England
| AST | Advanced Skilled Teacher |
| BC | British Council |
| CiLT | Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research |
| DCSF | Department for Children, Schools and Families |
| ELL | Early Language Learning |
| FLA | Foreign Language Assistant |
| GCSE | General Certificate for Secondary Education |
| ITT | Initial Teacher Training |
| KS | Key Stage |
| LA | Local Authority |
| NACELL | National Advisory Centre for Eearly Language Learning |
| NQT | Newly Qualified Teacher |
| OFSTED | Office for Standards in Education |
| QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
| TDA | Teacher Training and Development Agency |
