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DfE

Department for Education

ECEC

Early childhood education and care

DipHE

Diploma of Higher Education

EHC

Education, health and care (plans)

EPPE

Effective Provision of Preschool Education project

EPPSE

Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education project

EYFS

Early Years Foundation Stage

EYFSP

EYFS Profile

EYNFF

Early years national funding formula

EYTS

Early years teacher status

GDP

Gross domestic product

HNC

Higher National Certificate

HND

Higher National Diploma

IELS

International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study

ISCED

International System of Classification of Education

LAs

Local authorities

NVQ

National Vocational Qualifications

Ofsted

Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills

PIRLS

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PVI

Private, voluntary and independent sector

QTS

Qualified teacher status

SEN

Special educational needs

SES

Socio-economic status

TFR

Total fertility rate

TIMSS

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

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