Forest Park School Glossary of Terms
Education is a minefield as far as acronyms and abbreviations are concerned. We hope the following guide will help you pick your way through the Ed-speak jungle!
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ARE |
Age Related Expectations |
ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
ASDAN |
Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (vocational qualification) |
ASP |
Analyse School Performance (replaces RAISE Online) |
BME |
Black and Minority Ethnic |
BST |
Behaviour Support Team |
CATs |
Cognitive Ability Tests |
CiC |
Children in Care, sometimes referred to as LAC (Looked After Children, or CLA (Children Looked After) |
CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
CSD |
Children’s Services Department |
CYPP |
Children and Young People’s Plan |
DBS |
Disclosure and Barring Service |
DfE |
Department for Education |
DSL |
Designated Safeguarding Lead |
EAL |
English as an Additional Language |
E Bacc |
English Baccalaureate |
EHCP |
Education Health and Care Plan |
Ed. Psych |
Educational Psychologist (often referred to as EP) |
ELSA |
Emotional Literacy Support Assistant |
EMTAS |
Ethnic Minority and Traveller Advisory Service |
EOTAS |
Education other than at school |
EPS |
Education Personnel Services |
EYFS |
Early Years Foundation Stage: for children up to the age of 5 |
FFT |
Fischer Family Trust |
FGM |
Female Genital Mutilation |
FSM |
Free School Meals |
GCSE |
General Certificate of Secondary Education: |
GLBT |
Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender |
HIAS |
Hampshire Inspection and Advisory Service (assist with school developments) |
HMI |
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education |
KS |
Key Stages within the National Curriculum |
IDSR |
Inspection Data Summary Report: Ofsted report available for each school |
INSET |
In-Service Education and Training of Teachers |
LA |
Local Authority |
LLP |
Leadership and Learning Partner |
LMT |
Leadership and Management Team |
LSA |
Learning Support Assistant |
MIS MFL |
Management Information System (school data and information) Modern Foreign Languages |
MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulty |
MPR |
Main Pay Range |
NC |
National Curriculum |
NCTL |
National College for Teaching and Leadership |
NEET |
Not in Education, Employment or Training |
NOR |
Number on Roll: The total number of pupils on the school’s register |
NPQH |
National Professional Qualification for Headship |
NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher |
OFST |
Office for Standards in Education |
P Levels |
Used to assess pupils achievements. (Special schools only) |
PAN |
Published Admissions Number |
PMLD PPA |
Profound & Multiple Learning Disabilities Planning, Preparation and Assessment time |
PSED PSHE |
Personal, Social and Emotional Development Personal, Social and Health Education |
QTS |
Qualified Teacher Status. |
RE |
Religious Education |
SACRE |
Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education |
SAP |
A financial and human resources system used by Hampshire County Council |
SATS |
Standard Assessment Tasks: Tests to find out if a child’s academic ability |
SCR |
Single Central Record |
SEF |
Self Evaluation Form |
SEMH |
Social, Emotional and Mental Health |
SEND |
Special Educational Needs and Disability |
SENCO |
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator |
SFVS |
School Financial Values Statement |
SHIP |
School, Home Integrated Project (school intervention at home) |
SIM |
School Improvement Manager |
SIMS |
School information Management System (pupil and staff data, registers) |
SIP |
School Improvement Plan |
SLD |
Severe Learning Difficulties |
SMSC |
Spiritual Moral Social and Cultural development |
TLR |
Teaching and Learning Responsibilities |
TOP |
Thomas Outreach Programme (Early years help) |
UPR |
Upper Pay Range |