Glossário

The Department for Education and Skills publishes comparative secondary and 16 to 18 performance tables each year. The tables report achievements in public examinations and vocational qualifications in secondary schools and Further Education sector colleges. Primary school performance tables are published by local authorities and report the achievements of pupils at the end of Key Stage 2.

PEPs are schemes developed for young individuals in public care, designed to support their education.

Postgraduate Certificate of Education postgraduate-level Initial Teacher Training qualification.

Parents Information Network.

The time at the end of a lesson in which the teacher finds out what children have learnt and re-emphasises the main points of the lesson.

Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.

Potential Schools Budget.

Parent Teacher Association.

Pupil Teacher Ratio.

These statements describe any learning difficulties which pupils have, and specify the extra help or equipment they need. Around 3 per cent of school pupils nationally have statements. Some pupils with special educational needs are academically able. But schools face challenges in achieving Level 4 at Key Stage 2 for many pupils with SEN. The information on the numbers of pupils with SEN in each school helps you take this into account when looking at the school's results.