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  As we all know the world is obsessed with abbreviations and it is difficult to find anything that is not filled with upper case letter combinations that often confuse as much as they inform. In order to help people wade through the documents I share the latest list I have received. If anyone has any more I would love to see them. These come from the Dover Deal Children's Centres.
  
  GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
  A&E Accident and Emergency
  AB Advisory Board
  ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  AEN Additional Educational Needs
  AOB Any Other Business
  AP Action Plan
  ASCL Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning
  ASD Autism Spectrum Disorders
  BME Black and Minority Ethnic
  BP Business Plan
  CAB Citizens Advice Bureau
  CAF Common Assessment Framework
  CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
  CAST Child and Adolescent Support Team
  CC Children's Centre
  CFE Children, Families and Education
  CFIS Children and Family Information Service
  CIW Community Involvement Worker
  CLL Communication, Language and Literacy
  COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
  CRB Criminal Records Bureau
  CSS Children's Social Services
  CSW Community Support Worker
  CV Curriculum Vitae
  CVS Community and Voluntary Sector
  CYP Children and Young People
  CYPP CYP Plan
  DA Domestic Abuse
  DAB District Advisory Board
  DDC Dover District Council
  DDSCC Dover Deal and Sandwich Children's Centres
  DUST Drug Use Screening Tool
  DV Domestic Violence
  EAL English as an Additional Language
  ECM Every Child Matters
  ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages
  EYFS Early Years Foundation Stage
  EYP Early Years Practitioner
  EYFSP EYFS Profile/Progress
  FLO Family Liaison Officer
  FSM Foundation Stage Manager
  FSP Foundation Stage Progress/Points/Profile
  F/T Full Time
  FTE Full Time Equivalent
  GP General Practice/Practitioner
  H&S Health and Safety
  HASAW Health and Safety at Work
  HP Health Promotion
  HT Headteacher
  HV Health Visitor
  HSE Health and Safety Executive
  JCP Job Centre Plus
  KCA Kent Council for Addiction
  KCC Kent County Council
  Dover Deal and Sandwich Children's Centres Glossary of Abbreviations (October 2011) Page 2
  KCT Kent Children's Trust
  KSCB Kent Safeguarding Children Board
  LA Local Authority
  LAC Looked After Child
  LCTB Local Children's Trust Board
  LPA Lone Parent Adviser
  LSG Local Steering Group
  MARAC Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference
  MCA Midwifery Care Assistant
  M/W Widwifery (Team)
  NCMA National Childminding Association
  NEET Not in Education, Employment or Training
  O/R Outreach (Team)
  P&T Parent and Toddler/s
  PA Personal Assistant
  P/Link Playlink
  PND Post Natal Depression
  PCSO Police Community Support Officer
  PSM Preventative Services Manager
  P/T Part Time
  QR Quarterly Report
  QT Qualified Teacher
  RAG Red, Amber, Green
  RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ROSPA Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents
  SAL or S&L Speech and Language
  SALT SAL Team/Therapy/Therapist/ Technician
  SALTA SAL Technical Assistant
  SEF Self Evaluation Form
  SEN Special Educational Needs
  SG Steering Group
  SLA Service Level Agreement
  SLT Speech & Language Team/Therapy
  Senior Leadership Team
  SPA Single Point of Access
  SSLP Sure Start Local Programme
  TAC Team Around the Child
  VCS Voluntary and Community Sector
  WG Working Group
  YAPS Young Able Parents
  YMTD You Make The Difference

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