Education A to Z

Education and Curriculum Terms: A Guide for Students and Teachers

Please note: This page explains a word or a process in education. It is general information about the system, the law and the guidance in England — not advice about your child, your school or your exam. If a decision is going against you, get advice from one of the free services we link to before you agree to anything or miss a deadline. If you are revising, check your own exam board's specification: boards word things differently and yours is the one that marks you.

Revising? We write GCSE revision songs — a playlist covering most subjects and the English set texts. Listen to the revision playlist.

500 terms, showing 41–50 (page 5 of 50).

B

BTEC

Also called Applied general qualifications, Vocational qualifications

Vocational qualifications assessed largely through coursework rather than exams. Available at several levels.

Bullying

Repeated behaviour intended to hurt. Schools must have a policy and must act.

16 to 19 Bursary Fund

Also called Bursary, 16-19 bursary

Money for students aged 16 to 19 to help with the costs of staying in education.

Business studies basics

What a GCSE business course covers, and how it connects to the Business A-Z.

C

CAD and CAM

Designing on a computer and manufacturing from that design.

CAMHS

NHS mental health services for children and young people. Long waits, and other routes exist.

Care values

The principles care work is assessed and inspected against.

Careers guidance in schools

Schools have a legal duty to provide independent careers guidance. Most families do not know it.

Case study technique

Learning a place in enough detail to use it. Names, numbers, dates.

Cash flow forecast

A month-by-month prediction of money in and out. A table you will be asked to complete.

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