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A
A&E
Accident and Emergency
ACC
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
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
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
CPC
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
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
ECAR
Every Child a Reader
ECAT
Every Child a Talker
ECAW
Every Child a Writer
ECC
Every Child Counts
EH
Early Help
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
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
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
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 – to become 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
SEN
Special Educational Needs
SENCO
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
SEND
Special Educational Needs or Disability
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
Soecific, 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

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