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Acronyms/Glossary

 

Acronym Description Acronym Description
ACEs Adverse Childhood Experience AHT Assistant Head Teacher
AO Assessment Objectives ATL  Attitude to Learning
CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service CEIAG Careers Education Information and Guidance 
CL College Leader CP Child Protection
CPD Continuing Professional Development CSE Child Sexual Exploitation
DfE Department for Education DHT Deputy Head Teacher 
DIRT Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time DofE Duke of Edinburgh
DSL Designated Safeguarding Lead EAL English as an Additional Language
EBACC EBACC ECT Early Careers Teacher
EHCP Educational Health Care Plan ELT Extended Leadership Team
EP Educational Psychologist ESFA Education and Skills Funding Agency
FE Further Education FFT Fischer Family Trust
FSM Free School Meals G4S Go4Schools
HE Higher Education IEN Individual Educational Needs
KS3 Key Stage 3 KS4 Key Stage 4
KS5 Key Stage 5 LADO Local Authority Designated Officer
LGB Local Governing Body MAT Multi Academy Trust
MFL Modern Foreign Languages NEA Non-Examined Assessment
Ofsted Office for Standards in Education PP Pupil Premium
PSHE Personal, Social and Health Education RSHE Relationship, Sex and Health Education
SAHT Senior Assistant Head Teacher SEMH Social, emotional, Mental Health
SEN Special Educational Needs SENCO Special Educational Needs Coordinator
SEND Special Educational Needs and Disabilities  SLT Senior Leadership Team
TA/ HLTA Teaching Assistant/ Higher Level T&L Teaching and Learning
UCAS University and Colleges Admission Service