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summertime · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: Educational abbreviations

If you know any that we need or you want to know what one means start a new topic then one of the staff can move it to our list.

TA = teaching assistant
HLTA = high level teaching assistant
LSA = learnign support assistant
NN = nursery nurse
SENCO = special educaltional needs co-ordinator
InCO = Inclusion co-ordinator
PGCE = post graduate certificate of education
NQT = newly qualified teacher
PPA = planning preperation and assessment

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kittencat · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject:

D&T??

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trueblue · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject:

D&T as in Design and Technology?

Miss_Hooley · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject:

IEP = Individual Education Plan

buffybabe · Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject:

HAP - Higher acheivement pupil
MAP - Medium acheivement pupil
LAP - Lower acheivement pupil

I dont like these terms (i find them derogatory) but these are what we use in our school

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buffybabe · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:18 am Post subject:

Another one;

ERIC - Everyone reading in class.

Kids love it when they see it up on the board.

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Smilez · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:

We have BEAR Time

Be Excited About Reading Very Happy

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lollypop · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject:

S S R

Silent Sustained Reading

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Caroline · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject:

SQUIRT

Silent, quiet, uninterupted, independent, reading, task.

BabyBoo · Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject:

SILC - Special Inclusive Learning Centre
DAHIT - Deaf and Hearing Impaired Team
SFA - Success For All

ALS - Additional Learning Strategy
FLS - Further Learning Strategy

ISP - Intensive Support Programme
IBP - Individual Behaviour Plan

Tiki · Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:

Cindy, I hadn't seen FLS or ALS used for anything but

FLS Further literacy support
ALS Additional literacy support

So thank you for posting that.

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Caroline · Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject:

nothing to do with education but what does lol mean?

summertime · Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:21 pm Post subject:

laugh out loud

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dancingqueen · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:15 am Post subject:

something we do a lot of on here!!!!

lol laugh out loud!!!! lol

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BabyBoo · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject:

Tiki wrote:

Cindy, I hadn't seen FLS or ALS used for anything but

FLS Further literacy support
ALS Additional literacy support

So thank you for posting that.

I just remember when I first started as a LSA and people used it freely in the staffroom. I know we all are used to it but newcomers to the job maybe a little confused.