Manorfield Primary School

Jargon Buster

There are many acronyms used in education, some are easy to understand whilst others are a little more tricky!

Below are some everyday acronyms that you as a parent might come across as a parent at Manorfield.

Educational Acronyms

APS

Average Points Score

ARP

Additional Resource Provision

CAMHS

Children’s and Adults’ Mental Health Service

CP

Child Protection

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

EAL

English as an Additional Language

EHCP

Educational Health Care Plan

EYFS

Early Years Foundation Stage

FGB

Full Governing Board

FSM

Free School Meals

GLD

Good Level of Development

HLTA

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

HMI

His Majesty’s Inspectors (of schools)

ICT

Information Communication Technology

IWB

Interactive White Board

KS1

Key Stage 1

KS2

Key Stage 2

KUW

Knowledge & Understanding of the World

LA

Local Authority

LAC

Looked After Child

LO

Learning Objective

MAT

Multi-Academy Trust

MFL

Modern Foreign Language

NPQH

National Professional Qualification for Headship

NQT

Newly Qualified Teacher

PCSO

Police Community Support Officer

PD

Personal Development

PM

Performance Management

PP

Pupil Premium

PPA

Planning Preparation & Assessment

PSED

Personal Social Emotional Development

PSHE

Personal Social Health & Economic

RWM

Reading Writing Mathematics

SCR

Single Central Record

SDP

School Development `Plan

SEF

Self Evaluation Form

SEND

Special Educational Needs/Disability

SENDCo

Special Educational Needs/Disability Coordinator

SLT

Senior Leadership Team

SMSC

Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural

SPAG or GPS

Spelling. Punctuation & Grammar

T&L

Teaching & Learning

TA

Teaching Assistant

 

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