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A
- A&E
- Accident and Emergency
- AAC
- Assistive and Augmentive Communication
- ACT
- Autism and Communication Team
- ADD
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADHD
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- AEN
- Additional Educational Needs
- AHDC
- Aiming High for Disabled Children
- ALP
- Accelerated Learning Programme
- ALS
- Additional Literacy Support Programme
- AP
- Alternative Provision
- APP
- Assessing Pupil Progress grid
- AS
- Asperger Syndrome
- ASC (ASD)
- Autism Spectrum Condition (formally Autism Spectrum Disorder)
B
- BESD
- Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties
- BSL
- British Sign Language
- BST
- Behaviour Support Team
C
- C(E)TR
- Care (Education) and Treatment Review
- CA
- Carers Assessment
- CAMHS
- Child Adolescent Mental Health Service
- CART
- Contact Assessment Referral Team
- CC
- Children’s Centre
- CDFSS
- Children’s Disability Family Support Service
- CDIO
- Children’s Disabilities Information Officer
- CDR
- Children’s Disability Register
- CFC
- Cause for Concern
- CFP
- Cause for Praise
- CHCA
- Continuing Health Care Assessment
- CIN
- Child in Need
- CP
- Child Protection
- CPD
- Continuing Professional Development
- CPP
- Child Protection Plan
- CYPS
- Children and Young People’s Services
D
- DCD
- Development Co-ordination Difficulties
- DDA
- Disability Discrimination Act
- DH
- Department of Health
- DLA
- Disability Living Allowance
- DP
- Direct Payment
- DSR
- Dynamic Support Register
- DfE
- Department for Education
E
- EAL
- English as an Additional Language
- EALIP
- English as an Additional language Intensive (Introductory) Programme
- EBD
- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
- EBSA
- Emotional Based School Avoidance
- ECAR
- Every Child a Reader
- ECAT
- Every Child a Talker
- ECAW
- Every Child a Writer
- ECC
- Every Child Counts
- EH
- Early Help
- EHCP
- Education, Health and Care Plan
- ELS
- Early Literacy Support
- EMS
- Education Management System
- EOLC
- End of Life Care
- EOTAS
- Education Other Than At School
- EP
- Educational Psychologists
- EPS
- Educational Psychologists Service
- ES
- Early Support
- EWO
- Education Welfare Officer
- EYA
- Early Years Action
- EYA+
- Early Years Action Plus
- EYC
- Early Years and Childcare
- EYFS
- Early Years Foundation Stage
F
- FCAF
- Family Common Assessment Framework
- FFT
- Fisher Family Trust Literacy Programme
- FIS
- Families Information Service
- FS
- Foundation Stage
- FS1
- Foundation Stage 1
- FS2
- Foundation Stage 2
- FSM
- Free School Meals
- FSW
- Family Support Worker
- FTC
- Families Together Carer
- FTE
- Full Time Equivalent
G
H
- H&WB
- Health and Wellbeing Board
- HAP
- Health Action Plan
- HE
- Higher Education
- HI
- Hearing impaired
- HLTA
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant
I
- IB
- Individual Budget
- IBP
- Individual Behaviour Plan
- ICB
- Integrated Care Board (formerly the Clinical Commissioning Group – CCG)
- IEP/ILP
- Individual Education Plan/ Individual Learning plan
- INCO
- Inclusion Co-ordinator
- INSET
- In-Service Education and Training
- ITT
- Initial Teacher Training
J
K
- KS
- Key Stage
L
- LA
- Local Authority
- LM
- Learning Mentor
- LMC
- Local Medical Committee
- LO
- Local Offer
- LP
- Lead Professional
- LSA
- Learning Support Advisor
- LSI
- School based Learning Support Programme
- LSP
- Learning Support Programme (written by a specialist teacher)
- LSS
- Learning Support Service
- LTC
- Long Term Conditions
- LW
- Lead Worker
M
- MAGS
- Mapping Attainment Grid
- MASH
- Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub
- MLD
- Moderate Learning Difficulties
- MRSA
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
N
- NC
- National Curriculum
- NEET
- Not in Education, Employment or Training
- NGfL
- National Grid for Learning
- NHSE
- NHS England
O
- OFSTED
- Office for Standards in Education
- OT
- Occupational Therapist
P
- P Levels
- Assessment tool for pupils working below Level One of National Curriculum
- PAT
- Phonological Awareness Training
- PB
- Personal Budget
- PCP
- Person Centred Planning
- PCR
- Person Centred Reviews
- PECS
- Picture Exchange Communication System
- PHB
- Personal Health Budget
- PIP
- Personal Independence Payment
- PIVATs
- Performance Indicators for Value Added Target Setting (an assessment tool for schools to break down levels into smaller steps).
- PLASC
- Pupil Level Annual Schools Census
- PMLD
- Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
- PPA
- Planning, Preparation and Assessment
- PRU
- Pupil Referral Unit
- PSA
- Parent Support Advisor
- PSD
- Personal and Social Development
- PSHE
- Personal, Social, Health Education
- PSP
- Pastoral Support Programme/Plan
- PTS
- Patient Transport Services
Q
- QTS
- Qualified Teacher Status
R
- RAD
- Royal Association for Deaf People
- RAS
- Resource Allocation System
- RCCG
- Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group
- RDASH
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humberside NHS Foundation Trust
- READ
- Rotherham Enhanced Action for Dyslexia
- RNIB
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
- RP1
- The correct name is ‘formal assessment of SEN’ – this is the number of the form so professionals tend to use it instead
S
- S
- Statement of Need – replaced by EHC
- SA
- School Action
- SA
- Single Assessment
- SA+
- School Action plus
- SALT
- Speech and Language Therapist/ Team
- SB
- Short Breaks
- SBP
- Short Breaks Panel
- SBS
- Short Breaks Statement
- SDP
- School Development Plan
- SEAL
- Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
- SEBD
- Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties/ Development
- SEMH
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- SEN
- Special Educational Needs
- SENCO
- Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
- SEND
- Special Educational Needs or Disability
- SENDCO
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-Ordinator
- SENDIST
- Special Educational Needs or Disability Tribunal
- SIMS
- Schools Information Management System
- SLCN
- Speech Language and Communication Needs
- SLD
- Severe Learning Difficulties
- SLE
- Specialist Leader in Education
- SLT
- Senior Leadership Team
- SMART
- Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely (targets)
- SMSA
- School Meals Supervising Assistant
- SPLD
- Specific Learning Difficulties e.g. Dyslexia
- STH
- Sheffield Teaching Hospital
- SW
- Social Worker
T
- TA
- Teaching Assistant
- TAC
- Team around the Child
- TAF
- Team around the Family
- TRFT
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
U
V
- VI
- Visually Impaired
W
X
Y
- YAS
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Z