Glossary
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ANT
Additional Needs Teacher
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AR
Annual Review
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ASD
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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ASP
Aspergers Syndrome
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BACIN
Behaviour and Curriculum Inclusion Service
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BESD
Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties
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CDC
Child Development Clinic
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CoP
Code of Practice
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DCSF
Department for Children, Schools and Families
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DDA
Disability Discrimination Act
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DRC
Disability Rights Commission
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EBD
Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties
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EMASS
Ethnic Minority Achievement Support Service
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EOTAS
Educated Other than at school
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EP
Educational Psychologist
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EWO
Education Welfare Officer
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EWS
Education Welfare Service
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EYA/A+
Early Years Action/Action Plus
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FE
Further Education
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FSW
Family Support Worker
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HI
Hearing Impairment
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IEP
Individual Educational Plan
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ILP
Individual Learning Plan
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IPS
Independent Parental Supporter
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KS1
Key Stage 1 - Reception to Year 2 (age 4-7)
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KS2
Key Stage 2 - Years 3 to 6 (Age 7-11)
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KS3
Key Stage 3 - Years 7 to 9 (Age 11-14)
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KS4
Key Stage 4 - Years 10 & 11 (age 14-16)
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LA
Local Authority
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LSA
Learning Support Assistant
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MLD
Moderate Learning Difficulties
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NiL
Note in Lieu
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OfSTED
Office for Standards in Education
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PD
Physical Difficulties
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PPS
Parent Partnership Service
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PRU
Pupil Referral Unit
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PSA
Parent Support Advisor
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PSP
Pastoral Support Plan
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RSA
Request for Statutory Assessment
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SA/SAP or SA+
School Action/School Action Plus
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SENCo
Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator
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SN-IP
Special Needs Informed Parents
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SpLLD
Specific Learning or Language Difficulty
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TA
Teaching Assistant
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VI
Visual Impairment
