| AFL |
Assessment for Learning |
| APP |
Assessing Pupil Progress |
| APS |
Average Points Scores |
| BANES |
Bath and North East Somerset |
| Becta |
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency |
| BSF |
Building Schools for the Future |
| BUPA |
British United Provident Association |
| CD |
Combe Down |
| CMEO |
Children Missing Education Officer |
| CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
| CSF |
Children, Schools and Families |
| CVA |
Cumulative Value Added |
| DCLG |
Department for Communities and Local Government |
| DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families |
| DfE |
Department for Education |
| DfES |
Department for Education and Science |
| DHT |
Deputy Head Teacher |
| EAL |
English as an Additional Language |
| ECM |
Every Child Matters |
| EMAS |
Ethnic Minorities |
| EYFS |
Early Years Learning Stage |
| FE |
Further Education |
| FFTD |
Fisher Family Trust D (top band) |
| FGB |
Full Governing Body |
| FMSiS |
Financial Management Systems in Schools |
| GB |
Governing Body |
| GTC for England |
General Teaching Council |
| HT |
Head Teacher |
| ICT |
Information Communications Technology |
| IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
| ITT |
Information and Telecommunications Technology |
| KS1 |
Key Stage 1 |
| KS2 |
Key Stage 2 |
| L2B+ |
SATS Level 2B+ |
| LEA |
Local Education Authority |
| LGPS |
Local Government Pension Scheme |
| NCSL |
National Council for School Leadership |
| NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher |
| Ofsted |
Office for Standards in Education |
| PE |
Physical Education |
| PFI |
Private Finance Initiative |
| PM |
Prime Minister |
| PSHE |
Personal Social and Health Education |
| QCA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Agency |
| QCDA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency |
| RE |
Religious Education |
| ROL |
Raise on Line |
| SATs |
Statutory Assessment Tasks |
| SBM |
School Business Manager |
| SDP |
School Development Plan |
| SEAL |
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning |
| SEF |
Self Evaluation Framework |
| SEN |
Special Educational Needs |
| SENCO |
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator |
| SIP |
School Improvement Partner |
| SLIP |
Speech and Language Inclusion Partnership |
| SLT |
Senior Leadership Team |
| SMT |
School Management Team |
| TA |
Teaching Assistant |
| TUPE |
Transfer of Undertakings |
| UTC |
University technical colleges |
| VAK |
Visual Auditory Kinaesthetic |
| YPLA |
Young People’s Learning Agency |
