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

  1. 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