Glossary
Acronym
Meaning
ACs
Area Coordinators
ADP
Area Development Plan
ALN
Additional Learning Needs
ALNCo
Additional Learning Needs Coordinator
AoLE
Area of Learning and Experience
APS
Average Point Score for pupils in the school. Each grade equates to a set number of points.
ARR
Assessment, Recording and Reporting
BME/BAME
Black and Minority Ethnic
Capped 9
The highest points score for pupils which will include English, Maths and Science, along with 6 of their best qualifications.
CAT
Cognitive Ability Test
CfW
Curriculum for Wales
CIF
Common Inspection Framework
CPD
Continuing Professional Development
CRB
Criminal Records Bureau (now known as DBS)
CVA
Contextual Value Added - takes into account the ‘context’ of the pupils, not just their prior attainment e.g eFSM status, first language etc. A more holistic measure than CV alone
DCF
Digital Competence Framework
DBS
Disclosure and Barring Service
EBD
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
EFL
English as a Foreign Language
EOTAS
Educated other than at School
eFSM/FSM
Eligible Free School meals
EWO
Education Welfare Officer
FFT
Fischer Family Trust
FSM
Free School Meal
GCIB
Gwaith Cartref I Bawb
GCSE
General Certificate of Education
HI
Hearing Impairment
HoD
Head of Department
Acronym
Meaning
ICT
Information Communication Technology
IDP
Individual Development Plan
INSET
In Service Education and Training
Item Level Data
Average scores for exam questions that show you how your pupils have done on individual questions compared with their peers across Wales
ITT/ITE
Initial Teacher Training/Education
KS3
Key Stage 3 (year 7-9)
KS4
Key stage 4 (year 10 and 11)
LNF
Literacy and Numeracy Framework
MAaT
More Able and Talented
MLD
Moderate Learning Difficulties
PDG
Pupil Deprivation Grant
PM
Progress Manager
PMLD
Profound and Multiple Learning Disability
PRU
Pupil Referral Unit
PSE
Personal and Social Education
PSP
Personal Support Plan
PTS
Professional Teaching Standards
RSE
Relationships and Sexual Education
RVE
Religion, Values and Ethics
SER
Self Evaluation Report
SDP
School Development Plan
SHRN
School Health Research Network
SLD
Severe Learning Difficulties
SNAG
School Nutrition Action Group
SoW
Scheme of Work
SpLD
Specific Learning Difficulty
STAR
Stop, Think, Act, Reflect
STF
Specialist Teaching Facility
TA
Teaching Assistant
TAC
Team Around the Child
TLR
Teaching and Learning Responsibility
VA
Value Added, taking into account prior pupil attainment. Not as holistic as CVA
VI
Visual Impairment