Jargon Buster

More generalised educational terms

ACE:
Advisory Centre for Education – an advisory service for parents.
ACL:
Adult and Community Learning.
ACS:
Average Class Size.
AEN:
Additional Educational Needs.
AfL:
Assessment for Learning.
ALS:
Additional Literacy Support.
AMP:
Asset Management Plan.
APA:
Annual Performance Assessment.
APP:
Assessing Pupil Progress.
ASPECT:
Assessment Profile on Entry for Children and Toddlers.
AST:
Advanced Skills Teacher.
ATs:
Attainment Targets.
AWPU:
Age Weighted Pupil Unit.
BECTA:
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency.
BES:
Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
BEST:
Behaviour and Education Support Team.
BIP:
Behaviour Improvement Programme.
BSA:
Basic Skills Agency.
BST:
Behaviour Support Team.
CA:
Contextualised Attainment.
CAL:
Computer-Assisted Learning.
CHYPS:
Child and Young Peoples Services.
CAF:
Common Assessment Framework.
CASE:
Campaign for State Education.
CASPA:
Comparison and analysis of Special Pupil Attainment
CAT:
Cognitive Ability Tests for knowing, thinking and reasoning.
CFR:
Consistent Financial Reporting.
CPR:
Child Protection Register central register.
CIC:
Children in the Care.
CLLD:
Communication, Language and Literacy Development.
CoGs:
Co-ordinators of Governor Services.
Core subjects:
English, maths and science.
COSHH:
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
CPD:
Continuing Professional Development.
CPI:
Child Protection Issue.
CPS:
Common Pay Scale.
CRB:
Criminal Records Bureau.
CRE:
Commission for Racial Equality.
CSSI:
Challenge, Support, Standards and Intervention.
CT:
Children’s Trust.
CVA:
Contextual Value Added.
DDA:
Disability Discrimination Act.
DFC:
Devolved Formula Capital.
DfE:
Department for Education.
DRC:
Disability Rights Commission.
DSG:
Dedicated Schools Grant.
EAL:
English as an Additional Language.
EBD (Generally no longer used):
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
ECaR:
Every Child a Reader.
ECaW:
Every Child a Writer.
EDP:
Education Development Plan.
EMAS:
Ethnic Minority Achievement Service.
EOC:
Equal Opportunities Commission.
EOTAS:
Education other than at School.
EP:
Educational Psychologist.
ES:
Extended School.
ESO:
Education Supervision Order.
ESS:
Education Standard Spending.
EWO:
Education Welfare Officer.
FE:
Further Education.
FFT:
Fischer Family Trust.
FGB:
Full Governing Body.
FMSiS:
Financial Management Standard in Schools.
FOI:
Freedom of Information.
FSES:
Full Service Extended School.
FSM:
Free School Meals.
FT:
Floor Target.
FTE:
Full Time Equivalent.
GCSE:
General Certificate of Secondary Education.
GRTAP:
Gypsy Roma Traveller Achievement Programme.
H2S:
Hard to Shift.
HASAW:
Health and Safety at Work.
HCA:
Helping Children Achieve.
HE:
Higher Education.
HLTA:
Higher Level Teaching Assistant.
HMCI:
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools.
HMI:
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate.
HOD:
Head of Department.
HOY:
Head of Year.
HR:
Human Resources.
HSE:
Health and Safety Executive.
ICT:
Information and Communication Technology.
IEP:
Individual Education Plan.
IIP:
Investors in People.
INSET:
In-Service Education and Training.
IPF:
Institute of Public Finance.
IS:
Intensive Support.
ISB:
Individual Schools Budget.
KASS:
Kent Association of Special Schools.
KS:
Key Stages.
KS1:
Key Stage 1: Pupils aged 3-7.
KS2:
Key Stage 2 – Pupils aged 7-11.
KS3:
Key Stage 3 – Pupils aged 11-14.
KS4:
Key Stage 4 – Pupils aged 14-16.
LA:
Local Authority..
LAC:
Looked After Child.
LiL:
Leadership in Learning.
LMS:
Local Management of Schools.
LSA:
Learning Support Assistant.
LSC:
Learning and Skills Council.
MA.
Management Allowance.
MFG:
Minimum Funding Guarantee.
MFL:
Modern Foreign Languages.
NC:
National Curriculum.
NEET:
Not in Education, Employment or Training.
NFER:
National Foundations for Educational Research.
NFF:
National Formula Funding.
NGA:
National Governors’ Association.
NGfL:
National Grid for Learning.
NHSP:
National Healthy Schools Programme.
NLE:
National Leaders of Education.
NMS:
National Minimum Standards for Residential Schools.
NNEB:
The National Nursery Examination Board.
NOF:
New Opportunities Fund.
NOR:
Number On Roll.
NOV:
Notes Of Visit.
NPQH/SL/ML
National Professional Qualifications for Headteachers/Senior Leaders/Middle 
NQT:
Newly Qualified Teacher.
NSS:
National Support School.
NTI:
Notice to Improve.
NTG:
Narrowing the Gap.
Ofqual:
Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator.
Ofsted:
Office for Standards in Education.
PAN:
Planned Admissions Number. (For us for Academic Year 2015-16 = 56).
PECS:
Picture Exchange Communication System.
PGR:
Parent Governor Representatives.
PI:
Performance Indicators.
PIB:
Pre-Inspection Briefing.
PLASC:
Pupil Level Annual Schools Census.
PPA:
Planning, Preparation and Assessment.
PRP:
Performance Related Pay.
PRS:
Pupil Referral Service.
PRU:
Pupil Referral Unit.
PSA:
Parent Support Adviser.
PSHE:
Personal, Social and Health Education.
PSA:
Parent Support Adviser.
P2S:
Pathways to Success.
PSP:
Pastoral Support Programme/Plan.
PTR:
Pupil/Teacher Ratio.
QCA:
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
QTS:
Qualified Teacher Status.
RA:
Relative Attainment.
RAP:
Raising Attainment Plan.
RI:
Registered Inspector.
RIG:
Rewards and Incentives Group.
RIO:
Real Ideas Organisation.
ROA:
Record of Achievement.
RSS
Residential Special School.
SAFE:
Security Action for Education.
SALT:
Speech and Language Therapist.
SATs:
Standard Assessment Tasks used for curriculum assessment.
SP:
School Profile. A report by governors on the school’s performance.
SDP:
School Development Plan.
SEAL:
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning.
SEBS:
Social Environmental Behaviour Skills.
SEF:
Self/School Evaluation Form.
SEN:
Special Educational Needs.
SENCO:
SEN Co-ordinator.
SHA :
Secondary Heads Association.
SIC:
Statement of Internal Control.
SIMs:
Schools Information Management Systems.
SIP:
School Improvement Partner.
SIP:
School Improvement Plan.
SLT:
Senior Leadership Team.
SPR:
School Performance Review.
TEACCH:
Treatment & Education of Autistic & related Communication handicapped Children.
T&L:
Teaching and Learning.
TLRs:
Teaching and Learning Responsibility.
UPS:
Upper Pay Spine.
YJB:
Youth Justice Board.
YOT:
Youth Offending Team.