SEND Jargon Buster
1. SEND – Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
2.SEN – Special Educational Need/s
3. EHC – Education, Health and Care
4. EHCP – Education, Health and Care Plan
5. JC – Joint Commissioning
6. CoP – Code of Practice
7. LDA – Learning Disability Assessment
8. PB – Personal Budgets
9. DP – Direct Payments
10. SALT – Speech and Language Therapist
11. PIP – Personal Independence Payment
12. DSA – Disabled Students Allowance
13. CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
14. SCAF – Staffordshire Common Assessment Framework
15. SPAN – Staffordshire Parent Action Network
16. SUN – Staffordshire Umbrella Network
17. SPPS – Staffordshire Parent Partnership Service
18. IS – Independent Supporter
19. DLA – Disability Living Allowance
20.IF – Independent Futures
21. EDCM – Every Disabled Child Matters
22. SCC – Staffordshire County Council
23. CDC – Council for Disabled Children
24. NHS – National Health Service
25. SDP – Strategic Development Plan
26. NEET – Not in education, employment or training
27. DoH – Department of Health
28. DfE – Department for Education
29. EP – Educational Psychologist
30. OT – Occupational Therapist
31. TA – Teaching Assistant
32. SLT – Senior Leadership Team
33. CCG – Clinical Commissioning Group
34. LA – Local Authority
35. AOT – Autism Outreach Team
36. LD – Learning Disability
37. EY – Early Years
38. CYP – Children and Young People
39. FE – Further Education
40. LO – Local Offer
41. EMP – E-Market Place
42. AT – Assistive Technology
43. 3A’s – Achievement for All
44. BESD – Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties
- BSL – British Sign Language
46. PCP – Person Centred Plan/ner
47. BSP – Behaviour Support Plan
48. EOTAS – Education other than at school
49. EWO – Education Welfare Officer
50. FSM – Free School Meals
51. LSA – Learning Support Assistant
52. NC – National Curriculum
53. NQT – Newly Qualified Teacher
54. PRU – Pupil Referral Unit
55. SENCo – Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
56. SLD – Severe Learning Difficulties
57. MLD – Moderate Learning Difficulties
58. MDT – Multi Disciplinary Team
59. ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder
60. ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
61. ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
62. NPPN – National Parent Partnership Network
63. MCA – Mental Capacity Act
64. OFSTED – Office for Standards and Education
65. CEAS – Children’s Education Advisory Service
66. JSNA – Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
67. NDTi – National Development Team for Inclusion
68. DWP – Department for Work and Pensions
69. JCP – Job Centre Plus
70. SENSS – Special Educational Needs Support Service
71. ASSIST – Autism and Sensory Support in Staffordshire
72. LST – Local Support Team/s
73. HI – Hearing Impairment
74. VI – Visual Impairment
75. DST – Decision Support Tool
76. QAP – Quality Assessment Process
77. SPA – Single Point of Access
78. SSOTP – Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent NHS Partnership Trust
79. SSSFT – South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust
80. NSCHC – North Staffs Combined Health Care (NHS)
81.SENIS – Entrust SEND provider
82.SENDAST – Special Educational Needs Assessment Team
83.LAR – Local Area Review