Educational Acronyms
There are many acronyms used in education, some are easy to understand whilst others are a little trickier!
Below are some everyday acronyms that you as a parent might come across as your child moves through the school.
Educational Acronyms
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ARP |
Additional Resource Provision |
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CAMHS |
Children's and Adults' Mental Health Service |
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CP |
Child Protection |
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CLA |
Child Looked After |
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CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
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EAL |
English as an Additional Language |
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ECT |
Early Career Teacher |
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EYFS |
Early Years Foundation Stage |
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EHCP |
Educational Health Care Plan |
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FSM |
Free School Meals |
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HMI |
Her Majesty's Inspectors (of schools) |
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ICT |
Information Communication Technology |
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IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
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IWB |
Interactive White Board |
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KS1 |
Key Stage 1 |
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KS2 |
Key Stage 2 |
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KUW |
Knowledge & Understanding of the World |
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LA |
Local Authority |
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LO |
Learning Objective |
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MSA |
Midday Supervisor |
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MFL |
Modern Foreign Language |
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PCSO |
Police Community Support Officer |
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PD |
Personal Development |
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PM |
Performance Management |
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PP |
Pupil Premium |
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PPA |
Planning Preparation & Assessment |
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PSED |
Personal Social Emotional Development |
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PSHE |
Personal Social Health & Economic |
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QFT |
Quality First Teaching |
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RWM |
Reading Writing Mathematics |
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SC |
Success Criteria |
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SCR |
Single Central Record |
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SDP |
School Development `Plan |
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SEF |
Self Evaluation Form |
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SEND |
Special Educational Needs/Disability |
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SENDCo |
Special Educational Needs/Disability Coordinator |
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SIA |
School Improvement Adviser |
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SIP |
School Improvement Partner |
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SLT |
Senior Leadership Team |
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SMSC |
Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural |
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SPAG or GPS |
Spelling. Punctuation & Grammar |
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T&L |
Teaching & Learning |
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TA |
Teaching Assistant |