AAP | Assessment of Achievement Programme |
AISFL | Assessment is for Learning |
ADES | Association of Directors of Education in
Scotland |
AEGIS | Adult Education Guidance Initiative -
Scotland |
AHT | Assistant Head Teacher |
AHTS | Association of Head Teachers in Scotland |
APEL | Accreditation of Prior Experiential
Learning |
APL | Accreditation of Prior Learning |
APT | Assistant Principal Teacher |
ASC | Association of Scottish Colleges (of Further
Education) |
ASN | Additional Support Needs |
AUTS | Association of University Teachers
(Scotland) |
BA | Bachelor of Arts |
BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
BEd | Bachelor of Education |
BSc | Bachelor of Science |
CEC | Catholic Education Commission |
CeVe | Community Education Validation and
Endorsement (Committee) |
CGLI | City and Guilds of London Institute |
CLS | Community Learning Scotland (see also
SCEC) |
CNAA | Council for National Academic Awards |
COSHEP | Committee of Scottish Higher Education
Principals (now Universities Scotland) |
COSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
CPD | Continuing Professional Development |
CS | Communities Scotland |
CSG | Consultative Steering Group |
CSYS | Certificate of Sixth Year Studies |
CVCP | Committee of Vice-Chancellors and
Principals |
DHT | Depute Head Teacher |
DSM | Devolved School Management |
EA | Education Authority |
ECCTIS | Education Counselling and Credit Transfer
Information System |
EDRU | Education Department Research Unit |
EIS | Educational Institute of Scotland |
ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
ESF | European Social Fund |
ESOL | English for Speakers of Other Languages |
ESU | English Speaking Union |
EU | European Union |
EURYDICE | European Commission's Network for
Information on European Education &
Training Systems (named after the wife of Orfeo
in classical Greek mythology, just in case you
were wondering!) |
FE | Further Education |
FLU | Flexible Learning Unit |
FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
GAE | Grant-Aided Expenditure |
GCE | General Certificate of Education |
GCSE | General Certificate of Secondary
Education |
GSVQ | General Scottish Vocational
Qualification |
GTCS | General Teaching Council (for Scotland) |
HAS | Head Teachers' Association of Scotland |
HE | Higher Education |
HEBS | Health Education Board for Scotland |
HEI | Higher Education Institution |
HIE | Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
HMI | Her Majesty's Inspector(s) |
HMIE | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education |
HNC | Higher National Certificate |
HND | Higher National Diploma |
HPS | Highland Pre-school Services |
HT | Head Teacher |
ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
IEP | Individualised Educational Programme |
ILA | Individual Learning Account |
IRB | International Relations Branch |
IT | Information Technology |
ITE | Initial Teacher Education |
LAP | Leadership Advisory Panel |
LEAD | Linking Education And Disability |
LEC | Local Enterprise Company |
LTS | Learning and Teaching Scotland |
MA | Master of Arts |
MSP | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
NAG | National Action Group (to implement the
Beattie report) |
NAS/
UWT | National Association of Schoolmasters/Union
of Women Teachers |
NC | National Certificate |
NCC | National Co-ordinating Committee (for the
Staff Development of Teachers) |
NDPB | Non-Departmental Public Body |
NGfL | National Grid for Learning |
NHS | National Health Service |
NRA | National Record of Achievement |
NTO | National Training Organisation |
NVQ | National Vocational Qualification |
OU | Open University |
PAT | Planned Activity Time |
PAT | Professional Association of Teachers |
PDF | Professional Development Forum (for Further
Education) |
PGCE | Post-Graduate Certificate in Education |
PI | Performance Indicator |
Pro-File | Progress File |
PT | Principal Teacher |
QAA | Quality Assurance Agency (for Higher
Education) |
QISS | Quality Initiative in Scottish Schools |
QSA | Quality, Standards and Audit (Division) |
RAE | Research Assessment Exercise |
RET | Record of Education and Training |
REU | Research and Economic Unit |
RSA | Royal Society of Arts |
RSAMD | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and
Drama |
RSG | Revenue Support Grant |
SAAS | Student Awards Agency for Scotland |
SCCC | Scottish Consultative Council on the
Curriculum (now
LTS q.v.) |
SCDA | Scottish Community Drama Association |
SCDI | Scottish Council Development and
Industry |
SCE | Scottish Certificate of Education (now
SQC q.v.) |
SCEC | Scottish Community Education Council (now
CLS q.v.) |
SCET | Scottish Council for Educational Technology
(now
LTS q.v.) |
SCF | Scottish Credit Framework |
SCILT | Scottish Centre for Information on Language
Teaching |
SCIS | Scottish Council of Independent Schools |
SCOTCAT | Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer
(Framework) (now
SCQF q.v.) |
SCOTVEC | Scottish Vocational Education Council (now
SQA q.v.) |
SCQF | Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
(see also
SCOTCAT) |
SCRA | Scottish Children's Reporters
Administration |
SCRE | Scottish Council for Research in
Education |
SE | Scottish Enterprise |
SEB | Scottish Examination Board (now
SQA q.v.) |
SEDD | Scottish Executive Development
Department |
SEED | Scottish Executive Education Department (see
also
SOEID) |
SEETLLD | Scottish Executive Enterprise, Transport and
Lifelong Learning Department (see also
SOEID) |
SEFCSD | Scottish Executive Finance and Central
Services Department |
SEHD | Scottish Executive Health Department |
SEJD | Scottish Executive Justice Department |
SEN | Special Educational Needs (term now
superseded by Additional Support |
SEPA | Scottish Executive Pensions Agency |
SERAD | Scottish Executive Rural Affairs
Department |
SFEFC | Scottish Further Education Funding
Council |
SFEU | Scottish Further Education Unit |
SFHEA | Scottish Further and Higher Education
Association |
SFR | Standard for Full Registration (as a
teacher) |
SGA | Scottish Group Award |
SHEFC | Scottish Higher Education Funding
Council |
SJNC | Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee (for
Teaching Staff in Schools) (now
SNCT q.v.) |
SLC | Student Loan Company |
SNCT | Scottish Negotiating Committee for
Teachers |
SOED | Scottish Office Education Department (now
SEED and
SEETLLD q.v.) |
SOEID | Scottish Office Education and Industry
Department (now
SEED and
SEETLLD q.v.) |
SPPA | Scottish Pre-school Play Association |
SQA | Scottish Qualifications Authority (see also
SEB and
SCOTVEC) |
SQH | Scottish Qualification for Headship |
SQC | Scottish Qualifications Certificate (see
also
SCE) |
SRC | Scottish Retirement Council |
SSTA | Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association |
STUC | Scottish Trades Union Congress |
SUfI | Scottish University for Industry |
SVQ | Scottish Vocational Qualification |
SWAP | Scottish Wider Access Programme |
TAP | Training Access Point |
TEED | Training, Education and Employment
Division |
TfW | Training for Work |
TQ | Teaching Qualification |
TVEI | Technical and Vocational Education
Initiative |
UCAS | Universities and Colleges Admissions
Service |
UHI | UHI Millennium Institute |
UUK | Universities
UK |
WEA | Workers' Educational Association |