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Acronyms/Glossary

AfL

Assessment for Learning

AHT

Assistant Head Teacher

ATL

Attitude to Learning

APP

Assessing Pupils’ Progress

CAMHS

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

CEIAG

Careers Education, Information and Guidance

CME

Children Missing Education

CoG

Chair of Governors

CP

Child Protection

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

CSE

Child Sexual Exploitation

DfE

Department for Education

DofE

Duke of Edinburgh Award

DIRT

Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time

DHT

Deputy Head Teacher

DSL

Designated Safeguarding Lead

DSG

Dedicated Schools Grant

ECT

Early Career Teacher

EAL

English as an Additional Language

EHE

Elective Home Education

EHCP

Educational Health Care Plan

ELT

Extended Leadership Team

ESFA

Education and Skills Funding Agency

ESW

Educational Social Worker

EP

Educational Psychologist

FSM

Free School Meals

FAP

Fair Access Protocol

GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education

G4S

Go4Schools

HLTA

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

HMI

Her Majesty’s Inspectors

HT

Head Teacher

IEN

Individual Educational Needs

ITT

KS3

Key Stage 3 (Years 7-8)

KS4

Key Stage 4 (Years 9-11)

KS5

Key Stage 5 (Years 12 -13)

LA

Local Authority

LAC

Looked after Children

LADO

Local Authority Designated Officer

Lit

Literacy

LM

Learning Mentor

LP

Learning Platform

LSR

Learning Support Room

Main Pay Scale

For Classroom Teachers: Points M1-M6 with annual progression after successful appraisal

MASH

Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub

MARF

Multi Agency Referral Form

MAT

Multi Academy Trust

MFL

Modern Foreign Languages

MTG

Minimum Target Grade

NC

National Curriculum

NCTL

National College for Teaching and Leadership

NEET

Not in Education, Employment or Training

NLE

National Leaders of Education

NVQ

National Vocational Qualification

Ofsted

Office for Standards in Education

PGCE

Post Graduate Certificate in Education

PM

Performance Management

POT

Position of Trust

PTA

Parent Teacher Association

QA

Quality Assurance

QTS

Qualified Teacher Status

RFR

Refocus Room

RONI

Risk of NEET Indicator

SAHT

Senior Assistant Head Teacher

SEF

Self-Evaluation Form

SEMH

Social, Emotional, Mental Health

SEND

Special Education Needs and Disabilities

SENCo

Special Education Needs Coordinator

SFVS

Schools Financial Value Standard

SLT

Senior Leadership Team

SMSC

Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural

SOL

Scheme of Learning

TA

Teaching Assistant

UPS

Upper Pay Scale

WCC

Warwickshire County Council