| 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)
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EHRC
|
Equality and Human Rights Commission
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EMA
|
Education Maintenance Allowance
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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 |