School Acronym and Definition List
| Acronym | Stands For | Definition |
|
AFL
|
Assessment for Learning | An approach to teaching and learning that creates feedback which is then used to improve pupils’ performance. |
|
APP
|
Assessing Pupil Progress | APP is a structured approach to in-school assessment which enables teachers to make judgements about their pupils’ attainment. |
|
CIN
|
Child(ren) in Need |
Children in need are defined in law as children who are aged under 18 and: · need local authority services to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development. · need local authority services to prevent significant or further harm to health or development. · are disabled. |
|
CP
|
Child Protection | Child protection is the protection of children from violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. Child protection systems are a set of usually government-run services designed to protect children and young people who are underage and to encourage family stability. |
|
CPIC
|
Children Previously in Care | Children who were/are in the care of social services or looked after by Local Authority. |
|
DfE
|
The Department for Education | Responsible for education and children’s services in England. |
| EA | Equality Act, 2010 | You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. |
|
EAL
|
English as an Additional Language |
Refers to children whose first language is not English, and may not speak English fluently or at all.
|
| ELG |
Early Learning Goal
|
At the end of the Reception Year, a child is expected to be achieving the ELG across the key areas of learning. |
|
EP
|
Educational Psychologist | Educational psychology is concerned with children and young people in educational and early years settings. Educational psychologists tackle challenges such as learning difficulties, social and emotional problems, issues around disability as well as more complex developmental disorders. |
|
EWO
|
Education Welfare Officer | Education welfare officers ensure that children attend school and get the support they need. |
|
EYFS EYFSP |
Early Years (Early Years Foundation Stage) Early Years Foundation Stage Profile
|
– Nursery and Reception Years – Statutory assessment that summarises children’s development at the end of the Reception Year. |
|
EYPP
|
Early Years Pupil Premium | Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years pre-school settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged 3- and 4 year-olds including, but not restricted to, those adopted from care. |
| FLO | Family Liaison Officer | Staff who seek to promote partnership between parents and teachers. The purpose of this partnership is to enhance pupils’ learning opportunities and to promote their retention in the education system. |
| FSM | Free School Meals | Students on FSM will have access to extra funding to support their learning activities inside and outside of the classroom |
|
LP
|
Learning Profile | A document that is reviewed termly by the SENCO, Class Teacher and Parents to identify specific targets for a pupil with SEND. |
|
Inclusion
|
The inclusion of pupils with special needs within mainstream school.
|
|
|
INSET
|
IN-SErvice Training day | In service training for the staff as a whole. |
|
KS1
|
Key Stage 1 | Years 1 and 2 |
|
KS2
|
Key Stage 2 | Years 3 to 6 |
|
LA
|
Local Authority | The local councils in England and Wales that are responsible for education within their jurisdiction. |
| MLD | Moderate Learning Difficulties | Students with MLDs receive extra assistance under the SEN provision. |
|
NEU
|
National Education Union | A union to support those involved in Education. |
| Ofsted | Office for Standards in Education | They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. |
| PP |
Pupil Premium
|
The pupil premium is additional funding to help schools close the attainment gap between children from low-income and other disadvantaged families and their peers. It was introduced in April 2011 to raise the attainment of 1.8 million disadvantaged pupils. |
| SATs |
Standard Assessment Tests
|
Compulsory tests sat by all pupils at the end of Year 2 and Year 6. The results of these tests contribute to how a school is judged. |
| SDP | School Development Plan | A projection of what a school hopes to achieve within a prescribed time limit. |
| SEF | Self-Evaluation Form | An online form which helps schools evaluate their own performance, used by Ofsted inspectors prior to an inspection to help identity where they might need to focus their efforts. |
|
SEND
|
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities | A child or young person has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. |
| SENDCO | Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator | Person responsible for leading and managing support for pupils with SEND. |
| SIP | School Improvement Partner | Provided by and purchased from the LA Single Status – This is an agreement which seeks to standardise conditions of service of all categories of staff employed in local government (with the exception of teachers). |
|
SMT/SLT
|
Senior Management/ Leadership Team | In our case: Mrs Redfern, Mrs Parker, Mrs Ivory, Miss Taylor, Mrs Davis, Mrs Dingley, Mr Albutt, Miss Thornbery and Mrs Millington. |
| EHCP | Education Health Care Plan (Historically known as a Statement of SEN) | The document that identifies all a child’s special educational needs, either within mainstream or a special school. |
| TAF | Team Around the Family | A meeting in schools where a child, their family, and professionals work together to create a coordinated support plan. |
