Margaret Wix Primary School
SEND Glossary
There are many SEND terms that are abbreviated which can lead to confusion. Below is a glossary of the most used SEND terms.
EHCP – Educational Health Care Plan SEN – Special Education Needs SEND – Special Educational Needs and Disability APDR – Assess Plan Do Review TA – Teaching Assistants PSE – Personal, Social and Emotional SEMH – Social, Emotional and Mental Health ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder BESD - Behavioural Emotional & Social Difficulties COP - Code of Practice LAC - Looked After Child LA - Local Authority MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty NC - National Curriculum KS - Key Stage EYFS – Early Years Foundation Stage OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education TAF – Team Around the Family SENDIASS - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services | ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder ADHD – Attention Deficit hyperactivity disorder ENF – Exceptional Needs Funding LHNF – Local High Needs Funding HNF – High Needs Funding INCO – Inclusion Coordinator/Leader SENCO – Special Education Needs Coordinator CAMHS – Child and Adult Mental Health Service EAL - English as an Additional Language EP - Educational Psychologist FSM - Free School Meals OT - Occupational Therapist PSP - Pastoral Support Plan IRRP – Individual Risk Reduction Plan SaLT - Speech & Language Therapy LD – Learning Difficulty SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty VI - Visual Impairment CP - Child Protection SLT – Senior Leadership Team |
Additional glossary terms with explanation
TPT – Targeted Precision Teaching These are 1:1 or small group interventions focused on the needs of the child(ren) as identified by the class teachers and Senior Leadership Team through pupil progress meetings.
CPOMS - Child Protection Online Management System Explain immediate Although this system was originally designed for child protection records, we use this system for recording behaviour, parental communication, outside agency contact as well as safeguarding concerns.
Provision map – three levels of support The provision map is written by the class teacher to show the different levels of support provided within school. Wave 1 – whole class support through quality first teaching. Wave 2 – small group work addressed within the classroom or TPT groups. Wave 3 – targeted individuals of support |