Abbreviations and acronyms

AITSL

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (Australia)

ARNES

National Research and Education Network (Akademska in raziskovalna mreža, Slovenia)

CfE

Curriculum for Excellence (Scotland, United Kingdom)

CIPAVE

Internal Commissions for the Prevention of Accidents and School Violence (Comissão Interna de Prevenção à Acidentes e Violência Escolar, Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil)

CNA

National Accreditation Commission (Comisión Nacional de Acreditación, Chile)

CNESCO

National Centre for the Evaluation of the School System (Centre national d’étude des systèmes scolaires, France)

DEIS

Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (Ireland)

DEPP

Directorate of Evaluation, Forecasting and Performance (direction de l'évaluation, de la prospective et de la performance, France)

DES

Department of Education and Skills (Ireland)

DfE

Department for Education (United Kingdom)

DIA

Comprehensive Assessment of Learning (Diagnóstico Integral de Aprendizajes, Chile)

DOH

Department of Health (Ireland)

DPMK

Digital Pedagogical Methodology Centrer (Digitális Pedagógiai Módszertani Központ, Hungary)

EBA

Education Information Network (Eğitim Bilişim Aği, Turkey)

ECEC

Early Childhood Education and Care

EEF

Education Endowment Foundation (England, United Kingdom)

EHIS

Estonian Education Information System (Eesti Hariduse Infosüsteem, Estonia)

FET

Further Education and Training (Ireland)

FINEEC

Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus, Finland)

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GSVS

Guidelines for the Support of Vulnerable Students (Intervenção educativa para crianças e jovens em situação de vulnerabilidade, Portugal)

HEIs

Higher education institutions

HEPPP

Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme (Australia)

HMIE

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (Scotland, United Kingdom)

ICILS

International Computer and Information Literacy Study

ICT

Information and communication technology

IRLSAF

Indigenous, Regional and Low Socio-Economic Status Attainment Fund (Australia)

JUNAEB

National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas, Chile)

MEP

Ministry of Public Education (Ministerio de Educación Pública, Costa Rica)

MOOC

Massive Open Online Course

NGOs

Non-governmental organisations

NÚCEM

National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements (Národný ústav certifikovaných meraní vzdelávania, Slovak Republic)

NZQA

New Zealand Qualifications Authority (New Zealand)

PIAAC

International Survey of Adult Skills

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PROA

Programme for orientation, advancement and educational enrichment (Programa para la orientación, avance y enriquecimiento educativo, Spain)

RMC

Regional Registration and Co-ordination Centre (Regionaal Meld- en Coördinatiepunt, Netherlands)

SEN

Special Educational Needs

SSLP

Supports for Student Learning Program (Canada)

STEM

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

TALIS

Teaching and Learning International Survey

TEIP

Education Territories of Priority Intervention Programme (Territórios Educativos de Intervenção Prioritária, Portugal)

TEOs

Tertiary Education Organisations (New Zealand)

UNHCR

United Nationals High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

VET

Vocational Education and Training

ZRSS

National Education Institute (Zarod Republike Slovenije za šolstvo, Slovenia)