Here is a list of abbreviations and terms commonly used in school. We hope this is of some help to you:
EYFS Early Years Foundation Stage – Nursery & Reception
KS1 Key stage 1 Y1 & Y2
KS2 Key stage 2 Y3 – Y6
AFL Assessment for Learning
AMA Academically More Able
EAL English as an Additional Language – Refers to children whose first language(s) is/are not English and who may not yet be speaking English fluently or even at all.
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
DBS Disclosure & Barring Service (formerly CRB)
DfE Department for Education
EHC Plan Educational Health Care Plan – supports young children who have special educational needs
FOHPS Friends of Hartburn Primary School – Volunteer fundraising group
FSM Free School Meals
G & T Gifted and Talented
HLTA Higher Level Teaching Assistant
HMI Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools
INSET In-Service Education and Training – Training for staff which takes place during the school year.
ITT Initial Teacher Training
LA Local Authority
LAC Looked after children
MFL Modern Foreign Languages
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
PD Day Professional Development Day for teachers, school closed to children
PE Physical Education
PPA Planning, Preparation and Assessment Time to which teachers are entitled
PSHE Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
QTS Qualified Teacher Status
RE Religious Education
SATs Standard Attainment Tests/Tasks – National Curriculum Tests and Tasks which take place at the end of Key Stage 1 and at the end of Key Stage 2.
SEND Special Educational Needs and Disability – The Code of Practise 2014 states ‘A child has SEND where their learning difficulty or disability calls for special educational provision, that is provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age.’
SENCO Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
SIP School Improvement Plan
SLT Senior Leadership Team
SPAG Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
TA Teaching Assistant