Education A to Z

Education and Curriculum Terms: A Guide for Students and Teachers

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9 terms filed under L.

L

Language analysis

Writing about a writer's word choices and their effect. The bulk of the reading marks.

Life stages and development

How people develop across a lifetime, and the four domains development is described in.

Live theatre review

Writing about a production you have seen. Analysis of choices, not a summary of the plot.

Local Government Ombudsman

Also called LGSCO, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

The independent body that investigates councils for maladministration. The route for delay, not for disagreement.

Local Offer

The council's published list of what is available locally for children with SEND. Every council must have one.

Logic gates

AND, OR and NOT, and the truth tables that describe them.

London

Blake's 1794 poem about a walk through a city where everyone is trapped. Four stanzas, no relief.

Looked-after child

Also called LAC, Child in care, CLA, Children looked after

A child in local authority care. In education they get priority admission, a personal plan and a dedicated teacher.

Looked-after children and school moves

Changing school while in care. Priority, and a duty to avoid it where possible.

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