Glossário

Cognitive Ability Test (Produced by the National Foundation for Educational Research).

Some admission authorities give priority to children who live in an area around the school.

Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges.

Community Consortium for Education and Training

Careers Education Guidance

Chief Education Officer.

Continuing Education and Training.

The Support Society for Children of Higher Intelligence.

Childminders look after children under five and school age children after hours and in the holidays. The local authority decides how many children a childminder can care for, and childminders are able to register as part of a network to provide early education.

Council for Industry and Higher Education.

Careers and Occupational Information Centre.

State schools in England and Wales which are wholly owned and maintained by the local authority. The local authority is the admissions authority it has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils.

Schools in Northern Ireland which come under the control of Education and Library Boards.

Continuing Professional Development

Child Protection Issue.

Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education

Continuous Student Record.

CityTechnical College
Independent all ability non-fee-paying schools for pupils aged 11 to 18. There are 14 CTCs and one CCTA City College for the Technology of the Arts, in urban areas across England. CTCs teach the National Curriculum to pre-16-year-olds with a focus on science, mathematics and technology. They offer a wide range of vocational qualifications and part of their role is to innovate in the development, management and delivery of the curriculum.