A Level General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

AAA Amateur Athletic Association

AACC American Association of Community Colleges

AACE Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

AACJC American Association of Community and Junior Colleges

AAE Association for Astronomy Education

AAGB Agents' Association Great Britain

AAIA Association of Advisers and Inspectors for Assessment

AAIE Association for the Advancement of International Education

AAN Approved Admission Number

AAS Association for Archery in Schools

AASA Architectural Association, School of Architecture

AASCA Association of American Schools of Central America

AASSA Association of American Schools in South America

AB Awarding Body

ABA Applied Behaviour Analysis

ABA American-British Academy, Oman

ABAPSTAC Association of Blind and Partially Sighted Teachers and Students

ABCC Association of British Correspondence Colleges

ABE ABE Business Management Certificate

ABEEB Association of British ESOL Examining Boards

Abitur Allgemeine Hochschulreife

ABLS Association of British Language Schools

ABP Action for Blind People

ABRSM Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

ACA Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants

ACAMIS Association of China and Mongolia International Schools

ACC Association of Camphill Communities

ACCAC Awdurdod Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, later DELLS

ACCAS Association of Colombian-Caribbean American Schools

ACE Adult and Community Education

ACE Aiding Communication in Education

ACE Accelerated Christian Education

ACE Advisory Centre for Education

ACE Study Tours

ACER Australian Council for Educational Research

ACER Association of Colleges in the Eastern Region

ACertTESOL Advanced Certificate in TESOL

ACFA Army Cadet Force Association

ACFHE Association of Colleges of Further and Higher Education

ACG Academic Colleges Group

ACIB Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, later IFS

ACIS Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators

ACIS Association of Colorado Independent Schools

ACM Association for College Management

ACoT Associate of the College of Teachers

ACPC Area Child Protection Committee

ACRA Association of College Registrars and Administrators

ACS American Community School

ACS Average Class Size

ACSC Association of Catholic Schools and Colleges, later CATSC

ACSI Association of Christian Schools International

ACT Association of Christian Teachers

ACT American College Testing

ACTDEC Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses

ACTP American College Testing Program

ADD Attention Deficit Disorder

ADDIS Association of Development Directors of Independent Schools, later AMDIS

ADDISS Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service

ADES Association of Directors of Education in Scotland

ADHD Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder support

ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADLTM Advanced Diploma in English Language Teaching Management, from UCLES

AdvDipSpEd Advanced Diploma of Special Education

AE Adult Education

AEA Advanced Extension Awards

AEB Associated Examining Board, later part of AQA

AEC Association of Education Committees

AEFE Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Étranger

AEGIS Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students

AEGIS Association of Educational Guardians for International Students

AEN Additional Educational Need

AEN Additional Educational Needs Index

AEO Association of Education Officers

AEP Association of Educational Psychologists

AERA American Education Research Association

AET Africa Educational Trust

AETT Association for Education and Training Technology

AEWM Association for Education Welfare Management

AF Admissions Forum

AFAAF Access and Fair Assessment Advisory Forum

AFASIC Association for Speech Impaired Children

AFBPsS Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society

AfC Association for Colleges, later AOC

AFE Advanced Further Education

AFF Alternative Funding Formula

AFF Army Families Association, UK

AFSA Association of the French Schools in North America

AGBIS Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools, formerly GBGSA and GBA

AGIS Association of German International Schools

AGSM Associate of the Guildhall School of Music

AHDS Association of Head Teachers in Scotland

AHIS Association of Heads of Independent Schools

AHISA Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia

AHRSS Association of Heads of Residential Special Schools

AHSD Adult High School Diploma

AHT Assistant Head Teacher

AHTACA Association of Heads and Teachers of Adults and Children with Autism

AI Additional Inspectors, Ofsted

AIA Association for Industrial Archaeology

AIA Advisers/Inspectors Association

AICCO Association of Independent Child Care Providers, later ICHA

AICE Advanced International Certificate of Education

AIL Associate of the Institute of Linguists

AIMgt Associate of the Institute of Management

AIRSS Association of Independent Residential Special Schools

AIS Association of Independent Schools, New South Wales

AIS American International School

AISA Association of International Schools in Africa

AISS Approved Independent Special School

AISWA Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia

AISZ American International School of Zurich

AJ6 Association of Jewish Sixth Formers

AJIS Association of Junior Independent Schools

AJIS - Ireland

AKC Associate of King’s College, London

ALA Association for Language Awareness

ALAM Associate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

ALCM Associate of the London College of Music

ALIS A-Level Information System

ALIS+ A-Level Information System plus GNVQs

ALL Association for Language Learning

ALL Accreditation for Life and Living

All GCE exam boards

ALS Additional Learner Support

ALTE Association of Language Testers in Europe

ALTO Association of Language Travel Organisations

Alumni Latin for a school's old boys or girls

AM/MA Master of Arts. University degree

AMBDA Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association

AMCSS Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools

AMDIS Association of Marketing and Development in Independent Schools, formerly ADDIS

