There are many SEND terms that are abbreviated in this document and that you may read and hear should your child have special educational needs. Below is a glossary of the most commonly used SEND terms.
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorder
ASC Autistic Spectrum Condition
BESD Behavioural and Emotional & Social Difficulties
CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
COP Code of Practice
CP Child Protection
DCD Developmental Co-ordination Disorder
EAL English as an Additional Language
EHA Early help Assessment
EHCP Education and Health Care Plan
EP Educational Psychologist
FSM Free School Meals
HI Hearing Impairment
IS Inclusion Service - formally Behaviour Support Service, Learning Support Service,
LAC Looked After Child
L(E)A Local Education Authority
MLD Moderate Learning Difficulty
NC National Curriculum
OT Occupational Therapy
SALT Speech and Language
SEN Special Educational Needs
SEND Special Educational Needs and Disability
SpLD Specific Learning Difficulty
VI Visual Impairment