A weekly trek through the jargon jungle
ACAS
Is it that time again? Dust down your anorak and prepare to stand by a brazier.
Access
Last hope for defeated idealists. Nice to meet people who have at least heard of Steeleye Span.
Action-centred leadership
Your principal discovers downsizing.
Action plan
Another Government initiative, another set of ring binders, another action plan.
Action planning
Explaining to your students that they may be required to do some work.
Adult Learners’ Week
Nobody knows the coffee mornings you’ve seen.
Adult participation
Having to explain that, sadly, it isn’t going to be quite like Educating Rita.
Aims
Written in stone in the college mission statement. The most ecstatic utterances since Moses found himself on Mount Sinai, but more tautologous.
Agreement, Silver Book
From the days when colleges were peopled with Oscar Wildes doing a bit of light teaching - allegedly.
Agreements, learning pathways
Just in case the students think that they’re coming to a holiday camp with poor catering for two years.
ALF (average level of funding) More Portakabins
Appeals procedure
They were under the impression that they were coming to a holiday camp for two years.
Assets
Not you - unless National Car Parks will buy you.
Malcolm Burgess