Glossary

Frequently used words and abbreviations and how we present them.

A

  • adults' social care
  • autumn

B

  • bank holiday
  • borough

C

  • children looked after
  • children's social care
  • CofE (Church of England)
  • Communications and Engagement Team
  • coordinator - note this is not hyphenated
  • council
  • councillor - unless naming a specific councillor, for example Councillor Joe Bloggs
  • county council
  • county councillors
  • Customer Service Centre

D

  • district

E

  • east
  • Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) not EHC Plan
  • Eform
  • email

F

  • fire service - unless using a full title, such as West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service

G

  • government - unless using His Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as the government's full title

H

 

I

 

J

 

K

  • key stage 1 - KS1 after first mention
  • keyworker

L

  • local authority

M

  • mayor
  • minister

N

  • new year - unless referring to New Year's Eve or New Year's  Day specifically
  • north

O

  • Ofsted
  • one-to-one

P

  • P Card
  • phone
  • police - unless using a full title such as Sussex Police

Q

 

R

  • recycling centre - referred to in full, not abbreviated
  • roadworks

S

  • SENAT (Special Educational Needs Assessment Team)
  • SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)
  • SEND (special educational needs and disabilities)
  • service
  • south
  • spring
  • St (abbreviated Saint - note no full stop)
  • subsite
  • summer

T

  • Travelwise

U

  • UNISON

V

 

W

  • web page
  • website
  • wellbeing (note this is not hyphenated)
  • west
  • winter

X

 

Y

  • year 1 and so on (school year groups)

Z

 
Last updated:
20 May 2025
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