| M |
| MA |
Museums Association |
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| MA |
Magistrates Association |
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| MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network (computing) |
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| MGSN |
Midlands Grammar School Network |
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| MIC |
Magistrates in the Community Project |
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| MRC |
Medical Research Council |
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| MUNGA |
Model United Nations General Assembly |
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| N |
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| NACCCE |
National Advisory Committee on Creative Education |
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| NACE |
National Council for Able Children In Education |
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| NACETT |
National Advisory Centre for Education and Training Targets (est.
1993) |
www.nacett.org.uk |
| NACGT |
National Association of Careers and Guidance Teachers |
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| NAEE |
National Association for Environmental Education |
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| NAEIAC |
National Association of Educational Inspectors Advisors and Consultants |
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| NAHT |
National Association of Head Teachers |
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| NAO` |
National Audit Office |
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| NASACRE |
National Association of Standing Advisory Councils for Religious
Education |
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| NASEN |
National Association for Special Educational Needs |
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| NASUWT |
National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers |
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| NATE |
National Association for Teaching of English |
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| NATFHE |
National Association for Teachers in Higher Education |
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| NAW |
National Assembly for Wales |
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| NCA |
National Campaign for the Arts |
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| NCC |
National Curriculumn Council |
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| NCIHE |
National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (Dearing Committee
est. 1996) |
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| NCPTA |
National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations |
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| NCREST |
National Centre for Restructuring Education, Schools and Teaching
(at Columbia Teachers College founded by L. Darling-Hammond) |
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| NCSL |
National College for School Leadership |
www.ncsl.org.uk |
| NCVQ |
National Council for Vocational Qualifications |
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| NDPB |
Non-departmental public body (otherwise known as 'quangos') |
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| NEAFE |
National Ecumenical Agency in Further Educatio |
www.feonline.net |
| NEAP |
National Educational Advancement Programmes (Australia) |
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| NEMP |
National Educational Monitoring Project |
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| NERC |
Natural Environment Research Council |
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| NERF |
National Educational
Research Forum |
www.nerf-uk/org |
| NFER |
National Foundation for Educational Research |
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| NGFL |
National Grid for Learning |
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| NIACE |
National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education |
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| NIAO |
Northern Ireland Audit Office |
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| NIHEC |
Northern Ireland Higher Education
Council |
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| NOF |
New Opportunities Fund |
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| NPQH |
National Professional Qualification for Headship |
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| NTO's |
National Training Organisations |
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| NUS |
National Union of Students |
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| NUT |
National Union of Teachers |
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| NVQ |
National Vocational Qualifications |
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| NYA |
National Youth Agency |
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| O |
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| OCR |
Oxford, Cambridge and Royal Society of Arts exam board |
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| ODA |
Overseas Development Agency |
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| OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
www.ofsted.gov.uk |
| OHMCI |
Office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales (Welsh
OFSTED) |
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| ORSAS |
Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme |
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| OST |
Office of Science and Technology |
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| OU |
Open University |
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