Glossary

ITE (initial teacher education) and HE (higher education) are full of acronyms. Here are some of the ones you are likely to encounter.

• APPG - All party parliamentary group. These are informal cross-party groups that invite organisations to help them understand issues.
• AMiE - Association for Mathematics in Education
• ATM - Association for Teachers of Mathematics
• External Examiner - A tutor from another institution who serves to provide QA and ensure comparability of standards.
• HE - Higher Education
• ITE / ITT - Initial Teacher Education / Initial Teacher Training
• JMC - The Joint Mathematical Council of the UK
• MA - The Mathematical Association 
• Maths Hubs - The NCETM runs these groups in England to provide local support. There may be an ITE group in your local maths hub.
• NAMA - The National Association of Mathematics Advisers
• NANAMIC - The National Association for Numeracy and Mathematics in Colleges
• NCETM - The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
• NSS - National Student Survey is an annual survey of student satisfaction with their completed course.
• Office for Students - This is the regulator for HE in England.
• QAA - The Quality Assurance Agency sets the frameworks and standards for HE.
• REF - The Research Excellence Framework
• SKE - Subject Knowledge Enhancement These courses are run for potential ITE students who need to top up their subject knowledge and are common in mathematics.
• TEF - The Teaching Excellence Framework. The Office for Students runs this in England to rate institutions on the quality of their teaching.
• UCAS - The University and Colleges Application Service
• UCET - The Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers