INCA Education around the world
New Zealand : Keywords
Glossary - Maori terms
Glossary - English language terms
Abbreviations and acronyms
| BEST(s) | Behaviour Education Support Team(s) |
| ERO | Education Review Office |
| ESOL | English for speakers of other languages |
| GSE | Group Special Education |
| IEP(s) | Individual Education Programme(s) |
| NCEA | National Certificate of Educational Achievement |
| NFER | National Foundation for Educational Research (England) |
| NQF | National Qualifications Framework |
| NZCER | New Zealand Council for Educational Research |
| NZCF | New Zealand Curriculum Framework |
| NZQA | New Zealand Qualifications Authority |
| PIECC(s) | Pacific Islands Early Childhood Centre(s) |
| PILG(s) | Pacific Islands Language Group(s) |
| QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (England) |
| QDG | Qualifications Development Group |
| RII(s) | Resource Teacher(s): Intellectual Impairment |
| ROL | Record of learning |
| RPI(s) | Resource Teacher(s): Physical Impairment |
| RTLB(s) | Resource Teacher(s): Learning and Behaviour, see section 4.5.4 |
| SCAA | School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, now QCA |
| SEG | Special Education Grant (see 2.1.4) |
| SES | Specialist Education Services (see 2.1.4) - now replaced by GSE |
| TFEA | Targeted funding for educational achievement (see 2.1.4) |
| Dip ESSTN | Diploma of Education of Students with Special Teaching Needs (Victoria University of Wellington) |
| EEPSE | Enhancing Effective Practice in Special Education (research
project) |
| GradDipSNRT | Graduate Diploma in Special Needs Resource Teaching (University of Waikato) |
| PGDipSNRT | Postgraduate Diploma in Special Needs Resource Teaching (University of Waikato) |
| PGDipSpEd | Postgraduate Diploma in Special Education (University of Waikato) |
Glossary - Maori terms
| kura kaupapa Maori |
are state schools, based on Maori culture and values and in which Maori is the principal language. The curriculum is the same as at other state schools. Kura kaupapa Maori were developed to build on the success of kohanga reo (Maori language early childhood centres) in preserving and increasing the use of te reo Maori, and one of the key goals is to produce students who are competent in both Maori and English. |
| (te) kohanga reo | Maori 'language nests'; Maori language early childhood centres |
| (te) reo Maori | the Maori language |
| te Whariki | the Early Childhood Curriculum |
Glossary - English language terms
| Correspondence school (plural, correspondence schools) |
is a state-funded distance education service, which provides off-campus learning for students unable to attend a regular/mainstream school - usually because of distance from their nearest school or for medical or other special reasons. It caters for all ages, from pre-school to adults. |
| Practicum | period of teaching practice in a school |
