On this page you will find a list of common acronyms used in education.
Key Abbreviations and Acronyms
AfA Achievement for All
AfL Assessment for Learning
AoA Articles of Association (Academies)
APP Assessing Pupils’ Progress
ASP Analyse School Performance
AST Advanced Skills Teacher
BAP Behaviour and Attendance Partnership
BAME/BME Black and/or Minority Ethnic
CAF Common Assessment Framework
CiC Children in Care
CLA Children Looked After
CPD Continuing Professional Development
DBS Disclosure & Barring Service
EAL English as an Additional Language
EBacc English Baccalaureate
EBD Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties
EFA Educational Funding Agency
EWO Education Welfare Officer
EYFS Early Years Foundation Stage
FGB Full Governing Body
FSM Free School Meals
FFT Aspire Education Data Analysis Tool
GAG General Annual Grant
GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education
GTP Graduate Teacher Programme
IiP Investors in People
INSET In Service Educational Training
ISA Independent Safeguarding Authority
ITT Initial Teacher Training
KS1,2 Key Stage 1, 2
LA Local Authority
LAC Looked After Children
LSA Learning Support Assistant
MAT Multi Academy Trust
MFL Modern Foreign Languages
MLD Moderate Learning Difficulties
MPG Main Professional Grade
NC National Curriculum
NEU National Education Union (formerly ATL and NUT)
NOR Number on Roll
NPQH National Professional Qualification for Headship
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
NVQ National Vocational Qualifications
PAN Published Admission Number
PIB Pre-Inspection Briefing (Ofsted)
PMR Performance Management Review
PPA Planning, Preparation and Assessment time
PP(G) Pupil Premium (Grant)
PRU Pupil Referral Unit
PSA Parent Support Advisor
PTA Parent Teacher Association
QTS Qualified Teacher Status
RAISEonline Reporting and Analysis for improvement through School Self-Evaluation
RAP Raising Attainment plan
RPA Raising the Participation Age
SAT Single Academy Trust
SATs Standard Assessment Tests
SCR Single Central Record
SDP School Development Plan
SEAL Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
SEN Special Educational Needs
SENCO Special Education Needs Coordinator
SEND Special Education Needs and Disabilities
SFVS Schools Financial Value Standard
SIP School Improvement Plan
SLA Service Level Agreement
SLD Severe Learning Difficulties
SLT Senior Leadership Team
SPAG Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
SRE Sex and Relationships Education
TA Teaching Assistant
VA Value Added
VA Voluntary Aided
VC Voluntary Controlled
VI Visually Impaired
WBL Work Based Learning
WIG Wildly Important Goal
Organisations
DFE Department for Education
HMI Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools
NAHT National Association of Head Teachers
NASUWT National Association of Schoolmasters Union or Women Teachers
NGA National Governance Association
PiXL Partners in Excellence