SEND Vocabulary
Special Educational Needs has a wide ranging vocabulary, with many acronyms. Some of the most frequently used SEND terms include:
AAP |
Attendance Advisory Practitioner |
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
BESD |
Behavioural, Emotional & Social Difficulties |
CAF |
Common Assessment Framework |
CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service |
COP |
Code of Practice |
CP |
Child Protection |
DCD |
Developmental Co-ordination Disorder |
EAL |
English as an Additional Language |
EP |
Educational Psychologist |
FSM |
Free School Meals |
HI |
Hearing Impairment |
IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
ISR |
In school review |
KS |
Key Stage |
LAC |
Looked After Child |
LEA |
Local Educational Authority |
MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulty |
NC |
National Curriculum |
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
PSP |
Pastoral Support programme |
SALT |
Speech and Language Therapy |
SEND |
Special Educational Needs & Disability |
SENCO |
Special Educational Needs Coordinator |
SpLD |
Specific Learning Difficulty |
VI |
Visual Impairment |
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