ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
ARE |
Age Related Expectation |
ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
CAF |
Common Assessment Framework |
CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services |
CEOP |
Child Exploitation and Online Protection |
CiC |
Child in Care |
CLA |
Child Looked After |
CP |
Child Protection |
CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
DBS |
Disclosure and Barring Service |
DfE |
Department for Education |
DT |
Design and Technology |
DSL |
Designated Safeguarding Lead |
EAL |
English as an Additional Language |
EHCP |
Education, Health Care Plan |
EP |
Educational Psychologist |
EWO |
Education Welfare Officer |
EYFS |
Early Years Foundation Stage |
FS1 |
Foundation Stage 1 – Nursery |
FS2 |
Foundation Stage 2 – Reception |
FSM |
Free School Meals |
HI |
Hearing Impaired |
HMI |
Her Majesty’s Inspector |
HLTA |
Higher Level Teaching Assistant |
IBP |
Individual Behaviour Plan |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
INSET |
In-Service Education and Training |
LA |
Local Authority |
MFL |
Modern Foreign Language |
MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulties |
KS1 |
Key Stage 1 – Pupils in Year 1 and 2 |
KS2 |
Key Stage 2 – Pupils in Year 3 to Year 6 |
LAC |
Looked After Child |
LSA |
Learning Support Assistant |
MSI |
Multi-sensory Impairment |
NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher |
OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
PP |
Pupil Premium |
PPA |
Planning, Preparation and Assessment |
PD |
Physical Difficulty |
PE |
Physical Education |
PLMD |
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties |
PSCHE |
Personal, Social, Citizenship and Health Education |
QTS |
Qualified Teacher Status |
RE |
Religious Education |
SALT |
Speech and Language Therapy |
SATs |
Standard Assessment Tests |
SDP |
School Development Plan |
SEND |
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities |
SENDCo |
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator |
SEMH |
Social, Emotional and Mental Health |
SLCN |
Speech, Language and Communication Need |
SLD |
Severe Learning Difficulties |
SIP |
School Improvement Plan |
SMSA |
School Meals Supervisory Assistant |
SLT |
Senior Leadership Team |
SPaG |
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar |
SpLD |
Specific Learning Difficulties |
TAC |
Team Around the Child |
VI |
Visual Impairment |
VLE |
Virtual Learning Environment |