Fiducia TogetherProvenance
Where a source came from: who made it, when, why and for whom. Usually the difference between bands.
Education A to Z
Education and Curriculum Terms: A Guide for Students and Teachers
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500 terms, showing 321–330 (page 33 of 50).
P
Provision map
A school's overview of the extra support running across the whole school, and who receives it.
Provision not being delivered
What to do when the plan says something and it is not happening.
Pseudocode and flowcharts
Two ways of writing an algorithm down without committing to a language.
Psychology approaches
The main explanations psychology uses, and what each says behaviour comes from.
Pupil premium
Also called Pupil premium plus, PP, PP+
Extra funding for disadvantaged pupils. Schools must publish how they spend it.
Pupil voice
The child's own views. Required in SEND decisions, and often collected as a formality.
Pythagoras' theorem
In a right-angled triangle, the square on the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
Q
Quadratic equation
An equation with an x² term. Three ways to solve one, and knowing which is the exam skill.
Quotation
Also called Embedded quotation, Evidence
Words taken from the text to prove a point. Short, embedded, and analysed.
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