A LEVELS |
Advanced Levels |
ACMF |
Academies Capital Maintenance Fund |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
AFA |
Achievement for All |
AFL |
Assessment for Learning |
AGM |
Annual General Meeting (meeting of the members of the Academy Trust) |
AHT |
Assistant Headteacher |
AIS |
Advisory and Inspection Service |
ALIS |
A Level Information System |
AoC |
Association of Colleges |
Altex Centre |
Alternative to Exclusion Centre |
AQA |
Exam Board |
AS/A2 LEVELS |
Advanced Subsidiary / Advanced 2 Level |
ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
AST |
Advanced Skills Teacher |
AUP |
Acceptable Use Policy |
BTEC |
Business and Technician Education Council |
BSF |
Building Schools for the Future |
C&G |
City and Guilds |
CAMHS |
Children & Adult Mental Health Service |
CATs |
Cognitive Assessment Tests |
CATS |
Consortium of All-Through Schooling |
CC |
Children’s Centre |
CEM |
Curriculum Evaluation and Management Centre |
CEOP |
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre |
CIF |
Common Inspection Framework |
CIPFA |
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |
CoP |
Code of Practice |
COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health |
CPA |
Creative & Performing Arts |
CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau |
CSA |
Curriculum Support Assistant |
CTA |
Commercial Transfer Agreement |
Cyber-bullying |
the deliberate use of technology and electronic forms of communication (particularly mobile phones, email and the internet) to upset someone else |
DARE |
Drug Abuse Resistance Education |
DBS |
Disclosure and Barring Service (which replaces ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority from 1 December 2012) |
DCPO |
Designated Child Protection Officer |
DFC |
Devolved Formula Capital |
DfE (previously DCSF) |
Department for Education (previously Department for Children, Schools and Families) |
DHT |
Deputy Headteacher |
Directors |
Also known as trustees or governors, the individuals who run the academy trust on a day-to-day basis |
DNB |
Design and Build |
DOV |
Deed of Variation |
EAG |
Earmarked Annual Grant |
EBAC |
English Baccalaureate (recognising student achievement in English, mathematics, sciences, a language and a humanities subject) |
EBD |
Education and Behavioural Difficulties |
ECM |
Every Child Matters |
EFA |
Education Funding Agency (formerly the YPLA – Young Person’s Learning Agency)
|
EHRC
|
Equality and Human Rights Commission
|
EMA
|
Education Maintenance Allowance
|
EPS
|
Education Psychology Service |
EWO |
Education Welfare Officer |
EYFS |
Early Years Foundation Stage |
FA |
Funding Agreement |
FAP |
Fair Access Protocol |
FE |
Further Education |
FM |
Facilities Management |
FMSiS |
Financial Management Standards in Schools (no longer used) |
FSM |
Free School Meals |
GAG |
General Annual Grant |
GBA |
Governing Body Agreement (common for schools with BSF/PFI arrangements) |
GCE’s |
General Certificate of Education |
GCSE’s |
General Certificate of Secondary Education |
GNVQ |
General National Vocational Qualification |
GTC |
General Teaching Council |
Hard FM |
Facilities management relating to building, electrical and mechanical maintenance issues |
HE |
Higher Education |
HR |
Human Resources |
HMI |
Her Majesty’s Inspector |
HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
HT |
Headteacher |
IAA |
Independent Academies Association |
IAP |
Independent Appeal Panel (For Admissions) |
ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
IEB |
Interim Executive Board |
IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
IIP |
Investor in People |
INSET |
In-service Training |
IRP |
Independent Review Panel (For Exclusions) |
ISA |
Independent Safeguarding Authority (which will be replaced by the DBS - Disclosure and Barring Service on 1 December 2012) |
ISBL |
Institute of School Business Leadership (formerly NASBM) |
LA |
Local Authority |
LCVAP |
Locally Co-ordinated Voluntary Aided Programme (capital programme for VA schools controlled by the LA) |
LGB |
Local Governing Body (body which has the delegated authority to run an academy within a MAT) |
LLE |
Local leader of education |
LSC |
Learning Skills Council |
MAT |
Multi-Academy Trust |
Members |
Individuals or organisations who together act as a “check and balance” on the governing body |
MFA |
Master Funding Agreement |
MLT |
Middle Leadership Team |
NAHT |
National Association of Head Teachers |
NGA |
National Governors Association |
NAS / UWT |
National Association of School Masters and Union of Women Teachers |
NASBM |
National Association of School Business Management (known as ISBL from November 2017) |
NEETs |
16 to 18 year-olds not in education, employment or training |
NC |
National Curriculum |
NC |
National College |
NF |
National Framework |
NLE |
National Leader of Education |
NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher |
NUT |
National Union of Teachers |
NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
OCR |
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (Exam Board) |
OFQUAL |
the Office of Qualifications, Examinations and Assessments in England |
OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
PAN |
Planned Admission Number |
PDSP |
Property Data Survey Programme |
PFI |
Private Finance Initiative |
PfS |
Partnership for Schools |
PGCE |
Post Graduate Course / Certificate of Education |
PIES |
Policies and practice, infrastructure and technology, education and training, standards and inspection |
PoS |
Programme of Study |
PP |
Pupil Premium |
PRU |
Pupil Referral Unit |
PSBP |
Priority Schools Building Programme |
PSHE |
Personal Social and Health Education |
PSP |
Pastoral Support Plan |
PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
QTS |
Qualified Teacher Status |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
RQT |
Recently Qualified Teacher |
SAS |
Schools Advisory Service |
SATs |
Standard Assessment Tests |
SEF |
School Evaluation Form OR Self Evaluation Form |
SEN |
Special Educational Needs |
SEND |
Special Education Needs & Disability |
SENCO |
Special Education Needs Co-ordinator |
SFA |
Supplemental Funding Agreement |
SGOSS |
School Governors' One-Stop Shop |
SIMS |
School Information Management System |
SIP |
School Improvement Plan or School Improvement Partner |
SIR |
School Improvement Report |
SISS |
Special Inclusion Support Service |
SLASC |
Secondary School Level Annual School Census |
SLD |
Severe Learning Difficulties |
SLE |
Specialist Leader of Education |
SLT |
Senior Leadership Team |
Soft FM |
Facilities management relating to cleaning and catering among other things |
SoW |
Scheme of Work |
SSAT |
Specialist Academies and Academies Trust |
TA |
Teaching Assistant |
TA |
Teaching Agency (formerly the General Teaching Council for England) |
TES |
Times Educational Supplement |
TLR |
Teaching & Learning Responsibility |
TTA |
Teacher Training Authority / Agency |
TUPE |
Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment |
UC |
Unitary Charge (paid under PFI arrangements) |
UCAS |
Universities and College Admissions Service |
UT |
Umbrella Trust |
UTC |
University Technical College |
VA School |
Voluntary-aided school |
VC School |
Voluntary-controlled school |
VLE |
Virtual Learning Environment |
YOT |
Youth Offending Team |