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Glossary of Common Early Years Acronyms
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| A4E |
Action for Employment (New Deal) |
| ACPC |
Area Child Protection Committee |
| ADCE |
Advanced Diploma in Children's Care and Education |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder |
| AFASIC |
Association for all Speech Impaired Children |
| APA |
Annual Performance Assessment |
| APL |
Accreditation of Prior Learning |
| APR |
Adult-Pupil Ratio |
| AS LEVEL |
Advanced Subsidiary Level |
| ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| ATL |
Association of Teachers and Lecturers |
| ATO |
Approved Training Organisation |
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| BA |
Benefits Agency |
| BA (SEN) |
Baseline Assessment (Special Educational Needs) |
| BAECHE |
British Association for Early Childhood Education |
| BIP |
Behaviour Improvement Programme |
| BSBT |
Better Schools, Better Tomorrow |
| BSL |
British Sign Language |
| BSO |
Business Support Officer |
| BSP |
Behaviour Support Plans |
| BV |
Best Value |
| BVI |
Best Value Inspectorate |
| BVPI |
Best Value Performance Indicator |
| BVR |
Best Value Review |
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| C&G |
City and Guilds |
| CACHE |
Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education |
| CADES |
Community Alcohol and Drug Education Service |
| CAF |
Common Assessment Framework |
| CAFCASS |
Children and Family Court Advisory Support Services |
| CAMHS |
Children & Adolescent Mental Health Service |
| CC |
Children's Centre |
| CCEA |
Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment |
| CDC |
Child Development Centre - based at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital |
| CHImB |
Children's Implementation Board |
| ChiS |
Childcare Information Systems (DCSF database used by the FIS) |
| CIN |
Children in Need |
| CIS |
Children's Information Service |
| CISDP |
Children's Information Service Development Project |
| CM |
Childminder |
| CMN |
Childminding Network |
| CO |
Care Order |
| CoP |
Code of Practice |
| CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
| CPP |
Child Protection & Planning |
| CPR |
Child Protection Register |
| CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau |
| CRE |
Commission for Racial Equality |
| CSA |
Child Support Assistant |
| CSDP |
Childcare Skills Development Programme |
| CSF/I |
Children supported in their families or independently |
| CSP |
Children's Services Plan (Produced by the Social Services Department) |
| CT |
Children's Trust |
| CTC |
Childcare Tax Credit |
| CYPIPC |
Children and Young People in Public Care |
| CYPSP |
Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership |
| CYPU |
Children and Young People's Unit |
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| DAT |
Drug Action Team |
| DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families (from 2007) |
| DCP |
Developing Childminding Practice |
| DETR |
Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions |
| DfES |
Department for Education and Skills (until 2007) |
| DH |
Department of Health |
| DPA |
Data Protection Act |
| DPP |
Diploma in Pre-School Practice |
| DSS |
Department of Social Security |
| DWP |
Department for Work and Pensions |
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| EBD |
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties |
| ECEF |
Early Childhood Education Forum |
| ECM |
Every Child Matters |
| ECYPPC |
Education of Children and Young People in Care |
| EDC |
Education Development Centre |
| EDEXCEL |
Educational Excellence Foundation (formerly BTEC) |
| EDO |
Education Development Officer |
| EDP |
Education Development Plan |
| EDS |
Education Development Service |
| EDT |
Education Development Target |
| EEC |
Early Excellence Centre |
| EECERA |
European Early Childhood Education Research Association |
| EiC |
Excellence in Cities |
| EIP |
Early Intervention Programme |
| EKSD |
End of Key Stage Description |
| ELG |
Early Learning Goals (replaced DLO's) |
| EMS |
Education Management System |
| EMU |
Evaluation and Monitoring Unit |
| ENCA |
Evaluation National Curriculum Assessment |
| EO |
Education Officer |
| EOC |
Equal Opportunities Commission |
| EP/Ed Psych |
Educational Psychologist |
| EPO |
Emergency Protection Order |
| ERA |
Education Reform Act |
| ERDF |
European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF |
