| Abbreviation | Description | | ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | | ASD | Autistic spectrum disorder | | BSS | Behaviour support Service | | AT | Advisory Teachers | | CAF | Common Assessment Form | | CIR | County Inclusive Resource – supports children with ASD | | CoP | Code of Practice Special Educational Needs (SEND) Code of Practice: for 0 to 25 years. Statutory guidance for organisations who work with and support young people with SEND This is the legal document that sets out the requirements for SEND | | EHC plan | Education and Health Care plan – these are replacing Statements of SEN. They require a formal assessment of SEND by the LA and may result in the school receiving ‘top up’ funding to help support a child’s needs. | | EP | Educational Psychologist | | EWO | Educational Welfare Officer | | FSW | Family Support Worker | | HI | Hearing impaired | | LA | Local Authority | | LA Local Offer | States what the LA will be offering schools and other providers in terms of SEND. | | LAC | Looked After Child | | PD | Physical Disability | | PIPs | Personal Improvement Plans | | PSA | Parent Support Advisor | | PSP | Pastoral Support Programme | | SENCO | Special Educational Needs Coordinator | | SEND | Special Educational Needs or Disabilities | | School Local Offer | States what the School will be offering students and parents in terms of SEND. | | | Educational Psychologist | | SALT | Speech and Language Therapy | | SpLD | Specific Learning Difficulty (Dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia) | | TA | Team Around the Child | | VI | Visual Impairment |
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