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NAACE - National Association of Advisers for Computers in Education.
NACCCE - National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education.
NACCEG - National Advisory Council for Careers and Educational Guidance.
NACE - National Association for Able Children in Education.
NACETT - National Advisory Council on Education and Training Targets.
NACVS - National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service. Umbrella body of over 280 councils for voluntary service (CVS). CVS’s provide support to local voluntary organisations.
NAGC - National Association for Gifted Children.
NAGCELL - National Advisory Group on Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning.
NAHT - National Association of Head Teachers.
NALS - National Audit Learning Survey.
Named Doctor for Child Protection - Every NHS Trust has a named doctor for child protection who is responsible for child protection advise, training, liaison within and between trusts and all agencies. They also have to ensure that arrangements are in place for child protection training of all staff providing services to children and families.
Named Midwife for Child Protection - Every NHS Trust providing maternity services has a named midwife for child protection who is responsible for child protection advise, training, liaison within and between trusts and all agencies. They also have to ensure that arrangements are in place for child protection training and supervision of all staff providing services to children and families.
Named Nurse for Child Protection - Every NHS Trust has a named nurse for child protection who is responsible for child protection advice, training, and liaison within and between trusts and all agencies. They also have to ensure that arrangements are in place for child protection training and supervision of all staff providing services to children and families.
NASEN - National Association for Special Educational Needs.
NASUWT - National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers.
NATFHE - National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education.
National Curriculum - Covers what pupils should be taught in state maintained schools. The National Curriculum provides a balanced education for a child covering 11 subjects overall, and is divided into four Key Stages according to age.
National Curriculum Levels - All pupils undergo national tests and teacher assessments at ages 7, 11 and 14 (the end of each Key Stage). The school reports to parents telling them what National Curriculum Levels their child has reached in both tests and assessments.
National Numeracy Strategy - A government initiative which aims to raise standards of numeracy for all children in infant, primary and junior schools. It tries to involve parents as much as possible.
NC - National Curriculum.
NCET - National Council for Educational Technology.
NCH - Children’s charity. Offers support to vulnerable children, young people and their families.
NCPTA - National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations.
NCS - National Childcare Strategy.
NCSC - National Care Standards Commission. Registers and inspects child care (and other) facilities.
NCT - National Curriculum Test.
NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisation. National umbrella body for voluntary organisations and charities in England.
NCVQs - National Council for Vocational Qualifications.
NDS - New Deal for Schools.
NEBP - National Education Business Partnership.
NEET - Not in Education, Employment or Training.
Neighbourhood Plan - Plans councils develop for the improvement of the quality of life in a local area.
NEOST - National Employers' Organisation for School Teachers.
NFER - National Foundation for Educational Research.
NFPI - National Family and Parenting Institute.
NGfL - National Grid for Learning. Government body responsible for information and communications technology in schools.
NHS Direct - Website and 24 hour telephone health advice an information from NHS nurses.
NIACE - National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
NICCEA - Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
NICE - National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Decides which treatments should be available on the NHS in England and Wales.
NICEC - National Institute of Careers and Education Counselling.
NIMHE - National Institute for Mental Health in England. Institute set up to co-ordinate and disseminate research and good practice in mental health services from spring 2003.
NISVQ - National Information System for Vocational Qualifications.
NOF - New Opportunities Fund. Lottery distributor created to award grants to education, health and environment projects throughout the UK.
Non-teaching staff - Members of school staff employed by the governors to provide services in a school other than teaching, such as classroom assistants, cleaners and school secretaries.
Normalisation - A policy that enables someone with a physical or mental disability to live as full as life as possible and to have access to all public services.
Note in lieu - How the LEA explains why it has decided not to issue a statement for a child.
NphA - National Primary Head Teachers' Association.
NPQH - National Professional Qualification for Headship.
NQT - Newly Qualified Teacher.
NRA - National Record of Achievement.
NRF - Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. Government grant to a particularly deprived area.
NSF - National Service Framework. The establishment of a set of minimum national standards of clinical quality and access to services in major care groups. Includes mental health, diabetes and heart disease).
NSPCC - National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Nursery Classes in State Primary Schools - These take children from the age of three or four and are open during school term time. They usually offer five half-day sessions a week. There must be one adult for every 13 children and staff are qualified teachers and assistants.
NUT - National Union of Teachers.
NVQ - National Vocational Qualification.
NYAS - National Youth Advocacy Service.
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