AMED Association for Management Education and Development

American curriculum

AMETS Association for Management Education and Training in Scotland

AMI Association Montessori Internationale

AMS Association of Muslim Schools

ANIELB Association of Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards

Anne Frank Trust UK

ANTC Association of Nursery Training Colleges

AOSP American Overseas School of Rome

AP Advanced Placement examinations, USA

AP Advanced Placement examinations, USA

APC Association of Principals of Colleges

APL Accreditation of Prior Learning

APP Accessibility Planning Project

APVIC Association of Principals of VI Form Colleges

AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance

ARA Association of Relocation Agents, later ARP

ARCM Associate of the Royal College of Music

ARCO Associate of the Royal College of Organists

ARELS Association of Recognised English Language Services, later English UK

ARICS Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

ARP Association of Relocation Professionals, formerly ARA

Arts Council of England

Arts Council of Wales

Artsmark Awards to schools that are committed the full range of arts

AS Angelman Syndrome

AS Level Advanced Supplementary Level examinations

ASA Amateur Swimming Association

ASBAH Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

ASC Action for Sick Children

ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

ASCL Association of School and College Leaders, formerly SHA Secondary Heads Association

ASCS Advice Service, Capability Scotland

ASD Autistic Spectrum Disorder

ASDAN Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network

ASDAN Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network

ASE Association for Science Education

ASLIB Association for Information Management

ASM American School of Madrid

ASN Additional Support Needs

ASOMEX Association of American Schools in Mexico

ASPE Association for the Study of Primary Education

ASPECT Association of Professionals in Education and Children's Trusts, formerly NAEIAC

Association of Tutors

AST Advanced Skill Teacher

Asthma UK, NAC National Asthma Campaign

ATC Air Training Corps

ATCL Associate of Trinity College London

ATM Association of Teachers of Mathematics

ATS

AU Advisory Unit, Computers in Education

Australian curriculum

AVCI Association of Vocational Colleges International

AVDEP Association Vaudoise des Ecoles Privees

AVIC Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

AVIC Association of VI Form Colleges

AVPC Association of Vice-Principals of Colleges

AWCEBD Association for Workers for Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, later SEBDA

AWPU Age Weighted Pupil Units

BA Bachelor of Arts

BAAL British Association for Applied Linguistics

BAALPE British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in PE

BABSSCo British Association of Boarding School Short Courses

BAC British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education

BACP British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

BAECE British Association for Early Childhood Education

BAISC British Association of International Study Centres

BALASA British Amputee and Les Autres Sports Association

BALEAP British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes

BALT British Association for Language Teaching

BAOL British Association for Open Learning

BAS British Abilities Scale

BASELT British Association of State English Language Teaching, later English UK

BASIC British Association for Sport in Colleges

BATOD British Association of Teachers of the Deaf

BATQI British Association of TESOL Qualifying Institutions, later part of QuiTE

BB Boys' Brigade

BBCi School resources

BBS Brittle Bone Society

BC British Council

BComm/BCom Bachelor of Commerce

BCS British Cartographic Society

BCS British Computer Society

BCSA British Schools' Cycling Association

BD Bachelor of Divinity

BDA British Deaf Association

BDA British Dyslexia Association

BDA British Diabetic Association

BDA British Dietetic Association

BDD Body Dysmorphic Disorder

BEAT Eating Disorders Association

BEC Business Education Council, later part of Edexcel

BEC Business English Certificate, from Cambridge ESOL

BEcon Bachelor of Economics

BECTA British Educational Communications and Technology Agency

BEd/B Ed Bachelor of Education

BEI British Education Index

BELMAS British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society

BEng Bachelor of Engineering

Benslow Music Trust

BERA British Educational Research Association

BESA British Educational Suppliers Association

BESD Behavioural Emotional and Social Difficulties

BESDD Behavioural Emotional and Social Development Difficulties

BEST Behaviour and Education Support Team

BFSS British and Foreign School Society

BHS British Horse Society

BIBIC British Institute for Brain Injured Children

BIELT British Institute of English Language Teaching

BILD British Institute of Learning Disabilities

BIP Behaviour Improvement Programme

BIS Bavarian International School

BISI Badminton in Schools Initiative

BISP British International School of Prague

BKPA British Kidney Patient Association

BLit Bachelor of Literature

BLTS Business Language Testing Service, from Cambridge ESOL

BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung/Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

