Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Below are some of the most commonly used terms and abbreviations for Moor End Academy
Authorities, Associations or Governing Bodies
DBS - Disclosure and Barring Service
DfE - Department for Education - Formerly DfES, DfEE, DFE, DES
NEU – National Education Union
OfSTED - Office for Standards in Education - The body which arranges and sets standards for school inspections
SPA – South Pennine Academies
LAB – Local Academy Board
LA – Local Authority
EEF – Education Endowment Foundation
General Terms
PPA - Planning, Preparation & Assessment time
TA - Teacher Assessment
QA – Quality Assurance
SEF – Self Evaluation Form
PSP – Pastoral Support Plan
PM – Performance Management
CEIAG – Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance
PSHCE – Personal Social Health Citizenship Education
STaRS – Sociology, Theology and Relationships and Sexual Health - up to 2022
H&S – Health and Safety
PPG – Pupil Premium Grant
AWPU – Age-weighted Pupil Unit
DT – Detention
FTE – Fixed term Exclusion
PEX – Permanent Exclusion
MM – Managed move
PLC – Personalised Learning Centre
NLE – National Leader of Education
SLE – Specialist leader of Education
Key Stages, National Curriculum and Exams
A Level - Advanced level
AQA - Exam board formed from an amalgamation of former boards
EDEXCEL – Exam Board
OCR – Exam Board
CCEA – Exam Board
WJEC – Exam board
BTEC - Business Technology Education Council
EAL - English as an Additional Language - Formerly ESL - English as a Second Language
GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education
GNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification
KS1 - Key Stage 1 - Pupils in Years 1 & 2 (5-7 year olds)
KS2 - Key Stage 2 - Pupils in Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 (7-11 year olds)
KS3 - Key Stage 3 - Pupils in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 (11-14 year olds)
KS4 - Key Stage 4 - Pupils in Years 11 & 12 (14-16 year olds)
NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
SATs - Standard Assessment Tasks - National tests / tasks set by SCAA:
Special Educational Needs and Disability
SEND – Special Educational Needs and Disability
SEMH –Social Emotional & Mental Health Needs
CI – Communication and Interaction Needs
CL – Cognition and Learning Needs
SP – Sensory and Physical Needs
EHCP – Educational Health Care Plan
IHCP – Individual Health care plan (children with a medical plan in school)
SEN - Learning difficulties for when a child needs special educational help - www.dfes.gov.uk/sen
SENCO - Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
SLD / SpLD - Severe Learning Difficulties eg. Dyslexia, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Dyspraxia.
VI – Visual Impairment
Moor End Academy Role Abbreviations
CEO – Chief Executive Officer
CLAB – Chair of local academy board
EP - Executive Principal
P – Principal
VP – Vice Principal
AP – Assistant Principal
CL – Curriculum Leader
ACL – Assistant Curriculum Leader
SL – Subject Leader
ASL – Assistant Subject Leader
LP – Lead Practitioner
Teacher Type & Qualifications
BEd - Bachelor of Education
(Hons) - with Honours
BA – Bachelor of Arts
BSc - Bachelor of Science with Qualified Teacher Status
MEd – Master of Education
MA – Master of Arts
MSC – Master of Sciences
MPhil – Master of Philosophy
NPQH – National Professional Qualification for Headship
NPQSL – National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership
NPQML – National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership
SCITT – School Centred Initial Teacher Training
CACHE - NN Qualification
ECT - Early Career Teacher - The first 2 years after gaining QTS (replaced NQT)
PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate of Education - A teaching qualification which includes a period of practical teaching experience
PGDE - Post Graduate Diploma in Education
QTS - Qualified Teacher Status
Associate Staff
Cover Supervisors - Cover a class in absence of teacher, delivering prepared work.
HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant
ETA – Educational Teaching Assistant
HOY – Head of Year
Useful information
SENCo – Mrs H Edwards
Offsite provisions – Mrs H Edwards
Safeguarding – Mrs A Eagleton