Terms for 'V'

VA school

Voluntary-aided school: A state-funded school at which the governing body is the employer and admissions authority. Land and buildings (apart from playing fields, which are normally vested in the local authority) are usually owned by a foundation or trust (often a religious organisation).

Value added

The progress schools help individuals to make relative to their different starting points. Value-added measures are intended to allow comparisons between schools with different pupil intakes.

Also see  Achievement and attainment table

VC school

Voluntary-controlled school: A school maintained by the local authority, with a foundation (generally religious) that appoints some (but not most) of the governing body.

VQs

Vocational qualifications. A wide range of VQs are accredited into the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). These cover almost every industry sector and every level of the NQF.