A

AALA Adventure Activities Licensing Authority
ABC Awarding Body Consortium
AB Adult (Basic?) Education
ABS Adult Basic Skills
AC Audit Commission
ACCAC Qualifications Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.
ACE Arts Council of England
ACE Advisory Centre for Education
ACEO Association of Chief Education Officers
ACL Adult and Community Learning
ACLF Adult and Community Learning Fund
ACPC Area Child Protection Committee
ACW Arts Council of Wales
AD(H)D Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
AEA Advanced Extension Award
AEB Associated/Southern Examining Board
AEN Additional Educational Needs
AFL Assessment for Learning
AGB Aggregated Schools Budget
ALI Adult Learning Inspectorate
ALL Association for Language Learning
ALP Adult Learning Plan
ALS Additional Literacy Support
Advanced GNVQ Advanced GNVQ
AHRB Arts and Humanities Research Board
AHT Assistant Head Teachers
ALIS A-Level Information System
AoC Association of Colleges
AOT Adults other than Teachers
APL Accreditation of Prior Learning
APM Annual Parents Meeting
APS Alliance of Parents and Schools
AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
ASBO Anti-Social Behaviour Order
ASD Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ASE Association for Science Education
AST Advanced Skills Teacher
ATL Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATM Association of Teachers of Mathematics
ATs Attainment Targets
AVA Authorised Validating Agency
AVCE Advanced Vocational Certificate in Education
AWPU Age Weighted Pupil Units

B

BA Bachelor of Arts
BA/BEd
WITH QTS Bachelor of Arts — arts degree-level ITT qualification leading to QTS. One of the main routes into primary teaching.
BAC British Accreditation Council
BEd Bachelor of Education
BDA British Dyslexia Association
BECTA British Educational Communications Technology Agency
BEI British Education Index
BERA British Educational Research Association
BESD Becta Educational Software Database
(?)BETT British Educational and Teaching Technology
BSA Basic Skills Agency
BSA Bidding Support Advisor
BSC Bidding Support Centre
BSc Bachelor of Science
BSF Building Schools for the Future
BSP Behaviour Support Plan
BTEC National Business and Technology Education Council

C

C&G City and Guilds
CAD/CAM Computer Assisted Design/Manufacturing (Design and Technology context)
CAL Computer Assisted Learning
CAN Community Action Network
CASE Cognitive Acceleration in Science Education
CAT Cognitive Ability Test
CBI Confederation of British Industry
CCEA Northern Ireland Council for Curriculum Examinations and Assessment
CDC Council for Disabled Children
CDT Craft, Design and Technology
CEDP Career Entry and Development Profile
CEG Careers Education and Guidance
CEFM Centre for Education and Finance Management
CEM Centre for Education Management
CEO Chief Education Officer
Cert ED Certificate of Education
CfBT Centre for British Teachers
CFE Countryside Foundation for Education
CFR Consistent Financial Reporting
CGLI City and Guilds of London Institute
CHI Children of Higher Intelligence
CIHE Council for Industry and Higher Education
CILT Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
ChIS Children's Information Service
CLAIT Computer Literacy and Information Technology
CLPE Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
CoA Certificate of Achievement (part of AQA)
CofE Church of England
COIC Careers and Occupational Information Centre
CPAG Child Poverty Action Group
CPD Continuing Professional Development
CPS Central Pay Spine
CRAC Careers Research and Advisory Centre
CRB Crime Records Bureau
CRE Commission for Racial Equality
CSIE Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
CTC City Technology College