"Special Educational Needs has a wide ranging vocabulary, with many acronyms."
Some of the most frequently used SEND terms include:
|
Term |
Category |
Definition |
|
ADHD |
SEMH |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. |
|
ADD |
SEMH |
Attention Deficit Disorder. |
|
ASD / ASC |
Communication & Interaction |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Autistic Spectrum Condition. |
|
ASP |
Not SEND |
Additional Support Plan. |
|
CAF |
Not SEND |
Common Assessment Framework. |
|
CAMHS |
SEMH |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. |
|
COP |
Not SEND
|
Code of Practice. |
|
DCD |
Sensory & Physical |
Developmental Co-ordination Disorder. |
|
EAL |
Not SEND |
English as an Additional Language. |
|
EHA |
Not SEND |
Early Help Assessment. |
|
EHCP |
Not SEND |
Education Health Care Plan. |
|
EP |
Not SEND |
Educational Psychologist. |
|
FSM |
Not SEND |
Free School Meals. |
|
HI |
Sensory & Physical |
Hearing Impairment. |
|
HLTA |
Not SEND |
Higher Level Teaching Assistant. |
|
HNF |
Not SEND |
Higher Needs Funding. |
|
KS |
Not SEND |
Key Stage. |
|
LAC |
Not SEND |
Looked After Child. |
|
MLD |
Cognition & Learning |
Moderate Learning Difficulty. |
|
NC |
Not SEND |
National Curriculum. |
|
OT |
Sensory & Physical |
Occupational Therapy. |
|
PP |
Not SEND |
Pupil Premium. |
|
QFT |
Not SEND |
Quality First Teaching. |
|
RSA |
Not SEND |
Request for Statutory Assessment. |
|
SALT |
Communication & Interaction |
Speech and Language Therapy/Therapist. |
|
SEMH |
SEMH |
Social, Emotional Mental Health. |
|
SEND |
SEND |
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities​. |
|
SENDCo |
Not SEND |
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Co-ordinator. |
|
SEND (IASS) |
Not SEND |
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service. |
|
SPLD |
Cognition & Learning |
Specific Learning Difficulty. |
|
SSS |
Not SEND |
SEND Support Service. |
|
TA |
Not SEND |
Teacher Assistant. |
|
VI |
Sensory & Physical |
Visual Impairment. |
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