At last an acronym list to enable all of you out there to translate the ever-growing bank of educational jargon. If any of you happen to be closet jargon collectors please share your secrets with Ms Joan Townsend, who recently volunteered to update the list of jargon enclosed
| AF |
Assessment Focus strand at KS3 English |
| AHT |
Assistant Head Teacher |
AiDA |
Award in Digital Applications |
| ALAN |
Adult Literacy and Numeracy qualification |
| ALC |
Advanced Learning Centre – new build opening 2009 |
| AfL |
Assessment for Learning |
| AoL |
Assessment of Learning |
| APS |
Average Points Score |
| AST |
Advanced Skills Teacher |
| BCS |
British Computer Society |
| BESY |
Business Education South Yorkshire |
| BETT |
Educational Technology Show |
| BDA |
British Dyslexia Association |
| CATs |
Cognitive Abilities Tests |
| CfP |
Computers for Pupils |
| CiDA |
Certificate in Digital Applications |
| CofA |
Certificate of Achievement |
| CPD |
Continued Professional Development |
| ECM |
Every Child Matters |
| ECDL |
European Computer Driving Licence |
| DFSQM |
Dyslexia Friendly Schools Quality Mark |
| DHS |
The Dearne High School |
| DHT |
Deputy Head Teacher |
| DfES |
Department for Education and Skills |
| DiDA |
Diploma in Digital Applications |
| DoC |
Director of Humanities College |
| DVC |
Dearne Valley College |
| EAZ |
Education Action Zone (subsidiary of EiC funding) |
| EiC |
Excellence in Cities |
| FE |
Further Education |
| FFT |
Fisher Family Trust Data Analysis System |
| G&T |
Gifted and Talented |
| GPS |
Geographical Positioning by Satellite |
| HDD |
High-density image format |
| iNET |
International Network of Educational Transformation |
| Hof |
Head of Faculty |
| IMPACT |
Name given to student performance strategists |
| JAR |
Joint Area Review |
| LA |
Local Authority – Barnsley |
| Linc |
A separate teaching unit used as a temporary measure for students with specific coping difficulties in mainstream classes |
| LFTM |
Leading From The Middle |
| LHS |
Local History Society |
| LMs |
Learning Mentors |
| LPPA |
Leading Parent Partnership Award |
| M&E |
Monitoring and Evaluating |
| NC |
National Curriculum |
| NCFE |
Northern Council for Further Education |
| NEETs |
Not in Education, Employment or Training |
| NLN |
Neighbourhood Learning Network |
| NQT |
Newly Qualified Teacher |
| OASIS |
The school’s behaviour support team |
| Ofsted Eye |
Internal peer evaluation system using Ofsted OGSI criteria |
| OGSI |
Outstanding / Good / Satisfactory / Inadequate |
| PADs |
Performing Arts Department |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| PLP |
Personalised Learning Programme |
| PSP |
Play Station Portable |
| QDOS |
Regional theatre company |
| RMT |
Renaissance Market Towns |
| R+D Hub |
Research And Development Hub – Specially selected centres of excellence, undertaking regional and national case studies for the Specialist Schools And Academies Trust |
| SEBLA |
South East Barnsley Learning Alliance |
| SEF |
Self-Evaluation Form |
| SENse |
Specialist Educational Needs support and expertise |
| SHP |
Schools’ History Project |
| SLT |
Senior Leadership Team |
| SOW |
Schemes of Work |
| SSAT |
Specialist Schools And Academies Trust |
| SSB |
Specialist School’s Bid |
| TES |
Times Educational Supplement |
| T&L |
Teaching and Learning |
| TRD |
Target Review Day |
| TSD |
Target Setting Day |
| VLE |
Virtual Learning Environment |
| WLR |
Work Related Learning |
