| £. s. d. |
pounds, shillings and pence |
| AD |
Anno Domini |
| aka |
also known as |
| Apr. |
April |
| ATs |
attainment targets |
| Aug. |
August |
| BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BFP |
Bury Free Press |
| BNP |
Bury and Norwich Post |
| BPP |
British Parliamentary Papers |
| Bt |
baronet |
| °C |
degrees centigrade |
| CCTV |
closed-circuit television |
| ch |
chapter |
| chs |
chapters |
| cm |
centimetre |
| CM |
Church Magazine |
| C of E |
Church of England |
| cwt |
hundredweight |
| DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families |
| DEC |
Diocesan Education Committee |
| Dec. |
December |
| DES |
Department for Education and Science |
| DfE |
Department for Education |
| DfEE |
Department for Education and Employment |
| DfES |
Department for Education and Skills |
| DSc |
Doctor of Science |
| DT |
design technology |
| EADT |
East Anglian Daily Times |
| EDP |
Eastern Daily Press |
| EC |
Essex Chronicle |
| Ed. |
Edited |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EEF |
Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| e.g. |
exempli gratia (for example) |
| Esq. |
esquire |
| °F |
degrees Fahrenheit |
| Feb. |
February |
| GNVQ |
General National Vocational Qualification |
| HB |
Holy Bible |
| HM |
Her / His majesty’s |
| HMI |
Her / His Majesty’s Inspector |
| HMS |
His / Her Majesty’s Ship |
| HMSO |
His / Her Majasty’s Stationery Office |
| HMY |
His / Her Majesty’s Yacht |
| Hon. |
Honorary |
| HRH |
Her / His Royal Highness |
| ICT |
information and computer technology |
| i.e. |
id est (that is) |
| INSET |
In-service training |
| IQ |
intelligence quotient |
| ITV |
Independent Television |
| Jan. |
January |
| Jnr |
junior |
| JP |
Justice of the Peace |
| KCB |
Knight Commander of the Bath |
| Kg |
kilogram |
| km |
kilometre |
| lbs |
pounds (weight) |
| LEA |
Local Education Authority |
| LMS |
Local Management of School |
| MA |
Master of Arts |
| Mar. |
March |
| MBE |
Member of the Order of the British Empire |
| M.Ed. |
Master of Education |
| mm |
millimetre |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| m.p.h. |
miles per hour |
| NCC |
National Curriculum Council |
| NCO |
non-commissioned officer |
| NCVQ |
National Council for Vocational Qualifications |
| NFER |
National Foundation for Educational Research |
| NFWT |
National Federation of Women Teachers |
| NGfL |
National Grid for Learning |
| No. |
number |
| NOF |
New Opportunities Fund |
| Nov. |
November |
| NSL |
National Service League |
| NUET |
National Union of Elementary Teachers |
| NUT |
National Union of Teachers |
| Oct. |
October |
| Ofsted |
Office for Standards in Education |
| OHP |
overhead projector |
| oz |
ounces |
| p |
pence |
| p./pp. |
page/pages |
| p.a. |
per annum |
| PC |
Police Constable |
| PE |
physical education |
| PGCE |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
| PoS |
programme of study |
| pp. |
pages |
| POW |
prisoner of war |
| PSHE |
personal, social and health education |
| PT |
physical training |
| PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
| PGCE |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
| PTFE |
Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| QCA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
| QCDA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RE |
religious education |
| Revd |
Reverend |
| RI |
religious instruction |
| RK |
religious knowledge |
| RNIB |
Royal National Institute for the Blind |
| RoSPA |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
| SATS |
Statutory Attainment Tests |
| SCAA |
School Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
| SEAC |
Schools Examination and Assessment Council |
| SENCO |
special educational needs co-ordinator |
| Sept. |
September |
| SIAS |
Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools |
| SIAMS |
Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools |
| SS |
steam ship |
| STA |
Standards and Testing Agency |
| TA |
teaching assistant |
| TES |
Times Educational Supplement |
| TF |
Territorial Force |
| the Revd |
the Reverend |
| THRASS |
teaching handwriting, reading and spelling |
| three Rs |
Reading, wRiting and aRrithmetic |
| TV |
television |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| USA |
United States of America |
| USAF |
United States Air Force |
| USAAF |
United States Army Air Force |
| VC |
Voluntary Controlled |
| Vol. |
Volume |
| WI |
Women’s Institute |
| WPC |
Woman Police Constable |
| WVS |
Women’s Voluntary Service |
| YMCA |
Young Men’s Christian Association |
| YWCA |
Young Women’s Christian Association |
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