Jargon Buster
Please see below a Jargon Buster to help aid understanding of terms used in education.
DfE - Department for Education
Early Years - Terrific Twos, Nursery and Reception
ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages
FSM - Free School Meals
KS1 - Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)
KS2 - Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6)
MFL - Modern Foreign Languages
NC - the National Curriculum introduced in 2014 (see link for more information)
Non-PP - not Pupil Premium children (see definition for PP below)
Ofsted - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
PE - Physical Education
PP - Pupil Premium children
SPaG- Spelling, punctuation and grammar test