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- I
- K
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- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- Y
- A
- Afl
Assessment for Learning
- ALS
Additional Literacy Support (usually in Y4)
- APP
Assessing Pupil Progress
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- B
- B & A
Behaviour and Attendance
- BIP
Behaviour Improvement Programme
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- C
- CLL
Communication, Language and Literacy (part of the curriculum in EYFS)
- CLLD
Communication, Langage and Literacy Development (National Strategies)
- CPD
Continuing Professional Development
- CVA
Contextual Value-Added
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- D
- DCSF
Department for Children, Schools and Families
- DH
Deputy Headteacher
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- E
- EAL
English as an additional language
- ECM
Every Child Matters (The Children Act 2004)
- ESCGA
Ethnicity, Social Class and Gender Achievement
- ESW
Education Social Worker
- EYFS
Early Years Foundation Stage (birth to 5years)
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- F
- FLS
Further Literacy Support (usually in Y5)
- FS
Foundation Stage
- FSP
Foundation Stage Profile (assessment at end of FS)
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- G
- GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education (Qualification at end of KS4)
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- H
- HMI
Her Majesty's Inspector or Inspectorate
- HT
Headteacher
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- I
- ICT
Information and Communications Technology
- INSET
In-Service Training
- ISP
Improving Schools Programme (National Strategies)
- IWB
Interactive Whiteboard
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- J
- K
- K & U
Knowledge and Understanding of the World (part of EYFS curriculum)
- KS
Key Stage. KS1 is Y1-Y2 (ages 5-7); KS2 is Y3-Y6 (ages7-11); KS3 is Y7-Y9 (ages 11-14); KS4 is Y10-Y11 (ages 14-16)
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- L
Level (National Curriculum level of attainment)
- L & T
Learning and Teaching
- LA
Local Authority
- LSA
Learning Support Assistant
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- M
- MFL
Modern Foreign Languages
- MGP
Making Good Progress (DCSF pilot project)
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- N
- NAA
National Assessment Agency
- NC
National Curriculum
- NCT
National Curriculum Tests (at end of KS1, KS2 and KS3)
- NS
National Strategies (DCSF professional development programmes, for early years, primary and secondary school teachers, practitioners and managers)
- NSA
Non-standard admission (admission part-way through the school year)
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- O
- OFSTED
Office for Standards in Education
- OOSHL
Out of School Hours Learning
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- P
- PDM
Professional Development Meetings
- PE
Physical Education
- PL
Phase Leader
- PLP
Primary Leadership Programme (National Strategies)
- PNS
Primary National Strategy
- PPA
Planning, Preparation and Assessment
- PPM
Pupil Progress Meeting
- PSCL
Primary Strategy Consultant Leader
- PSED
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (part of EYFS curriculum)
- PSHE
Personal, Social and Health Education
- PVI
Private, Voluntary and Independent (Early Years settings)
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- Q
- QCA
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
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- R
- RA
Regional Adviser (National Strategies)
- RAISEonline
Reporting and Analysis for Improvement through School self-Evaluation (progress data)
- RAP
Raising Attainment Plan
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- S
- SATs
National Curriculum Tests at end of KS1, KS2 and KS3 (popular term dating back to early 1990s)
- SCC
Schools causing concern
- SDP
School Development Plan
- SEAL
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
- SEN
Special Educational Needs
- SENCo
Special Educational Needs Coordinator (in schools)
- SIP
School Improvement Partner
- SL
Subject Leader
- SLT
Senior Leadership Team
- SMT
Senior Management Team
- SNS
Secondary National Strategy
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- T
- TA
Teacher Assessment
- TA
Teaching Assistant
- TLR
Teaching and Learning Responsibility
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- U
- UAM
Using and Applying Mathematics
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- Y
Year
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