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.

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500 terms, showing 491–500 (page 50 of 50).

V

Volta

Also called Turn

The point where a poem turns — changes direction, mood or argument.

Volume and surface area

How much space a solid takes up, and how much skin it has.

W

Waves

Transverse and longitudinal, and the properties every wave has.

Weather hazards

Tropical storms and extreme UK weather: formation, effects and management.

Weathering and mass movement

Rock broken down in place, and material moving downslope. Not the same as erosion.

What to do when you disagree

A practical order of escalation, and the mistake that costs the most time.

Work experience

Time spent in a workplace as part of education. Not compulsory, and worth arranging anyway.

Writing a conclusion

Saying what the results show, with the data, and how confident you can be.

Writing to argue or persuade

Non-fiction writing to a form, an audience and a purpose. All three are marked.

Y

Young carers

A child who cares for a family member. They have a legal right to an assessment.

Ready when you are

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