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ASD
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (SEN)
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AST
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Advanced Skills Teacher
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AWPU
|
Age Weighted Pupil Units
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BACs
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Behaviour and Attendance Collaborative (s)
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BIP
|
Behaviour Improvement Programme
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BSF
|
Building Schools for the Future
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CBMDC
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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
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CC
|
Children’s Centre
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CE / CofE
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Church of England
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CFR
|
Consistent Financial Reporting
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CIPFA
|
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
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CIS
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Construction Industry Scheme
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CPD
|
Continuing Professional Development
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DBS
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Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB – Criminal Records Bureau)
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DFC
|
Devolved Formula Capital
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DfE
|
Department for Education
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DSG
|
Dedicated Schools Grant
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DSP
|
Designated Specialist Provision (SEN)
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EAL
|
English as an Additional Language
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ESFA
|
Education and Skills Funding Agency
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EYWG
|
Early Years Working Group
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FBS
|
Full Budget Share
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FFWG
|
Formula Funding Working Group
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FMS6
|
Financial Management System version 6 (SIMS)
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FOIA
|
Freedom of Information Act
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FSM
|
Free School Meals
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FTE
|
Full Time Equivalent
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GB
|
Governing Body
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H&S
|
Health and Safety
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HCSS
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External company that provides Budget Modelling Software for schools
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HMRC
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HM Revenue & Customs, incorporating Inland Revenue
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HR
|
Human Resources
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HLTA
|
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
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ICS
|
Infant Class Size
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ICT
|
Information and Communications Technology
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IEB
|
Interim Education Board
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IMD
|
Index of Multiple Deprivation
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INSET
|
In-Service Education of Teachers
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ISB
|
Individual School Budget
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IT
|
Information Technology
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ITT
|
Initial Teacher Training
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IUB
|
Intended Use of Balances
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KS1-KS4
|
Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4
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KSWPU
|
Key Stage Weighted Pupil Unit
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L1-L43
|
Leadership Group spine (School Teachers’ Pay & Conditions)
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LA
|
Local Authority
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LGPS
|
Local Government Pension Scheme
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LSA
|
Learning Support Assistant
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LTFM
|
Light Touch Financial Monitoring (Scorecard)
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M1-M6
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Main pay scale for qualified classroom teachers
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MFG
|
Minimum Funding Guarantee
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MLD
|
Moderate Learning Difficulty (SEN)
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NFF
|
National Funding Formula
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NNI
|
Neighbourhood Nursery Initiative
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NOR
|
Numbers On Roll
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NQT
|
Newly Qualified Teacher
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Ofsted
|
Office for Standards in Education
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PAN
|
Published Admission Number
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PBS
|
Part Budget Share
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PD
|
Physical Difficulty (SEN)
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PMLD
|
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty (SEN)
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PRU
|
Pupil Referral Unit
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PTA
|
Parent / Teacher Association
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PTE
|
Part Time Equivalent (pupils)
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PTR
|
Pupil Teacher Ratio
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PVI
|
Private, Voluntary, Independent Nursery Provider (non-maintained)
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QTS
|
Qualified Teacher Status
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RC
|
Roman Catholic
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RFO
|
Responsible Financial Officer
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RSC
|
Regional Schools Commissioner
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SACRE
|
Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education
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SAP
|
Ledger software system used by Bradford Council
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SBM
|
School Business Manager
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SCITT
|
School Centred Initial Teacher Training
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SCP
|
Spinal Column Point, point on salary scale
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SDP
|
School Development Plan (essentially the same as SIP)
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SEBD
|
Social Educational and Behavioural Difficulties (SEN)
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Section 251
|
School funding for the next Financial year and summary of spend
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SEN
|
Special Educational Needs
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SFPG
|
School Financial Performance Group (sub-group of the School’s Forum)
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SFT
|
School Funding Team
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SFVS
|
Schools Financial Value Statement
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SIMS
|
Schools Information Management System
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SIP
|
School Improvement Plan (essentially the same as SDP)
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SLA
|
Service Level Agreement
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SLD
|
Severe Learning Difficulty (SEN)
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TA
|
Teaching Assistant
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TABS
|
Reports extracted monthly from the Council’s SAP ledger system for schools
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TLR
|
Teaching and Learning Responsibility
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TMS
|
Teacher Main Scale (pay grades)
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UPS
|
Upper Pay Scale (for teachers)
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UQT
|
Unqualified Teacher: also their pay scale
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VA
|
Voluntary Aided
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VAT
|
Value Added Tax
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VC
|
Voluntary Controlled
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VfM
|
Value for money
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WYPS
|
West Yorkshire Pension Scheme
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