We hope never to confuse anyone with acronyms and teacher-speak, but if you ever come across a set of initials you’re not familiar with, this is the place to be! Don’t know ICT from ITT? Hopefully this will help…
AZEA (A to Z of Educational Acronyms!):
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
AfL Assessment for Learning
AHT Assistant Head Teacher
AP Alternative Provision (eg a PRU)
APP Assessing Pupil Progress
APS Average points score
AST Advanced Skills Teacher
BESD Behavioural Emotional & Social Difficulties
CAF Common Assessment Framework
CFC Cared for Children (also known as Looked After Children)
CFF Common Funding Formula
CP Child Protection
CPD Continuing Professional Development
CPR Child Protection Register
CRB Criminal Records Bureau
DCSF Department of Children, Schools and Families (now DfE)
DfE Department for Education (since May 2010)
DfES Department for Education and Skills (now DfE)
DHT Deputy Headteacher
DPA Data Protection Act
DT Design and Technology
EAL English as an additional language
ECAR Every Child A Reader
ECAW Every Child a Writer
ECM Every Child Matters
EWO Education Welfare Officer
EYFS Early Years Foundation Stage
FE Further Education
FFT Fischer Family Trust
FS Foundation Stage
FSM Free School Meals
FT Full-time
FTE Fixed Term Exclusion
G&T Gifted and Talented
GB Governing Body
GTP Graduate Teacher Programme
H & S Health and Safety
HLTA Higher Level Teaching Assistant
HMCI Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector
HMI Her Majesty’s Inspectorate
HR Human Resources
HT Headteacher
ICT Information and Communications Technology
IEP Individual Education Plan
IiP Investors in People
INSET In-Service Education and Training
ITT Initial Teacher Training
KS1, 2, 3, 4 Key Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 (KS1 age 5 – 7 “Infants”, KS2 age 7 – 11 “Juniors”, KS3 age 11- 14, KS4 age 14 -16)
LA Local Authority
LAC Looked after Children (also known as Cared for Children, or Children in Care)
LEA Local Education Authority
MFL Modern Foreign Language
NC National Curriculum
NCTL National College for Teaching & Leadership (Previously NCSL – National College for School Leadership)
NEET Not in Education, Employment or Training
NGA National Governors Association
NGfL National Grid for Learning
NPQH National Professional Qualifications for Headship
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
NUT National Union of Teachers
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
PAN Published Admission Number (sometimes known as Pupil Admission Number or Planned Admission Number)
PE Physical Education
PGCE Post Graduate Certificate of Education
PM Performance Management
PP Pupil premium
PPA Planning, Preparation and Assessment
PRU Pupil Referral Unit
PSHE Personal Social Health Education (also PSCHE including citizenship)
PT Part-time
PTA Parent Teacher Association
PTR Pupil/Teacher Ratio
QCA Qualification and Curriculum Authority
QTS Qualified Teacher Status
RAISEonline Reporting and Analysis for Improvement through School Self- Evaluation (online)
RE Religious Education
SA School Action
SA+ School Action Plus
SC Social Care
SEAL Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
SEN Special Educational Needs
SENDCo Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator
SIT Specialist Inclusion Team
SLT Senior Leadership Team
SpLD Specific Learning Difficulties
TA Teaching Assistant
TDA Training and Development Agency
TES Times Educational Supplement
UPN Unique Pupil Number
VI Visually Impaired
VLE Virtual Learning Environment
Y5 Year 5 (ie 9 and 10 year olds)
YOT Youth Offending Team