BMus Bachelor of Music

BPS British Psychological Society

BSA British Stammering Association

BSA Boarding Schools Allowance in HM Forces

BSA Basic Skills Agency

BSA Boarding Schools' Association

BSc Bachelor of Science

BSCE Brazilian State Council of Education

BSES Expeditions British Schools Exploring Society

BSGA British Schools' Gymnastic Association

BSL British Sign Language

BSME British Schools in the Middle East

BSTA British Schools Tennis Association

BSU Behaviour Support Unit

BTEC Business and Technology Education Council, later part of Edexcel

BUFVC British Universities Film and Video Council

BYC British Youth Council

C in W Church in Wales

C of E Church of England

C of S Church of Scotland

C&G City & Guilds

C&G City and Guilds

CAB Citizens Advice Bureau

CACDP Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People

CACHE Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education, formerly NNEB

CAD Computer-Aided Design

CAE Certificate in Advanced English, from Cambridge ESOL

CAE Computer-Aided Engineering

CAHMS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

CAIS California Californian Association of Independent Schools

CAIS Canada Canadian Association of Independent Schools

CAL Computer-Aided Learning

CALL Computer Assisted Language Learning

Cambridge Checkpoint

Cambridge ESOL

Cambridge Pre-U

Canadian curriculum

Cantab Cambridge, from the Latin

Capability Scotland Capability Scotland

CAPD Central Auditory Processing Disorder

CASE Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Caspari Foundation Educational Therapy and Therapeutic Teaching, formerly FAETT

CASS Collaboration Among Small Schools

CAT Cognitive Ability Test

CATS Cambridge Arts and Sciences

CATSC Catholic Association of Teachers, Schools and Colleges, formerly CTF and ACSC

CBEVE Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges

CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education, India

CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education, India

CCEA Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

CCF Combined Cadet Force

CCFA Combined Cadet Force Association

CCPR Central Council of Physical Recreation

CCS Catholic Children's Society, Westminster

CCSC Conference of Catholic Schools and Colleges

CCSE Certificates in Communicative Skills in English, from Cambridge ESOL

CCTA City College for the Technology of the Arts

CD Conduct disorders

CDC Council for Disabled Children, formerly VCHC

CDET Council for Dance Education and Training

CDT Craft, Design and Technology

CE Conductive Education

CEAS Children's Education Advisory Service, UK, formerly SCE and SCEA

CEBE Church of England Board of Education

CEE Certificate of Extended Education

CEE Common Entrance Examination

CEE Christian Education Europe

CEELT I/II Certificate in English for English Language Teachers, Levels I and II

CEESA Central and Eastern European Schools Association

CEFM Centre for Education and Financial Management

CEIBT Certificate in English for International Business and Trade

CEIC Centre for the Study of Education in an International Context

CELSI Centre for Education Leadership and School Improvement

CELTA Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, from Cambridge ESOL

CELTYL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Young Learners, from Cambridge ESOL

CEM Centre for Education Management, later CEFM

CEng Chartered Engineer

CEREQ Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Qualifications

CERI Centre for Educational Research and Innovation

Cert Ed/CertEd Certificate of Education

CertEdPsy Certificate of Educational Psychology

CertMus Certificate of Music

CertTEB Certificate in Teaching English for Business

CertTEfIC Specialist Certificate in Teaching English for Industry and Commerce

CES Centre for Educational Sociology

CES Catholic Education Service

CF Cystic Fibrosis

CfBT Education Trust Centre for British Teachers

CFE College of Further Education

CFF Common Funding Formula

CFT Cystic Fibrosis Trust

CGF Child Growth Foundation

CGLI/C&G City and Guilds of London Institute

Charterhouse Group

CHI Children of High Intelligence

Choices for Families of Children with Arthritis

Christian Education

CIDESCO Comité International D'ESthétique et de Cosmétologie

CIE Cambridge International Examinations

CIFE Council for Independent Further Education

CILIP Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

CILT Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research

CILTS Cambridge Integrated Language Teaching Schemes

CIM Chartered Institute of Marketing

CIS accreditation Council of International Schools accreditation

CIS member Council of International Schools member

CISC Catholic Independent Schools Conference

CIStA Council of International Schools in the Americas

CIT Cambridge Certificate in Information Technology

CLAIT Computer Literacy and Information Technology qualification

CLANSA Certificate for Literacy and Numeracy Support Assistants

CLAPA Cleft Lip and Palate Association

CLC Children's Legal Centre

CLCGB Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade

CLD Cognition and Learning Difficulties

CMS Church Mission Society