crucial element	extremely important thing
praise	express warm approval, positive things said
deride	to laugh at or insult, mock
make an educated guess	try to answer, usually based on some information
something of a perfectionist	someone who can't bear making mistakes
highly beneficial	very good for
engaged in	involved
steer clear	avoid
be a bit under the weather	feel ill, sick
make your flesh crawl	feel disgusted, afraid, uncomfortable
come apart at the seams	be in a very bad condition and near to failure or collapse
have your back to the wall	be in a very difficult situation
feel like a fish out of water	be in an unusual or unfamiliar situation
blood run cold	very frightened
be on cloud nine	be extremely happy
have a chip on your shoulder	to have an unpleasant attitude caused by have been treated unfairly
nurturing enivronment	a context where you are cared for and helped to grow
finding your own path	discovering what interest you in life
striving for excellence	a desire to be your best
fostering good relationships	improving good relationships
fulfilling your potential	to be as successful as you possibly can be
a quality curriculum	educational content of a high standard
riqorous standards	challenging requirements
taking the initiative	doing things first
mutual respect	treating other people with dignity
a focus on individuality	not treating people as all the same
stifle the imagination	stłumić wyobraźnię
fire the imagination	rozpalić wyobraźnię
have a fertile imagination	mieć płodną wyobraźnię
have a vivid imagination	mieć żywą wyobraźnię
regurgitate facts	powtarzać coś bez zastanowienia
question facts	wątpić/kwestionować fakty
learn by rote	uczyć się na pamięć
rely on intuition	polegać na intuicji
rely on intellect	polegać na intelekcie
think outside the box	myśleć kreatywnie
stick to the tried and tested	trzymać się sprawdzonych i wypróbowanych metod
be spontaneous	być spontanicznym
do sth on the spur of the moment	robić coś pod wpływem chwili
have a rigid outlook	patrzeć wąskotorowo
be versatile	być wszechstronnym
hang over head	something makes you unable to relax or enjoy yourself
start on the wrong foot	make a bad start by doing something in completely the wrong way
head and shoulders above	be better than others
fly in the face of sth	contradict
to see the back of someone	be glad when somebody leaves
play by ear	to act spontaneously and according to the situation
tuition fee	czesne
student loan	pożyczka studencka
continuous assessment	ocena ciągła
virtual learning environment	platforma do uczenia się
vocational training	szkolenie zawodowe
blended learning	nauczanie mieszane
rote learning	uczenie się na pamięć
external accreditation	akredytacja zewnętrzna
sinking feeling	a feeling that something bad is going to happen
inferior	worse