European Social Fund |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| ESP |
Early Support Programme |
| EWO |
Education Welfare Officer |
| EWS |
Education Welfare Service |
| EYDCP |
Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership |
| EYET |
Early Years Education Team |
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| FDC |
Full Daycare |
| FE |
Further Education |
| FIS |
Family Information Service |
| FLAG |
Family Links Around Grimsby |
| FMS |
Financial Management System |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FRS |
Family Resource Service |
| FS |
Foundation Stage |
| FSM |
Free School Meals |
| FSS |
Family Support Service |
| FTE |
Full time Equivalent |
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| GA |
General Adviser |
| GDEYA |
Grimsby and District Early Years Association |
| GEST |
Grants for Educational Support and Training |
| GSC |
Governor Services Co-ordinator |
| GSCC |
General Social Care Council |
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| GCSE |
General Certificate in Secondary Education |
| GDEYA |
Grimsby and District Early Years Association |
| GIS |
Geographical Information Systems |
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| H&S |
Health and Safety |
| HA |
Health Authority |
| HAZ |
Health Action Zone |
| HE |
Higher Education |
| HMCI |
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector |
| HMI |
Her Majesty's Inspector |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| HRA |
Human Rights Act |
| HSA |
Home School Agreement |
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| ICP |
Introducing Childminding Practice |
| ICS |
Integrated Children's System |
| ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
| IEAS |
Independent Education Advisory Service |
| IIP |
Investors in People |
| IIP |
Incremental Improvement Plan |
| IM |
Information Manager |
| IMD |
Index of Multiple Deprivation |
| IMS |
Information Management System |
| INSET |
In-service Education and Training |
| ISA |
Information Sharing and Assessment |
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| JAR |
Joint Area Review |
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| KEEP |
Key Elements of Effective Practice |
| KS |
Key Stage (1, 2, 3, 4) |
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| L&CC |
Learning and Child Care |
| LA |
Local Authority |
| LAC |
Looked After Children |
| LAC |
Local Authority Circular |
| LASS |
Local Authority Social Services |
| LASSL |
Local Authority Social Services Letter |
| LD |
Learning Disability |
| LDA |
London Development Agency |
| LGA |
Local Government Association |
| LIP |
Local Information Plan |
| LSA |
Learning Support Assistant |
| LSM |
Literacy Strategy Manager |
| LSP |
Learning Schools Programme |
| LSP |
Local Strategic Plan |
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| M&E |
Monitoring & Evaluation |
| MAST |
Multi Agency Support Team |
| M.Ed. |
Master of Education |
| MIS |
Management Information Systems |
| MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulties |
| MNSI |
Multi-Needs Sensory Impairment |
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| NACIS |
National Association for Children's Information Services |
| NAHT |
National Association of Head Teachers |
| NASUWT |
National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers |
| NATLL |
National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries |
| NC |
National Curriculum |
| NCB |
National Children's Bureau |
| NCMA |
National Childminding Association |
| NCPE |
National Centres for Playwork Education |
| NCS |
National Childcare Strategy |
| NCSC |
National Care Standards Commission |
| NDNA |
National Day Nurseries Association |
| NDS |
New Deal for Schools |
| NEF |
Nursery Education Funding |
| NELC |
North East Lincolnshire Council |
| NFCA |
National Foster Care Associates |
| NFER |
National Foundation for Education Research |
| NGFL |
National Grid for Learning |
| NHS |
National Health Service |
| NISW |
National Institute for Social Work |
| NNI |
Neighbourhood Nursery Initiative |
| NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher |
| NRC |
National Recruitment Campaign |
| NSPCC |
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
| NSSEN |
Non-Statemented Special Educational Needs |
| NTA |
Non-Teaching Assistant |
| NTO |
National Training Organisation |
| NUT |
National Union of Teachers |
| NVQ |
National Vocational Qualifications |
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| OC |
Outcomes for Children |
| OCN |
Open College Network |
| OCR |
Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations Board |
| OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
| ONS |
Office of National Statistics |
| OOS |
Out of School |
| OOSC |
Out of School Childcare |
| OSN |
Open School Network |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
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| PAF |
Performance Assessment Framework |
| PAT |
Professional Association of Teachers |
| PB |
Pupil Behaviour |
| PCM |
Principal Care Manager |
| PCT |
Primary Care Trust |
| PEDAL |
Peer Education Drugs and Alcohol Project |
| PEO |
Principal Education Officer |
| PEP |
Personal Education Plan |
| PEP |
Principal Education Psychologist |
| PEWO |
Principal Education Welfare Officer |
| PGCE |
Post Graduate Certificate in Education |
| PI |
Performance Indicator |
| PIAP |
Post Inspection Action Plan |
| PIP |
Performance Improvement Plan |
| PIO |
Pupil Inclusion Officer |
| PIT |
Pupil Inclusion Team |
| PLA |
Pre-School Learning Alliance |
| PLASC |
Pupil Level Annual Schools Census |
| PMLD |
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty/Disability |
| PNS |
Primary National Strategy |
| PPO |
Parent Partnership Officer |
| PQ Award |
Post Qualifying Award |
| PRO |
Performance Review Officer |
| PRU |
Pupil Referral Unit |
| PSA |
Public Service Award |
| PSHE |
Personal, Social & Health Education |
| PSP |
Personal Support Plan |
| PSW |
Principal Social Worker |
| PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
| PTE |
Part Time Equivalent |
| PTR |
Pupil Teacher Ratio |
| PVI |
Private, Voluntary, Independent |
| PYO |
Principal Youth Officer |
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| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QCA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (replaced SCAA) |
| QP |
Quality Protects |
| QR |
Quarterly Report |
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| RAS |
Referral and Assessment Service |
| RCSLT |
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists |
| RDTLF |
Regional Director Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Subjects |
| RI/Rgi |
Regional Inspector |
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| SA |
Senior Adviser |
| SA(EY) |
Senior Adviser (Early Years) |
| SAFIP |
Self Assessment Framework Improvement Plan |
| SAT |
Standard Assessment Tasks |
| SCD |
Severe Communication Difficulties |
| SDC |
Sessional Daycare |
| SEN |
Special Educational Needs |
| SENCO |
Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator |
| SENSS |
Special Educational Needs Support Service |
| SEP |
Senior Educational Psychologist |
| SEU |
Social Exclusion Unit |
| SEWO |
Senior Education Welfare Officer |
| SF |
Standards Fund |
| SIMS |
Schools Information Management System |
| SIPS |
School Inclusion: Pupil Support |
| SIT |
School Improvement Team |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SLD |
Severe Learning Difficulties |
| SLT |
Speech and Language Therapists |
| SLTA |
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant |
| SMT |
Senior Management Team |
| SO |
Statistics Officer |
| SOA |
Statement of Attainment |
| SoC |
School of Concern |
| SPRITO |
The National Training Organisation for Sport, Recreation and Allied Occupations |
| SRB |
Single Regeneration Budget |
| SSLP |
Sure Start Local Programme |
| SSU |
Sure Start Unit |
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| TA |
Teaching Assistant |
| TMS |
Time Management System |
| TSP |
Training Support Programme |
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| UPN |
Unique Pupil Number |
| URN |
Unique Reference Number |
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| VA |
Voluntary Aided |
| VANEL |
Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire |
| VC |
Voluntary Controlled |
| VOLCUF |
Voluntary Organisations Liaison Council for Under Fives |
| VONEF |
Voluntary Organisations' Network for European Funding |
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| WFD |
Workforce Development |
| WTC |
Working Tax Credit |
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| YHSEO |
Yorkshire Humberside Senior Education Officers |
| YOT |
Youth Offending Team |
| YSS |
Youth Support Service |
| YT |
Youth Training |
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