Jargon Buster!
Not sure what something means?
Check the list of acronyms and terms used in school.
Achievement |
Describes both attainment i.e. the level achieved and the progress you have made from a starting point. |
AFL |
Assessment for Learning – the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers to decide where the learners are in their learning. Where they need to go and how best to get there. |
Attainment |
The actual level attained and/or results. |
Attainment Targets |
A general defined level of ability that a pupil is expected to achieve in every subject at each key stage in the National Curriculum. |
Blending |
To draw individual sounds together to pronounce a word, e.g. f-l-a-p, blended together, reads flap. |
CiC |
Children in Care. |
CLA |
Children Looked After. |
Core Subjects |
English, Maths and Science: all pupils must study these subjects up to Key Stage 4. |
CPD |
Continuing Professional Development. |
Creative Curriculum |
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CSS |
Children’s Support Service, the new name for the Pupil Referral Unit (PRU). |
DfE |
Department for Education |
EAL |
English as an additional language |
EBD |
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties |
EHC Plan |
Educational Health Care Plan – A document that says what support a child or young person who has special educational needs should have. |
EWO |
Education Welfare Officer |
EYFS |
Early Years Foundation Stage. A framework of care and Education for children from birth to five years of age. This stage typically means Nursery and Reception Classes. |
FSM |
Free School Meals |
FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
G & T |
Gifted and Talented. Gifted are those with a high ability in one or more academic subjects and the talented are those with high ability in sport, music, visual or performing arts. |
HLTA |
Higher Level Teaching Assistant |
HMI |
Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
IEP |
Individual Education Plan for SEN Pupils |
Inclusion |
Removing barriers in learning so all pupils can participate at their own level. |
Inset |
In Service Education and Training – Training for all staff which takes place during the school year. |
ISA |
Independent Safeguarding Authority |
IWB |
Interactive Whiteboard |
Key Stage One |
Aged 5-7 (Years 1 & 2) |
Key Stage Two |
Aged 7-11 (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6) |
LA |
Local Authority |
LAA |
Local Area Agreement |
LAC |
Looked After Children |
LSA |
Learning Support Assistant |
MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulties |
More Able |
Higher performing pupils than the majority of the class. |
NC |
National Curriculum |
NOR |
Number on Roll |
NPQH |
National Professional Qualification of Headship |
NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher |
Ofsted |
Office for Standards in Education |
PE |
Physical Education |
Performance Table |
Published by the DfE to compare schools’ results |
Phonics |
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PPA |
Planning, Preparation and Assessment time to which teachers are entitled. |
PSHE |
Personal Social Health and Economic Education |
PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
QTS |
Qualified Teacher Status |
RE |
Religious Education |
SATS |
Standard Attainment Tests – National curriculum Tests which take place at the end of KS1 and KS2 |
SEAl |
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning |
SEN |
Special Education Needs |
SENCO |
Special Educational Needs Coordinator |
SIP |
School Improvement Plan |
SLT |
Senior Leadership team |
SMCS |
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural |
TA |
Teaching Assistant |
Transition |
The movement of pupils from Key Stage to Key Stage or school to school and the procedures associated with it. |