Designated teacher
The teacher responsible for looked-after and previously looked-after children in a school. A statutory role.
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Education and Curriculum Terms: A Guide for Students and Teachers
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26 terms filed under D, showing 11–20 (page 2 of 3).
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Development
How countries differ in wealth and quality of life, and how that is measured.
Development in geography
The indicators used to compare countries, and what each hides.
Developmental coordination disorder
Difficulty with physical coordination affecting everyday tasks. Often called dyspraxia.
Devising
Creating a piece from a stimulus rather than performing a script. Assessed on process as much as performance.
Differentiation
Also called Adaptive teaching, Scaffolding
Adapting teaching so every pupil can access the same curriculum. The current word for it is adaptive teaching.
Digital media workflow
Pre-production, production and post-production, and the paperwork each stage needs.
Direct and inverse proportion graphs
What proportional relationships look like when plotted.
Direct payments and personal assistants
Employing someone to support your child, and what that makes you.
Direct payments in education
Taking part of an EHCP's funding as money you arrange yourself.
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