| A Level | Advance Level Certificate (Tertiary Entrance) |
| A2 Level | Year 13 |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AS Level | Year 12 |
| ASD | Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| AST | Advanced Skills Teacher |
| Borough | Local District |
| BSL | British Sign Language |
| Catchment Area | Admissions priority to children |
| College | Specialist School or College/TAFE |
| Comprehensive | Co Educational |
| CoP | Code of Practice |
| CPD | Continual Professional Development |
| CRB | Criminal Records Bureau |
| CSR | Continuous Student Record |
| DfES | Department of Education & Skills |
| DLOs | Desirable Learning Outcomes |
| DT | Design & Technology (Materials) |
| EAL | English as an Additional Language |
| EBD | Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties |
| EDP | Education Development Plan |
| EFL | English as a Foreign Language |
| EiC | Excellence in Cities |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| FE | Further Education |
| Foundation | Kindergarten/Reception |
| FSM | Free School Meals |
| GCSE | First Leavers Certificate (Yrs 10 & 11) |
| GTC | General Teaching Council |
| GTP | Graduate Teaching Programme |
| Head | Principal |
| HI | Hearing Impaired |
| HLTA | Higher Level Teaching Assistant |
| HOD | Head of Department |
| Humanities | Social Science |
| IAP | Individual Action Plan |
| ICT | Information & Computing Technology |
| IEP | Individual Education Programme |
| IIP | Investors In People |
| IIYP | Investors In Young People |
| INSET | In School Services & Training |
| ITT | Initial Teacher Training |
| Key Stage 1/KS1 | Infants |
| Key Stage 2/KS2 | Primary |
| Key Stage 3/KS3 | Years 7 to 9 (Junior) |
| Key Stage 4/KS4 | Years 10 & 11 (Lower Senior) |
| Key Stage 5/KS5 | Years 12 & 13 (Upper Senior) |
| LEA | Local Education Authority |
| LSA | Learning Support Assistant |
| LST | Learning Support Teacher |
| LSU | Learning Support Unit |
| Maintained School | Government Funded/State School |
| MFL | Modern Foreign Languages |
| MLD | Moderate Learning Difficulties |
| MLT | Management & Leadership Team |
| MPS | Main Pay Scale |
| NC | National Curriculum |
| NGfL | National Grid for Learning |
| NGfL | National Grid for Learning |
| NLS | National Literacy Strategy |
| Non Maintained School | Fee Paying/Independent School |
| NQT | Newly Qualified Teacher |
| Nursery | Nursery (Ages 3 & 4) |
| NUT | National Union of Teachers |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualification |
| O Level | Senior Certificate (Non Tertiary) |
| O2 Level | Year 13 (Non Tertiary) |
| OFSTED | Office for Standards in Education |
| OS Level | Year 12 (Non Tertiary) |
| OTT | Overseas Trained Teacher |
| PD | Physical Disability |
| PECS | Picture & Exchange Communication System |
| PGCE | Postgraduate Certificate of Education |
| PMLD | Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulties |
| Post 16 | Senior Level (KS5/Yrs. 12 & 13) |
| PPA | Planning, Preparation and Assessment |
| PRU | Pupil Referral Unit/Exclusive Schooling |
| PSHE | Personal, Social & Health Education |
| PSP | Pastoral Support Programme |
| PT | Part Time |
| PTA | Parent Teacher Association |
| PTR | Pupil Teacher Ratio |
| QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
| QTS | British Qualified Teaching Status |
| RE | Religious Education |
| Reception | Kindergarten |
| RoA | Record of Achievement |
| SDP | School Development Plan |
| SEN | Special Education Needs |
| SENCO | Special Education Needs Co-ordinator |
| SLD | Severe Learning Difficulties |
| SLMs | School Leadership Modules |
| SMT | Senior Management Team |
| TA | Teaching Assistant |
| TDA | Teaching & Development Agency |
| TEACCH | Treatment & Education of Autistic & related Communication-Handicapped Children |
| TTA | Teacher Training Agency |
| UK NARIC | National Academic Recognition Information Centre (UK) |
| VI | Visually Impaired |
