Our Jargon Buster
There are so many acronyms in education – they can be really frustrating and confusing.
Here is a glossary to help you make sense of it all!
ITT – Initial Teacher Training
ITE – Initial Teacher Education
PGCE – Postgraduate Certificate in Education
NQT – Newly Qualified Teacher (first year in the job)
RQT – Recently Qualified Teacher (year 2 onwards)
SKE – Subject Knowledge Enhancement
SEP – School Experience Programme
SLT – Senior Leadership Team
SL – Subject Leader
AFL – Assessment for Learning
SHU – Sheffield Hallam University
SU – University of Sheffield
TSA – Teaching School Alliance
UCAS - Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
