Abbreviations used in AEN

ACE - Advisory Centre for Education

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AENS – Additional Educational Needs Service

AFASIC - Association for All Speech Impaired Children

BESD - Behavioural, Emotional and Social Development

BEST - Behaviour and Education Support Team

BIP - Behaviour Improvement Programme

CiPC -Child in Public Care

CPD - Centre for Professional Development

CSA - Classroom Support Assistant

DCSF - Department for Children, Schools and Families

ECS - Education and Cultural Services

EDP - Education Development Plan

EMSS - Ethnic Minority Support Service

EOOS - Education out of School

EOTAS - Education Other than at School

EPS - Education Psychology Service

EWA - Education Welfare Adviser

EWO - Education Welfare Officer

EWS - Education Welfare Service

EYDCP - Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership

FE - Further Education

FTE - Fixed Term Exclusion

HSLO - Home School Liaison Officer

ICT - Information Communication Technology

IEP - Individual Education Plan

INSET - In Service Training

IPSEA - Independent Panel for Special Education Advice

ITS - Interpretation and Translation Service

LAC - Looked after child

LEA - Local Education Authority

LSC - Learning and Skills Council

KS - Key Stage

MDAT - Multi Disciplinary Assessment Team

MDT - Multi Disciplinary Team

MEAT - Minority Ethnic Achievement Team

OEBGS - Oldham Education and business Guidance Services

OfSted - Office for Standards in Education

P & MIS - Planning and Management Information Service

PBS - British Psychological Society

PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate of Education

SAMP - Statutory Assessment Moderating Panel

SAS -  Statutory Assessment Service

SDS - School Development Service

SEN - Special Educational Needs

SENATS - SEN Advisory and Teaching Service

SEN AWPU - SEN Age Weighted Pupil Unit

SENCO - Special Educational Needs Coordinator

SENDA - SEN Disability Act

SENDIST - Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal

SENDIST - Special Educational Needs Disability and Tribunal Service

SNIPS - Special Needs Interest Parents’ Support Group

SOP - School Organisation Plan