Knowsley Governor Support Team

List of useful acronyms

ACEAdvisory Centre for Education

ADDAttention Deficit Disorder

ADHDAttention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder

AENAdditional Educational Needs

AFLAssessment for Learning

AMPAsset Management Plan

ASBAggregated School Budget

ASTAdvanced Skills Teacher

AWPUAge Weighted Pupil Units

BDA British Dyslexia Association

BECTABritish Educational Communications and Technology Agency

BESDBehavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties

BIPBehaviour and Improvement Projects

BLFBig Lottery Fund

BSFBuilding Schools for the Future

BTECBusiness and Educational Education Council

BVPIBest Value Performance Indicator

C4CChange 4 Children

CAFCommon Assessment Framework

CAMHSChild and Adolescent Mental Health Services

CESCatholic Education Service

CLC’sCity Learning Centre’s

CPAComprehensive Performance Assessment

CPDContinued Professional Development

CRBCriminal Records Bureau

CRECommission for Racial Equality

CYPPChildren and Young People Plan

DCSDepartment of Children’s Services

DCFS Department for Children, Schools and Families

DHTDeputy Headteacher

DQIDesign Quality Indicators

EALEnglish as an Additional Language

EAZEducation Action Zone

ECMEvery Child Matters

ECPEducation Change Partner

EiCExcellence in Cities

EOC Equal Opportunities Commission

EWOEducation Welfare Officer

FEForm of Entry

FMSISFinancial Management Standards In Schools

FoIAFreedom of Information Act

FSFoundation Stage

FSMFree School Meal

FSPFoundation Stage Profile

FSS Formula Spending Share

FTEFull Time Equivalent

GBGoverning Body

GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education

GNVQGeneral National Vocational Qualification

GTC General Teaching Council

HEHigher Education

HLTAHigher Level Teaching Assistant

HMI Her Majesty’s Inspectors

HNCHigher National Certificate

HNDHigher National Diploma

HRHuman Resources

HSEHealth and Safety Executive

IBPIndividual Behaviour Plan

ICTInformation Technology

IDeAImprovement and Development Agency

IEPIndividual Education Plan

IIPInvestors in People/ Investors in Pupils

INSETIn-Service Education and Training

ISCGInstitution for School and College Governors

ISAInformation Sharing and Assesment

ISPIntensive Support Programme

ISRIndividual School Range

ITNInvitation to Negotiate

KS1,2,3,4,5Key stage 1,2,3,4,5

LALocal Authority

LACLooked After Children

LEALocal Education Authority

LEPLocal Education Partnership

LIGLeadership Incentive Grant

LMSLocal Management of Schools

LSCLearning and Skills Council

LSCBLocal Safeguarding Children’s’ Board

LSPLocal Strategic Partnership

MFLModern Foreign Language

MLDModern Learning Difficulty

NAHTNational Association of Head Teachers

NASUWTNational Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers

NC National Curriculum

NCPTANational Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations

NCSLNational College for School Leadership

NDCNew Deal for Communities North Huyton

NFERNational Foundation for Educational Research

NGANational Governors Council (formally NGC and MSGM)

NGfLNational Grid for Learning

NHSNational Health Service

NNEBNational Nursery Examination Board

NOFNew Opportunities Fund

NORNumbers on Roll

NPQHNational Professional Qualification for Headship

NPSNational Pay Spine (teachers)

NQTNewly Qualified Teachers

NUTNational Union of Teachers

NVQNational Vocational Qualifications

OBEOrder of the British Empire

OFSTEDOffice for Standards in Education

PANDAPerformance and Assessment Reports

PATProfessional Association of Teachers

PCTPrimary Care Trust

PEPhysical Education

PFIPrivate Finance Initiative

PGCEPostgraduate Certificate of Education

PGRParent Governor Representative

PIPerformance Indicator

PMLDProfound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

PPAPlanning, Preparation and Assessment

PRUPupil Referral Unit

PSHEPersonal, Social and Health Education

PTRPupil Teacher Ratio

QCAQualification and Curriculum Authority

RAP Raising Attainment Plan

REReligious Education

RQTRecently Qualified Teacher

SACREStanding Advisory Council on Religious Education

SATSStandard Attainment Tasks

SCPSpinal Column Point

SDPSchool Development Plan

SEFSelf Evaluation Form

SENSpecial Educational Needs

SENCOSpecial Educational Needs Co-ordinator

SHASecondary Heads Association

SIDSchool in Difficulty

SIPSchool Improvement Plan/ School Improvement Partner

SLAService Level Agreement

SLDSevere Learning Difficulty

SMTSenior Management Team

SOCSchools Organisation Committee

TATeaching Assistant

TDATraining and Development Agency

TENThe Education Network

TGBTemporary Governing Body

TORTerms of Reference

TYSPTargeted Youth Support Pathfinder

UNISONThe Union for Local Government Employees

UPNUnique Pupil Number

VA Voluntary Aided

VCVoluntary Controlled

VQVocational Qualification