Education terms: R
46 terms starting with R, with where each one is used. Choose a term for related terms.
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- Radicalisation All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The process by which a person comes to support terrorism or extremist ideologies.
- Raising of the participation age (RPA) England
- The rule in England that young people must stay in education or training until their 18th birthday, either full-time study, an apprenticeship or traineeship, or part-time study alongside work or volunteering.
- Rarely cover England
- The principle in England that teachers should only rarely be asked to cover for absent colleagues.
- Raw mark All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The actual number of marks a candidate scores before conversion to a grade or scaled score. US: raw score.
- Raw score United States All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The number of questions answered correctly or points earned before conversion.
- Reader All four UK nations (details may differ)
- An access arrangement in which an adult reads exam questions aloud to a candidate.
- Reading level United States
- A measure of the difficulty of texts a student can read, such as a Lexile measure or a guided reading level.
- Reasonable adjustments All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Changes that schools must make under the Equality Act 2010 so that disabled pupils are not put at a substantial disadvantage.
- Reasonable force England Wales
- The power of school staff to use no more force than is needed to control or restrain pupils, for example to prevent harm.
- Reception (R) England Wales
- The first year of primary school in England (and the equivalent in Wales), for children who are 4 at the start of the school year and turn 5 during it. In England it is the final year of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- Reception baseline assessment (RBA) England
- A short statutory check of early maths, language, communication and literacy carried out with children in their first six weeks of Reception in England, used to measure school progress up to Year 6 rather than to judge the child.
- Recess United States
- A break period for play, especially in elementary school. UK: break time or playtime.
- Reciprocal reading All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A structured approach in which pupils take turns to lead discussion using four strategies: predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising.
- Reciprocity United States
- Agreements that make it easier for a teacher licensed in one state to get a license in another.
- Redshirting United States
- Delaying a child's kindergarten entry by a year, often for summer-born children.
- Reference (UCAS) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The written statement from a teacher or adviser included in a UCAS application.
- Registration All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The taking of the attendance register at the start of the morning and afternoon sessions.
- Regular decision United States
- The standard US college application round, with deadlines usually in January.
- Religious education (RE) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A statutory subject in state schools in England and elsewhere in the UK; in England its content in maintained schools is set by a locally agreed syllabus. Called religious and moral education (RME) in Scotland and religion, values and ethics (RVE) in Wales.
- Remediation United States
- Reteaching skills a student has not mastered.
- Report card United States
- A written report of a student's grades sent home each grading period. UK: school report.
- Report card (Ofsted) England
- The newer style of Ofsted school inspection report in England that gives separate evaluations for different areas instead of a single overall grade.
- Report card comment United States All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A teacher's short written comment on a pupil's progress in a report.
- Required course United States
- A course every student must pass to graduate, such as English or algebra.
- Residential All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A school trip with one or more overnight stays.
- Resit All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Taking an exam again to improve the result. In England, students without a grade 4 in GCSE English or maths must continue studying them post-16.
- Resource room United States
- A room where students with disabilities receive specialised instruction for part of the day.
- Resourced provision England
- A specialist base within a mainstream school for pupils with a particular type of SEN, who spend most of their time in mainstream classes.
- Response to intervention (RTI) United States
- A tiered approach in which all students get quality teaching (Tier 1), struggling students get targeted help (Tier 2) and those who still struggle get intensive help (Tier 3).
- Restorative practice All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
- An approach to behaviour that focuses on repairing harm and relationships, for example through structured conversations between those involved.
- Results day All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The day exam results are released to candidates, typically in August for A levels and GCSEs (and SQA results in early August).
- Retention (grade) United States
- Making a student repeat a grade; also called holding back. Rare in UK state schools.
- Retrieval practice All four UK nations (details may differ) United States International
- Recalling information from memory, for example through low-stakes quizzes, which strengthens long-term learning.
- Review of marking All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A post-results service in which an exam board checks that a script was marked correctly; formerly called a re-mark.
- Revision All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Studying and reviewing material in preparation for exams. US: studying or review.
- Rights Respecting Schools All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A UNICEF UK award recognising schools that put children's rights at the heart of their ethos.
- Risk assessment All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A written check of the hazards of an activity or trip and the steps taken to reduce the risks.
- RME (Religious and moral education) Scotland
- The name for religious education in non-denominational schools in Scotland.
- Rosenshine's principles All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
- Ten principles of effective instruction set out by Barak Rosenshine, such as daily review, small steps, checking for understanding and guided practice.
- Routines All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
- Practised, predictable procedures, such as entering the room or handing out books, that save time and support behaviour.
- RQF (Regulated Qualifications Framework) England Northern Ireland
- The framework for Ofqual-regulated qualifications in England (and CCEA-regulated ones in Northern Ireland), with entry level 1 to 3 and levels 1 to 8, describing both the level and the size of a qualification.
- RSE (Relationships and sex education) England Wales
- Statutory teaching about relationships (primary) and relationships and sex education (secondary) in England; Wales has a mandatory RSE code for ages 3 to 16.
- Rubric United States All four UK nations (details may differ) International
- A scoring guide that describes levels of performance against a set of criteria.
- Russell Group All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A group of 24 research-intensive UK universities.
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