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| AT |
Attainment Target - an expected standard of pupil performance |
| AVCE |
Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education - the new name for Advanced GNVQ |
| ASVCE |
A Level |
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Also known as "Thinking Science". CASE or "Cognitive Acceleration Science Education" is an approach to teaching which emphasises the development of students' thinking. |
| CIEH |
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health |
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| D |
| DVCE |
2 A Levels |
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| E |
| EAL |
English as an Additional Language |
| EFL |
English as a Foreign Language |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
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| GCE A Levels |
General Certificate of Education Advanced level examinations. Internationally accepted qualifications for university entrance. Usually taken at 18+. |
| GCE AS Levels |
General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary level examinations taken at 17+. Recognises achievement after one year of an advanced level course. |
| GCSE |
General Certificate of Secondary Education; examinations in individual subjects taken by students usually aged 16+. Students should achieve at least Grade C in four or five subjects including English and Mathematics to qualify for entry to Advanced level courses. Students in the UK may leave school at 16, therefore GCSE examinations are used to assess students' academic achievements at the end of compulsory education.
It usually takes two years to study for a GCSE. Coursework is part of most GCSEs: work over an extended period, which could include essays, field work reports, art work, making products, or investigations. |
| GNVQ |
General National Vocational Qualification. These are the vocational alternative to academic qualifications. An Intermediate GNVQ is equivalent to four GCSEs at grade C or better and an Advanced GNVQ is equivalent to two or three A levels and therefore qualifies students for university entrance. |
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| International Baccalaureate (IB) |
The IB Diploma programme combines and incorporates the best elements of several national education systems without being based on any single one. The International Baccalaureate Organisation set up over 30 years ago, established the Diploma Programme (DP) to provide a common curriculum with internal assessment of students’ work as well as final examinations at the end of 2 years’ study.
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| KS4 |
Key Stage 4 is a two year stage in Years 10 and 11. Most students are in Year 10 during the academic year in which they reach the age of 15, and the second year of the stage (Year 11) is the last year of compulsory schooling.
The academic year starts in September and finishes in July.
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Key Stage 3 is a three year stage covering Years 7, 8 & 9 of compulsory education. Most students enter Year 7 at the beginning of the academic year during which they reach the age of 12. By the end of the Key Stage (Year 9) most students are 14 years old.
The academic year starts in September and finishes in July.
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Your child's progress though school is measured in Key stages. Key Stage 2 is the period beginning at the same time as the school year in which the majority of students reach the age of eight. It ends at the same time as the school year in which the majority of students attain the age of 11.
The academic year starts in September and finishes in July.
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Your child's progress though school is measured in Key stages. Key Stage 1 is the period beginning with his or her becoming compulsory school-age. It ends at the same time as the school year in which the majority of students in his or her class reach the age of seven.
The academic year starts in September and finishes in July.
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Key Stage |
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| MUN |
Model United Nations |
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| National Curriculum |
The National Curriculum is a blueprint used by schools to ensure that teaching standards are universally consistent. It also defines your child's progress in broad 'key stages'. |
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National Curriculum |
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| O |
| Ofsted |
Office for Standards in Education |
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| PoS |
Programme of Study |
| Post-16 |
Two-year period of study Years 12 - 13 |
| PSHCE |
Personal, Social and Health and Citizenship Education |
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| RSC |
The Royal Society of Chemistry |
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| Senior Section |
Last two years of Secondary education - Post - 16 /Years 12 - 13 |
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| V |
| VCE |
Vocational Certificate of Education |
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