Fiducia TogetherDaffodils
Also called I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Wordsworth's poem about remembering a field of flowers. Romanticism, and memory as consolation.
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Education and Curriculum Terms: A Guide for Students and Teachers
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26 terms filed under D, showing 1–10 (page 1 of 3).
D
Data presentation
Choosing the right graph or map for the data you have — and being asked to justify it.
Data protection in computing
The legislation a computer science specification expects you to know.
Data representation
How text, images and sound become numbers.
Databases
Structured storage of records, and the tables they sit in.
Deadlines and planning work
Getting work in on time. A skill, and a large share of coursework marks.
Decomposition and abstraction
Breaking a problem into parts, and ignoring the detail that does not matter.
Deferred and delayed school entry
Starting school later, or outside the normal year group. Possible, and not automatic.
Descriptive writing
Writing to describe, usually from a picture. Atmosphere over incident.
Designated safeguarding lead
Also called DSL, Child protection lead
The senior member of staff with lead responsibility for child protection in a school.
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