Fiducia TogetherHyperbole and understatement
Deliberate exaggeration, and deliberate downplaying.
Education A to Z
Education and Curriculum Terms: A Guide for Students and Teachers
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500 terms, showing 201–210 (page 21 of 50).
H
Hypothesis and prediction
A testable statement about what you expect, and why.
I
Iambic pentameter
Also called Blank verse, Metre, Trochee
Ten syllables a line, alternating unstressed and stressed. Shakespeare's default, and it means something when he breaks it.
IEP
Also called Individual Education Plan, Pupil passport, One-page profile, Support plan
A school's own record of a child's targets and support. Useful, common, and not legally required.
Imagery
Also called Sensory imagery, Semantic field
Language that makes a reader see, hear, feel, taste or smell something.
In-year admission
Also called Mid-year transfer, In-year application
Applying for a school place outside the normal round — after a move, or when a placement has broken down.
Index laws in algebra
Powers with letters, and the fractional and negative cases.
Indices
Powers. The small raised number, and the rules for combining them.
Individual healthcare plan
A written plan for a pupil with a medical condition. Schools have a legal duty to support them.
Inequalities
Statements about ranges of values rather than a single answer.
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