Glossary

Frequently used words and abbreviations and how we present them.

A

 

B

 

C

  • children looked after
  • CofE (Church of England)
  • coordinator - note this is not hyphenated
  • county council
  • Customer Service Centre

D

 

E

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

F

 

G

  • government (unless using UK Government as full title)

H

 

I

 

J

 

K

  • Key Stage 1 (KS1 after first mention)
  • keyworker

L

 

M

 

N

 

O

  • Ofsted
  • one-to-one

P

  • P Card
  • phone

Q

 

R

  • roadworks

S

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

T

  • Travelwise

U

  • UNISON

V

 

W

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

X

 

Y

  • Year 1 and so on, not year 1

Z

 
Last updated:
10 March 2025
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