AAO Assistant Advisory Officer (NI)
AT Assistive Technology
ABE Adult Basic Education
BDA British Dyslexia Association (UK)
BE Bachelor of Education
BELB Belfast Education and Library Board (NI)
BPS British Psychological Society (UK)
CAO Central Applications Office (I)
CASS Curriculum Advisory and Support Service (NI)
DADS Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Support (NI)
DAI Dyslexia Association of Ireland (I)
DASE Diploma in Advance Study of Education (NI)
DE Department of Education (NI)
DECP Division of Educational and Child Psychology (NI)
DEL Department of Employment and Learning (NI)
DES Department of Education and Science (I)
DEST Dyslexia Early Screening Test
DSA Disabled Students Allowance (NI)
ECHR European Convention on Human Rights
ELB Education and Library Board (NI)
EP Educational Psychologist
EPS Educational Psychology Services (NI)
FÁS (Foras Áiseanna Saothar) – Training and Employment Authority (I)
FE Further Education
FTE Full Time Equivalent (NI)
HE Higher Education
HDE Higher Diploma in Education (I)
IATSE Irish Association of Teachers of Special Education (I)
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IEP Individual Education Plan
ILSA Irish Learning Support Association (I)
IPLP Individual Profile and Learning Programme (I)
INSET Inservice Education of Teachers (NI)
IQ Intelligence Quotient
ICT Information and Computer Technology
ITE Initial Teacher Education
LMS Local Management of Schools (NI)
LTSS Literacy Training Support Service (NI)
MA Master of Arts
MAEP Master of Arts in Educational Psychology
MEd Master of Education
MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly (NI)
NALA National Adult Literacy Agency (I)
NPC National Parents Council (I)
NASEN National Association for Special Educational Needs (UK)
NCTE National Centre for Technology in Education (I)
NEELB North Eastern Education and Library Board (NI)
NEPS National Educational Psychological Services (I)
NIDA Northern Ireland Dyslexia Association (NI)
NITEC Northern Ireland Teacher Education Committee (NI)
PGCE Post Graduate Certificate in Education (UK)
PSI Psychological Society of Ireland (I)
RA Reading Age
RSA Royal Society of Arts (UK)
SEELB South Eastern Education and Library Board (NI)
SELB Southern Education and Library Board (NI)
SEN Special Educational Needs
SENCO Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (UK)
SENT Special Educational Needs Tribunal (NI)
SNO Special Needs Organiser (I)
T&EA Training and Employment Agency (NI)
UCAS University Central Admissions System (UK)
UN United Nations
UNCRC United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
VEC Vocational Education Committee (I)
WE Western Education and Library Board (NI)
WISC Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
WORD Wechsler Objective Reading Dimensions