SEND
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
EHCP
Educational, Health and Care Plan
SS (or K Support)
SEN Support
QFT
Quality First Teaching
LA
Local Authority.
The Streetly Academy is within the Walsall Local Authority
LO
Local Offer - a wide range of information about support available to people/families with SEND
EAL
English as an Additional Language
CoP
Code of Practice
SSP
SEND Student Profile
EAA
Exam Access Arrangements, such as 25% extra time, reader/e-reader, scribe/Chromebook, rest breaks, prompts, small room
Round Robin
A form circulated between staff in order to collect information
SpLD
Specific Learning Difficulties, including Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
Intervention
Specific programme designed to improve an area of need
External Professionals/Specialists
A person highly skilled and qualified in a particular area, eg, Educational Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist
Outcomes/Objectives/Targets
An achievable aim to show steps of improvement and progress
Graduated Response
A cycle of assessment of progress, planning and support through ‘Assess, Plan, Do, Review.’
PfA
Preparing for Adulthood (Y9+), with a focus on Employment, Community Inclusion, Independent Living and Health.
Neurodiversity
Explaining the unique way people’s brains work. Neurodivergent people may have (but not restricted to) Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder