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Glossary of Common Child Care Acronyms
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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A
| A LEVEL |
Advanced Level |
| A4E |
Action for Employment |
| AAUEF |
The Association of Advisers for the Under Eights and their Families |
| AC |
Audit Commission |
| ACPC |
Area Child Protection Committee |
| ACPI |
Audit Commission Performance Indicator |
| AD |
Assistant Director |
| ADAH |
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder |
| ADCE |
Advanced Diploma in Children's Care and Education |
| ADSS |
Association of Directors of Social Services |
| AEN |
Additional Educational Needs |
| AF |
Annual Feedback |
| AF |
Admission Forum |
| AFASIC |
Association For All Speech Impaired Children |
| AIS |
Advisory and Inspection Service |
| AMP |
Asset Management Plan |
| APL |
Accreditation of Prior Learning |
| APR |
Adult-Pupil Ratio |
| APT&C |
Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical Grades |
| APU |
Assessment of Performance Unit |
| AS LEVEL |
Advanced Subsidiary Level |
| ASC |
Average Class Size |
| ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| ASPI |
All Schools Performance Index |
| AT |
Attainment Target |
| ATL |
Association of Teachers and Lecturers |
| ATO |
Approved Training Organisation |
| AWPU |
Age Weighted Pupil Unit (The sum of money allocated to schools for each pupil) |
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B
| BAAF |
British Agencies for Adoption & Fostering |
| BSL |
British Sign Language |
| BSP |
Behaviour Support Plan |
| BSVP |
Better Services for Vulnerable People |
| BV |
Best Value |
| BVI |
Best Value Inspectorate |
| BVPI |
Best Value Performance Indicator |
| BVPP |
Best Value Performance Plan |
| BVR |
Best Value Review |
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C
| C&G |
City & Guilds |
| CADES |
Community Alcohol and Drugs Education Service |
| CAFCASS |
Children And Family Court Advisory Support Service |
| CAMHS |
Child And Adolescent Mental Health Service |
| CAP |
Customer Access Point |
| CASE |
Cognitive Acceleration in Science Education |
| CEBSS |
Centre for Evidence-Based Social Services |
| CFPM |
Children's Fund Project Manager |
| CFR |
Continual Financial Recording |
| CHI |
Commission for Health Improvement |
| ChImB |
Children's Implementation Board |
| CI |
Chief Inspector |
| CIN |
Children In Need |
| CIPFA |
Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountability |
| CLA |
Children Looked After |
| CO |
Care Order |
| Cons |
Consultant |
| CoP |
Code of Practice |
| CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
| CPP |
Child Protection and Planning |
| CPR |
Child Protection Register |
| CSF/I |
Children supported in their Families or Independently |
| CSP |
Children's Service Plan |
| CSSR |
Council with Social Service Responsibilities |
| CTF |
Common Transfer Form |
| CYPIPC |
Children and Young People in Public Care |
| CYPU |
Children & Young People's Unit |
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D
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D |
Director |
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DAT |
Drug Action Team |
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DC |
Day Care |
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DCO |
Domiciliary Care Officer |
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DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families (from 2007) |
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DD |
Deputy Director |
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DfES |
Department for Education and Skills (until 2007) |
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DH |
Department of Health |
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DipSW |
Diploma in Social Work |
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DPA |
Data Protection Act |
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DTLR |
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions |
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DWP |
Department of Work and Pensions |
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E
| EAZ |
Education Action Zone |
| EBD |
Emotional/behavioural difficulty |
| EBL |
Education Business Links |
| EDO |
Education Development Officer |
| EDP |
Education Development Plan |
| EDPM |
Education Development Plan Manager |
| EDS |
Education Development Service |
| EDT |
Emergency Duty Team |
| EFQM |
European Framework for Quality Management |
| EIR |
Essential Information Record |
| EMS |
Education Management System |
| EO |
Education Officer |
| EP/Ed Psych |
Educational Psychologist |
| EPO |
Emergency Protection Order |
| ESD |
Electronic Service Delivery |
| ESF |
European Social Fund |
| EWO |
Education Welfare Officer |
| EWS |
Education Welfare Service |
| EYDCP |
Early Years and Childcare Partnership |
| EYDCP |
Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership |
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F
| FE |
Further Education |
| FLAG |
Family Links Around Grimsby |
| FRS |
Family Resource Service |
| FSS |
Family Support Service |
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G
| GA |
General Advisor |
| GA (EY) |
General Advisor (Early Years) |
| GA (KS3) |
Key Stage 3 Strategy Manager |
| GCSE |
General Certificate in Secondary Education |
| GEST |
Grants for Education Support and Training |
| GNVQ |
General National Vocational Qualification |
| GSC |
Governor Services Co-ordinator |
| GSCC |
General Social Care Council |
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H
| HA |
Health Authority |
| HAZs |
Health Action Zones |
| HE |
Higher Education |
| HES |
Hospital Episodes Statistics |
| HImP |
Health Improvement Programme |
| HLPI |
High Level Performance Indicator |
| HMD |
Home help, meals and day care |
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I
| ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
| ICS |
Integrated Children' System |
| ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
| ICTNS |
National ICT Strategy Plan (KS3) |
| ICTSM |
ICT Strategy Manager (DK) |
| IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
| IM |
Information Manager |
| IMS |
Information Management System |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| ITT |
Initial Teacher Training |
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J
| JDB |
Joint Development Board |
| JIP |
Joint Investment Plan |
| JR |
SSI/Audit Commission Joint Review |
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K
| KIGS |
Key Indicators Graphical System |
| KS |
Key Stage (1, 2, 3, 4) |
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L
| 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
| M&E |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
| M.Ed |
Master of Education |
| MAP |
Management Action Plan |
| MAST |
Multi Agency Support Team |
| MI |
Management Information |
| MIAG |
Management Information Advisory Group |
| MLD |
Moderate learning difficulty/disability |
| MS |
Meals Services |
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N
| NCSC |
National Care Standards Commission |
| NFCA |
National Foster Care Association |
| NFER |
National Foundation for Educational Research |
| NGFL |
National Grid for Learning |
| NHS |
National Health Service |
| NISW |
National Institute for Social Work |
| NLS |
National Literacy Strategy Plan |
| NNEB |
National Nursery Examination Board |
| NNS |
National Numeracy Strategy Plan |
| NOF |
New Opportunities Fund |
| NPG |
National Priorities Guidance |
| NPQH |
National Professional Qualification for Headship |
| NSF |
National Service Framework |
| NSM |
Numeracy Strategy Manager (JP) |
| NSPCC |
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
| NSS |
National Science Strategy Plan (KS3) |
| NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
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O
| OC |
Outcomes for Children |
| OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
| ONS |
Office of National Statistics |
| OPA |
Output and Performance Analysis |
| OSA |
Out of School Activities |
| OSN |
Open School Network |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
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P
| PAF |
Performance Assessment Framework |
| PB |
Pupil Behaviour |
| PCG |
Primary Care Group |
| 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 |
| PFS |
Playing for Success |
| PI |
Performance Indicator |
| PIAP |
Post Inspection Action Plan |
| PIO |
Pupil Inclusion Officer |
| PIT |
Pupil Inclusion Team |
| PLASC |
Pupil Level Annual School Census |
| PMLD |
Profound and multiple learning difficulty/disability |
| PPO |
Parent Partnership Officer |
| PPS |
Parent Partnership Service |
| PQ Award |
Post Qualifying Award |
| PRO |
Performance Review Officer |
| PRU |
Pupil Referral Unit |
| PSA |
Public Service Award |
| PSHE |
Personal, Social and Health Education |
| PSP |
Personal Support Plan |
| PSS |
Personal Social Services |
| PSW |
Principal Social Worker |
| PYO |
Principal Youth Officer |
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Q
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QCA |
Qualification and Assessment Authority |
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QP |
Quality Protects |
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R
| RAM |
Resource Allocation Meeting |
| RAP |
Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (Department of Health) |
| RAS |
Referral & Assessment Service |
| RCSLT |
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists |
| RDICT |
Regional Director Information Communication Technology |
| RDL |
Regional Director Literacy |
| RDN |
Regional Director Numeracy |
| RDS |
Regional Director Science |
| RDTLF |
Regional Director Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Subjects |
| RO |
Revenue Outturn |
| RSM |
Recruitment Strategy Manager |
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S
| SA |
Senior Adviser |
| SACRE |
Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education |
| SaFF |
Service Services and Financial Framework |
| SAT |
Standard Assessment Tasks |
| SCC |
Schools in Challenging Circumstances |
| SCIE |
Social Care Institute for Excellence |
| SCR |
Social Care Regions |
| SECC |
Schools in Exceptionally Challenging Circumstances |
| 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 |
| SIT |
School Improvement Team |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SLD |
Severe Learning Difficulties/Disabilities |
| SLT |
Speech & Language Therapist |
| SLTA |
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant |
| SM |
Strategy Manager |
| SO |
Statistics Officer |
| SoC |
School of Concern |
| SR |
Supported Residents |
| SRSM |
School Requiring Special Measures |
| SSA |
Standard Spending Assessment |
| SSD |
Social Services Department |
| SSDA |
Social Services Department Activity |
| SSI |
Social Services Inspectorate |
| SSMSS |
Social Services Management and Support Services |
| SSRG |
Social Services Research Group |
| SW |
Social Worker |
| SWSW |
Schools with Serious Weaknesses |
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T
| TLF |
Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Subjects |
| TLFNS |
National TLF Strategy Plan (KS3) |
| TLFSM |
Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Subjects Strategy Manager |
| TOPSS |
Training Organisation for Social Care |
| TSP |
Training Support Programme |
| TTA |
Teacher Training Agency |
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U,V, W, X, Y, Z
| YHSEO |
Yorkshire Humberside Senior Education Officers |
| YMU |
Young Mum's Unit |
| YOT |
Youth Offending Team |
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