CAF	Common Assessment Framework (As proposed in Every Child Matters)
CAFCASS	Children and Families Courts Advisory Support Services
CAMHS	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CAPE	Child Abuse and Protection in Education ( now called Child Protection in Education)
CAS	Controls Assurance Statement
Case	Campaign for state education
CATs	Cognitive Ability Tests
CATS	Credit Accumulation and Transfer System
CBAC	Cyd-Bwllgor Addysg Cymru (WJEC in Welsh)
CBI	Confederation of British Industry
CCMS	Catholic Council for Maintained Schools
CCPR	Central Council for Physical Recreation
CCTEs	Chambers of Commerce Training and Enterprise
CDC	Council for Disabled Children
CDM Regulations	Construction, Design and Management Regs. Cover on-site construction safety matters
CEDP	Career Entry and Development Profile (formerly CEP)
CEE	Council for Environmental Education
CEG	Careers Education and Guidance
CEHR	Commission for Equality and Human Rights
CEHR	Commission for Equality and Human Rights ( from October 2007 replaces the three equality commissions (The Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunities Commission).
CEL	Centre for Education Leadership
CEL	Central Expenditure Limit
CEP	Career Entry Profile
CERA	Capital Expenditure from the Revenue Account
CertEd	Certificate of Education
CES	Catholic Education Service
CET	Continuing Education and Training
CETW	Council for Education and Training Wales (now ELWa)
CEWC	Council for Education in World Citizenship
CfBT	Centre for British Teachers
CFR	Consistent Financial Reporting
CHC	Community Hygiene Concern
CHES	Centre for Higher Education Studies
CILT	Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
CILT	Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research