The “Australian Tertiary Admission Rank” (ATAR) is the primary criterion for entry into undergraduate courses in universities in Australia.

A company that provides video services for schools. They record free-to-air TV and make it available through their app, and schools can also access their library of videos and create their own. We integrate with them.

“Community Coordinator.” The former term for account managers that maintain business after the sale is complete.

“Cosmos For Schools.” A very early version of Stile. The subscription for CLL (see below). Sometimes also called Cosmos Lessons.

“Community Leader.” The former term for Interstate sales team members that generate new sales in person.

Something that should be working, but is not.

“Cosmos Live Learning.” A very early version of Stile.

A Stile service designed to make science teachers’ lives easier. They can send worksheets and tests to concierge@stileeducation.com, and we convert them to Stile resources. Concierge also aligns unit plans and scope and sequence documents to Stile units.

“Casual Relief Teacher.” A substitute teacher.

A released update.

A grouping of potentially unrelated lessons.

“Head of Curriculum.”

“Head of Department.”

“Head of Faculty.”

“Key Performance Indicator.” More immediate than an OKR.

“Head of Science.”

A saved response used in Intercom communications.

An institution.

“Learning Area Leader.” Same as a HOD.

Individual Learning/Education Plan. IEPs assist students who require a range of supports with their education (e.g. special needs).

A worksheet assigned to students. They contain information, activities, and questions. They can also be assessed tests and quizzes.

Stile: Where Stile-branded content is housed. School: Only accessible by teachers who are enrolled in that school. They can share folders with one another.

“Long Service Leave.” After 7 years of continuous employment, workers can get LSL, which gives them an extra chunk of leave. Teachers then often get a replacement for that period.

Classes.

“Learning Management System.” A web portal where teachers can assign work to students and manage markbooks. In some cases, parents are granted access.

“Net Promoter Score.” A measure we use to gauge whether teachers would recommend us to their colleagues. “How likely are you to recommend Stile on a scale of 1-10?”

"Minimum Viable Product." The base requirement for a usable and/or marketable product.

A contract which can be signed digitally.

“Objectives and Key Results.” A goal-setting framework in which you establish goals and what their outcomes should be.

"Product Requirements Document."

“Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair.” For internal use only! A term used to describe a customer who is (at least partially) responsible for their own problems.

A place to develop lessons collaboratively with other teachers — not to add students. Formerly known as a "master subject."

“Professional Learning.” Previously known as Professional Development or PD. Workshops and webinars run by Stile staff.

“Pull Request.” A submitted fix that is yet to be reviewed and deployed into the app.

A school that uses Stile for subjects other than science.

A small change in current functionality, which can typically be built in 48 hours. Formerly known as a “papercut" and then formerly down as a "delight."

A practical (prac) is a 'hand-on' class or test which allows a student to apply the theories they are learning.

A student teacher.

A user ID in Stile. It begins with “au-” and is followed by a string of numbers and letters. E.g.au- 5e3b4f1a5837205680912cfe37e8e91c

A re-discovery meeting with the HOD of a school with the purpose of seeing how Stile can help them with teaching science.

A company that provides risk assessment templates for schools. We partnered with them in 2019, and all Stile pracs have links to risk assessments on RA (RiskAssess).

Science Education report. A survey we ran in 2019 with science teachers. We then compiled the results into that report.

A calendar breakdown of the school curriculum.

“Support King (Sh*t King)” aka Matt 2.0 aka Matt Needham.

Years 1-4 in NSW primary school. We do not currently offer material for Stages 1 and 2.

Years 5 and 6 in NSW, primary school. Our Double Helix Lessons (Stile Science Primary) are designed for this age group.

Years 7-10 in NSW. Our core business.

Years 11 and 12 in NSW. We do not currently offer material for Stage 6.

The first level of organisation in Stile. They can contain multiple classes and units/folders of work.

A question requiring a written response.

“Teaching and Learning Assessment Unit Plans.”

“Teacher Planning Companion/Handbook.” A breakdown and overview of every lesson in Stile.

A grouping of lessons around a central topic (a unit is always a folder, but a folder is not always a unit).

“Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning.” The 'hands-on' option for students in Years 11 and 12 (as opposed to ‘academic’ VCE).

“Victorian Certificate of Education.” The Victorian high school diploma. It also refers to Years 11 and 12 of high school. Called Higher School Certificate (HSC) in New South Wales.