Equity and Inclusion in Education

Abbreviations and acronyms

ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AI	Artificial intelligence
ALC	Area learning community (Northern Ireland)
APST	Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
ASD	Autism spectrum disorders
CEFR	Common European Framework of Reference
CRC	United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
CRPD	United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
CSP	Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
ECEC	Early childhood education and care
EU	European Union
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
IEP	Individual Education Plan
IGLYO	International Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Youth and Student Organisation
ISCED	International Standard Classification of Education
ITE	Initial teacher education
LGBTQI+	Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other non-cisgender gender identities and non-heterosexual sexual orientations
NGO	Non-governmental organisation
PISA	OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
SDGs	Sustainable Development Goals
SEN	Special education needs
STEM	Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
TALIS	OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey
UDL	Universal Design for Learning
UNDRIP	United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNICEF	United Nations Children’s Fund
VET	Vocational education and training