Synonyms and antonyms of Types of education or educational establishment in British Thesaurus

adult education (noun)

educational courses for adults that are often given in the evenings

a well-rounded education ()

an education that includes many areas, for example music, the arts, and social and physical skills

coeducation (noun)

the system of educating students of both sexes in the same class or college

collegiate (adjective)

educationmainly American relating to colleges, or intended for students at college

comprehensive (adjective)

education relating to a system of education in the UK in which students with different levels of ability are all taught in the same school

continuing education (noun)

lessons for adults, often held in the evening, that give them the opportunity to study a wide variety of subjects

CPD (noun)

British continuing professional development: training and education that continues throughout a person’s career in order to improve the skills and knowledge they use in their job

distance learning (noun)

a system in which students learn using online resources, television and radio broadcasts, and books, and send work to their teachers online or by post

e-learning (noun)

methods of learning that involve the use of computers and the Internet

external (adjective)

British coming from outside a particular school or university

extracurricular (adjective)

education extracurricular activities are things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course

fee-paying (adjective)

British a fee-paying passenger, student etc pays money for a service

higher education (noun)

education at a university or at a college of a similar level. Education at colleges that train people for particular jobs is further education.

home schooling (noun)

the process of educating your children completely at home instead of in a school

infant (noun)

education involved in or relating to the education of the youngest children in the UK school system

intercollegiate (adjective)

mainly American involving students or teams from different colleges

intramural (adjective)

mainly American existing or happening among members of a particular group

junior (adjective)

education connected with junior school

m-learning (noun)

methods of learning that involve the use of mobile phones and handheld computers

private education (noun)

education that the child’s parents pay the school for directly

schooling (noun)

the education that you get at school

selection (noun)

education in Britain, a system in which schools choose the students that they want

self-organized learning environment (noun)

a method of education in which groups of children learn independently using computers connected to the Internet

SOLE (noun)

self-organized learning environment: a method of education in which groups of children learn independently using computers connected to the Internet

special education (noun)

educational services for people with disabilities and people who have difficulty learning at the usual rate

TAFE (noun)

Australian Technical and Further Education: training in technical subjects provided in the Australian higher education system

tertiary (adjective)

relating to colleges and universities

tertiary education (noun)

education at a college or university

varsity (adjective)

mainly American a varsity team, sport etc at a school, college, or university is involved in the highest level of competition

virtual learning environment (noun)

a web-based system for delivering educational content