Below you will find some examples of words and phrases used in the school environment, both this website, in the school and other educational establishments with an explanation of what they mean.
Achievement: Describes both attainment i.e. the level achieved and the progress made from a starting point
Attainment: The actual level and/or results
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder
CAMHS: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/camhs/
Core subjects: English, Maths and Science. All students must study these subjects up to KS4
DBS: Disclosure and Barring Service - a criminal record check which is required for anyone who works or volunteers with young people
DfE: The Department for Education - The government department which is responsible for education and children's services in England https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
EAL: English as an Additional Language
ECT: Early Career Teachers
EHC: Educational Health Care Plan
FSM: Free school meals
INSET: In Service Training Day - Training that takes places for school staff during the school year
KS1: Key Stage 1 - age 5-7/Y1&Y2
KS2: Key Stage 2 - age 7-11/Y3-Y6
KS3: Key Stage 3 - age 11-14/Y7-Y9
KS4: Key Stage 4 - age 14-16/Y10&Y11
LA: Local authority
LSA: Learning Support Assistant
MFL: Modern Foreign Language
OFSTED: The Office of Standards in Education https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted
PE: Physical Education
Performance Table: Published by the DfE to compare schools' results https://www.mineheadmiddleschool.co.uk/performance-ks2-results/
PP: Pupil Premium
PPA: Planning, Preparation and Assessment Time
PSHE: Personal Social Health & Economic Health
PTA: Parent Teacher Association https://www.mineheadmiddleschool.co.uk/pta/
RE: Religious Education
SATs: Standard Attainment Tests/Tasks. National Curriculum Tests and Tasks, which take place at the end KS2 (Y6) https://www.mineheadmiddleschool.co.uk/sats/
SEND: Special Educational Needs and Disability
SENCO: Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
SLT: Senior Leadership Team https://www.mineheadmiddleschool.co.uk/whos-who/
SPaG: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Test
TA: Teaching Assistant
VLE: Virtual Learning Environment https://www.mineheadmiddleschool.co.uk/remote-learning/