| Term |
Description |
| ASD |
Autistic spectrum disorder |
| BESD |
Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties |
| BSF |
Building Schools for the Future, a national programme |
| CLN |
Complex learning needs, when used in relation to a special school |
| CLN |
Community learning network |
| CPD |
Continuing professional development |
| CTC |
City technology college |
| CYPP |
Children and young people’s plan |
| D&B |
Design and build, a type of contract to build or refurbish a school |
| DfES |
Department for Education and Skills, an old name of the DCSF. See also below |
| DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families |
| ECM |
Every Child Matters, a national strategy |
| FAM |
Funding allocation model |
| FM |
Facilities management, a service provided in every school to manage their facilities |
| ICT |
Information and communication technology |
| IEP |
Individual education plan |
| L2 |
Level 2, which is 5 or more A*-C GCSE grades, or equivalent qualification to GCSE |
| L2 E/M |
Level two including English and maths, which is as L2 above but includes English and maths |
| L1 |
Level one, which is five or more A*-G GSCE grades, or equivalent qualification to GSCE
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| LAA |
Local area agreement is an agreement between the council and central government |
| LEP |
Local education partnership is a limited company that will deliver the SSF programme |
| MLD |
Moderate learning disabilities |
| MLE |
Managed learning environment |
| NEET |
Not education, employment or training |
| OBC |
Outline business case, the council's case to gain funds from central government |
| OJEU |
Official Journal of the European Union, where we advertise to potential bidders |
| PCT |
Primary Care Trust |
| PFI |
Private finance initiative is a type of contract to build or refurbish a school |
| PfS |
Partnerships for Schools is the central government body responsible for BSF |
| Phase |
Period of time in which a particular group of schools will be built |
| Phasing |
Stages of construction of a particular school |
| PMLD |
Profound and multiple learning disabilities |
| PQQ |
Pre-qualification questionnaire |
| PRU |
Pupil referral unit |
| Preferred bidder |
The company we want for a LEP partner, before we have signed a final agreement |
| PSP |
Private sector partner who will be a partner in the LEP |
| RE |
Religious education |
| Res unit |
Resourced unit, offers specialist provision within a mainstream school |
| SBC |
Strategic business case, the overall SSF strategy given to central government for approval |
| SEBD |
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties |
| SMT |
Senior management team, within Southwark Council departments |
| SpLD |
Specific learning disabilities |
| SPA |
Special partnering arrangement, relates to how the LEP works |
| SPV |
Special purpose vehicles |
| SSF |
Southwark schools for the future, a Southwark programme |
| VAT |
Value Added Tax |
| Wave 3 |
Third wave of the national BSF programme, which funds the SSF secondary programme |
| WBL |
Work based learning |
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