| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ARE | Age Related Expectation |
| ASD | Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| BESD | Behavioural, Emotional, Social Difficulties |
| BSS | Behaviour Support Service |
| CAT | Communication and Autism Team |
| CIC | Child in Care |
| CIN | Child in Need |
| CoB’s | City of Birmingham School |
| CoP | Code of Practice (Special Educational Needs) |
| CP | Child Protection |
| CRISP | Criteria for Special Provision |
| DBS | Disclosure and Barring Service |
| DFE | Department for Education |
| DT | Design & Technology |
| E6 | Ever 6 (Children who are no longer PP but were in the previous 6 year) |
| EAL | English as an Additional Language |
| EHA | Early Help Assessment |
| EHAEY | Early Help Assessment Early Years |
| EHCP | Education Health Care Plan |
| ELG | Early Learning Goal |
| EP | Educational Psychologist |
| EYFS | Early Years Foundation Stage |
| EYFSP | Early Years Foundation Stage Profile |
| EXS | Expected Standard |
| FAM | Fully Accessible Mainstream |
| FGM | Female Genital Mutilation |
| FS | Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception) |
| FSM | Free School Meals |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| G & T | Gifted and Talented |
| GD | Greater Depth |
| HA | Higher Attainer |
| HI | Hearing Impairment |
| HMI | Her Majesty’s Inspectors |
| H&S | Health & Safety |
| IA | Inclusion Assistant (Resource Base) |
| ICT | Information Communication Technology |
| KS(1 or 2) | Key stage (KS1 –Years 1 and 2 / KS2–Years 3, 4, 5 and 6) |
| KSSP | Kingsbury School Sports Partnership |
| LA | Local Authority |
| LAC | Looked After Child |
| LKS2 | Lower Key Stage 2 (Yr3 and 4) |
| MA | Middle Attainers |
| MLD | Moderate Learning Difficulty |
| MLT | Middle Leadership Team |
| N1 | Nursery 1 (2-3 year olds) |
| N2 | Nursery 1 (3-4 year olds) |
| NC | National Curriculum |
| NQT | Newly Qualified Teacher |
| Ofsted | Office for Standards in Education |
| PGCE | Post Graduate Certificate in Education |
| PD | Physical Difficulty |
| PIF | Pupil Inclusion Forum |
| PM | Performance management |
| PP | Pupil Premium |
| PPA | Planning, Preparation and Assessment |
| PPM | Pupil Progress Meeting |
| PSHE | Personal Social Health Education |
| PSS | Pupil and School Support |
| QTS | Qualified Teacher Status |
| RA | Risk Assessment |
| RB | Resource Base |
| RE | Religious Education |
| RWI | Read Write Inc |
| SAT’s | Standard Attainment Tests |
| SBM | School Business Manager |
| SDP | School Development Plan |
| SEF | Self Evaluation Form |
| SENCo | Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator |
| SEND | Special Educational Needs and Disabilities |
| SP&L | Speech and Language |
| SPLT | Speech and Language Therapist |
| SLT | Senior Leadership Team |
| SRE | Sex and Relationships Education |
| TA | Teaching Assistant |
| TAC | Team Around the Child |
| TAS | Timberley Academy Supports |
| TLR | Teaching and Learning Responsibility |
| UCB | University College Birmingham |
| UFSM | Universal Free School Meals |
| UKS2 | Upper Key Stage 2 (Yr5 and 6) |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
| VI | Visual Impairment |
| WTS | Working Towards the Standard |