Jargon Buster

Education and teaching is full of acronyms! Sometimes even we might get a little bit confused about some of the terminology. Below is a list of terms that may appear on the Dairy Meadow website and their meanings.

ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	DfE	Department for Education	ICT	Information & Communication Technology	PGCE	Post-Graduate Certificate in Education
AfL	Assessment for Learning	DHT	Deputy Head Teacher	IEP	Individual Education Plan	PPG	Pupil Premium Grant
AHT	Assistant Head Teacher	EAL	English as an Additional Language	INSET	In Service Education and Training	PSED	Personal, Social and Emotional Development
ASD	Autistic Spectrum Disorder	EHCP	Education Health Care Plan	KS1	Key Stage 1 (Age 5-7, School years 1 & 2)	PSHEE	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
AST	Advanced Skills Teacher	ELG	Early Learning Goal	KS2	Key Stage 2 (Age 7-11, School years 3 to 6)	QTS	Qualified Teacher Status
CAF	Common Assessment Framework	EY	Early Years	KS3	Key Stage 3 (Age 11-14, School years 7 to 9)	RWInc	Read, Write, Inc.
CL	Communication and Language	EYFS	Early Years Foundation Stage	KS4	Key Stage 4 (Age 14-16, School years 10 & 11)	SATs	Standard Assessment Tasks
CoG	Chair of Governors	FS	Foundation Stage	KS5	Key Stage 5 (Age 16+, School years 12 & 13)	SDP	School Development Plan
COSHH	Control of Substances Hazardous to Health	FSM	Free School Meals	LA	Local Authority (formerly LEA Local Education Authority)	SEN	Special Educational Need
CP	Child Protection	HMCI	Her Majesty's Chief Inspector (Head of Ofsed inspection)	LO	Learning Objectives	SENCO	Special Educational Needs Coordinator
CPD	Continuing Professional Development (i.e. Training)	HMI	Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools	MFL	Modern Foreign Languages	SLT	Senior Leadership Team
DBS	Disclosure and Barring Service	H&S	Health & Safety	NC	National Curriculum	SMSC	Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (development)
DCPO	Designated Child Protection Officer	HT	Head Teacher	OfSTED	Office for Standards in Education	T&L	Teaching & Learning