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Terminology Guide

In education we use lots of acronyms. We hope you will find the list below helpful to decode some of the most common acronyms.

  • A+
    • ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    • ANP Additional Needs Plan
    • APSO Attendance & Pupil Support Officer
    • ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • C+
    • CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
    • CHEWS Children’s Emotional Wellbeing Service
    • CIN Child In Need
    • CME Children Missing in Education
    • CSE Child Sexual Exploitation
  • D+
    • DSL Designated Safeguarding Lead
    • DV Domestic Violence
  • E+
    • EHA/SA Early Help Assessment/Single Assessment
  • F+
    • FGM Female Genital Mutilation
    • FSCG Family Support Conference Group
    • FSW Family Support Worker
  • H+
    • HI Hearing Impaired
    • HMI Her Majesty’s Inspector
  • I+
    • IBP Individual Behaviour Plan
    • IEP Individual Education Plan
    • ISP Integration Support Plan
    • IW Inclusion Worker
    • IYSS Integrated Youth Support Service
  • K+
    • KCSB Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board
    • KIAS Kirklees Information Advice and Support Service
  • L+
    • LA Local Authority
    • LAC Looked After Children
    • LADO Local Authority Designated Officer
    • LOCAL A Local Community Partnership NHS
  • M+
    • MARF Multi-Agency Referral Form
    • MASH Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (Referral and Response Service)
    • MAST Multi-Agency Support Team
  • P+
    • PDA Pathological Demand Avoidance
    • PEPs Personal Education Plans
    • PHP Positive Handling Plan
    • PPRS Primary Pupil Referral Service
    • PRS Pupil Referral Service
    • PSHCE Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education
    • PSP Pastoral Support Plan
  • R+
    • RA Risk Assessment
    • RSP Reintegration Support Plan
  • S+
    • SALT Speech & Language Therapy
    • SEMH Social, Emotional & Mental Health
    • SEN Special Educational Needs
    • SENACT Special Educational Needs Assessment and Commissioning Team
    • SENCo Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
    • SIP School Improvement Partner
    • SIW Senior Inclusion Worker
    • SLCN Speech, Language & Communication
    • SLT Senior Leadership Team
    • S&L Speech and Language
    • SMSC Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural
    • SPR Single Point of Referral
    • STSRP Support to Self-Regulate Plan
    • SULP Social Use of Language Programme
  • T+
    • TAF Team Around the Family
    • TYS Targeted Youth Support
  • V+
    • VI Visually Impaired

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Head Teacher Mandeep Bains (Head of School)

Executive Head Teacher Rebecca Smith

Ethos College

Knowles Hill Road
Dewsbury Moor
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF13 4QS

Telephone01924 469170

Emailethosoffice@eat.uk.com

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