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  • Contact
  • Our School
    • Vision and Aims
    • Prospectus
    • Staff
    • Data and Reports >
      • Pupil Premium
      • OFSTED Reports
      • Performance Data
      • Attendance
      • Sports Premium
      • DfE Compare Schools
    • Governors >
      • Meet The Governors
      • Contact the Governors
      • Committees
      • Minutes of Meetings
    • A Perfect Day
    • SEND Information
    • GDPR
    • Community
    • School Policies >
      • Curriculum Policies
      • Finance and Personnel Policies
      • Site Policies
      • Safeguarding Policies
      • Other Policies
    • Complaints Policy
    • School Shop
    • History
  • School Office
    • School Dinners
    • Parent Pay
    • Letters and Forms
    • Term Dates
    • Pupil Absence
    • Diary
    • Applying to Join Milverton
  • Parents
    • New Parents Information
    • FOMPS
    • Parent Workshops
    • Visiting Milverton
    • Learning Review Meetings
    • Online Safety
    • FAQ
    • Jargon Buster
    • Get Involved
    • OFSTED Parent View
    • DfE Compare School Performance
  • Pupils
    • School Council
  • Curriculum
    • Our Curriculum
    • Super Learning Skills
    • The Fruits of Milverton
    • Assessment
    • Reading
    • Maths
    • Home Learning
    • Extra Curricular
    • Enrichment
    • British Values
  • School Closures
  • COVID-19 Support Documents
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There are many acronyms used in education and by staff in schools. Hopefully, the list below will help demystify some of them for you.

EAL - English as an Additional Language 
- Refers to children whose first language(s) is/are not English and who may not yet be speaking English fluently or even at all. 

EYFS - Early Years Foundation Stage - A framework for care and education of children from birth to five years of age.

EBD - Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

EWO - Education Welfare Officer - Person employed by the Local Authority to help parents and the LA meet their statutory obligations in relation to school attendance. 

ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages or English as a Second or Other Language - If English is not your main language you can take part in a course to help you improve your English. These courses are called ESOL.

FSM - Free School Meals

G & T - Gifted and Talented

GTP - Graduate Teacher Programme

HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

ICT - Information and Communication Technology

INSET - In-Service Education and Training - Training for staff which takes place during the school year.

ITT - Initial Teacher Training

KS1 - Key Stage 1 - 5-7 years old

KS2 - Key Stage 2 - 7-11 years old

LA - Local Authority

LSA - Learning Support Assistant

MFL - Modern Foreign Languages

MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulties

NQT - Newly Qualified Teacher

PE - Physical Education

PPA - Planning, Preparation and Assessment Time

PSHE - Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

QTS - Qualified Teacher Status

RE - Religious Education

SATs - Standard Attainment Tests/Tasks - National Curriculum Tests and Tasks which take place at the end of Key Stage 1 and at the end of Key Stage 2.

SEND - Special Educational Needs and Disability - The Code of Practise 2014 states ‘A child has SEND where their learning difficulty or disability calls for special educational provision, that is provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age.'

SENDCO - Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator

SLD - Severe Learning Difficulties

SLT - Senior Leadership Team

DSL - Designated Safeguarding Lead




Contact

Milverton Primary School
Greatheed Road,
Leamington Spa,
CV32 6ES

Tel: 01926 424043

Email: office@milvertonprimaryschool.co.uk
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Our school aims to be a place where all children feel safe and secure, which enables them to undertake challenge and develop resilience.
​We consider effective safeguarding to be our highest priority.