Education terms: V
13 terms starting with V, with where each one is used. Choose a term for related terms.
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- Valedictorian United States
- The student with the highest academic rank in a graduating class, who usually gives a speech at graduation; the second is salutatorian.
- Value added (VA) All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
- A measure of the progress pupils make compared with what would be expected from their prior attainment.
- Varsity United States
- The top competitive sports team representing a school; junior varsity (JV) is the next level.
- Verbal feedback All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Spoken feedback to pupils, sometimes recorded with a stamp in books.
- VI (Visual impairment) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Sight loss that affects a pupil's access to learning, even with glasses.
- Virtual school head (VSH) England
- A local authority officer in England responsible for promoting the education of looked-after and previously looked-after children and children with a social worker.
- Visualiser All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A camera that displays a document or pupil's work on the board; US: document camera.
- VLE (Virtual learning environment) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The UK term for an online platform where teachers share resources and set work. US nearest: LMS.
- Vocational qualification All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A qualification focused on the skills and knowledge for a particular job or industry.
- Vocational school United States International
- A school focused on job-related training; in the US often called a career and technical education (CTE) center.
- Voluntary aided school (VA school) England Wales
- A maintained school, usually a faith school, where the governing body employs staff and sets admissions, and the religious foundation owns the buildings and contributes to building costs.
- Voluntary controlled school (VC school) England Wales
- A maintained school, often with a religious character, where the local authority employs the staff and sets admissions, while a foundation (often a church) owns the land and buildings.
- Voucher United States
- Public funding given to families to pay tuition at a private school.
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