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ADD
Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AP
Alternative Provision

AR/Annual Review
An annual meeting to review and update a CYP’s Education Health and Care plan. 

ASC/ASD
Autistic Spectrum Condition/Autistic Spectrum Disorder

BSL
British Sign Language

CADS
Children’s Advice and Duty Services (part of Norfolk County Council)

CAMHS
Child of Adolescent Mental Health Services

CYP
Child or young person

DLA
Disability Living Allowance

DFE
Department for Education

Early Help
Early help is about giving information, advice and guidance to families.

EHCP
Education Health and Care Plan

EP
Educational Psychologist

EYFS
Early Years Foundation Stage

FSM
Free school meals

GDD
Global developmental delay

HI
Hearing impaired

LA/LEA
Local Authority/Local Education Authority

Mainstream School
A school teaching pupils of a wide range of abilities and aptitudes. Mainstream schools are not special schools or pupil referral units.

Maintained School
A school that is funded by local authority

MLD
Moderate learning difficulties

OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive disorder

OT
Occupational Therapist

Outcomes
The desired learning objectives and educational results that schools and teachers want CYP to achieve.

PBSP
Positive behaviour support plan

Personal Budget
A personal budget is the amount of money a local council will pay towards any social care and support needed.

PFA
Parent and Friends association

PfAL
Preparation for adult life

PMLD
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

Pupil Premium
The pupil premium grant is funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in state-funded schools in England.

SALT
Speech and Language Therapist

SEF
School’s Self-Evaluation form

SEMH
Social, emotional and mental health

SEND Local Offer
Norfolk County Council website that supports CYP with SEND to:

  • Find information on support in education
  • Learn about special needs services that can help children, young people and their families
  • Find a support network – parents, groups and organisations
  • Get guidance and advice about how to help a young person plan their adult life

SIDP
School improvement development plan

SLCN

Speech, Language and communication needs

SLD
Severe Learning Difficulties

TA
Teaching Assistant

TITAN
Travel independence training across Norfolk

VI
Visually impaired