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Glossary of Country Study terms and abbreviations
Albion
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλβιών) is the oldest known name of the island of
Great Britain. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island.
Assimilation is
a policy of integrating an ‘ethnic minority’
group into the
majority society through educational practices that make no concessions to
the language and culture of that group.
Assisted Places Scheme (APS)
A policy implemented where it was possible
for pupils to transfer from maintained to independent
schools with the
government paying part of the fees
Bachelor of Education (BEd)
A first degree
leading to a teaching
qualification after a three or four year course involving periods of teaching
practice.
A
bank holiday
is a public holiday in the United Kingdom.
The
Beefeaters
are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London.
They are
the
Yeomen Warders
of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower
of London, and Members of the Sovereign's
Body Guard of the Yeoman
Guard Extraordinary.
Boxing Day
is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, New
Zealand and Australia.
The
British Isles
are a group of islands off the north-western coast
of continental Europe that consist of the
islands of Great Britain, Ireland and
over six thousand smaller isles.
Catchment Area
A geographical area from which a school accepts its
pupils.
Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)
The former second tier of
examination commonly used
in secondry mdoern schools; ceased to exist
upon arrival of GCSE in 1988 Child-Centred Education A notion of teaching
emphasised in the Plowden Report (1967), also
referred to as progressive
education. Teaching is based on the child’s needs, learning style and
personality and not just his or her academic achievements.
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