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