AfPE

Association for Physical Education - is the physical education subject association for the UK

ASLs

Adults Supporting Learning previously known as (adults who work in schools but do not have qualified teacher status i.e. Learning Support assistants, mealtime supervisor)

APDM

Assistant Partnership Development Manager

AST

Advance Skills Teacher

BAME

Black, and Minority Ethnic

BSkyB

BST

British Sport Trust

C&LP

Community & Learning Partnerships

CM

Competition Manager

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

CSLA

Community Sports Leader Award (a leaders award for 16+ from the British Sports Trust)

CSP

County Sport Partnership (Sport across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent - SASOT)

DCMS

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (a government department).

DCSF

Department for Children, Schools and Families (previously known as DfES)

FESCO

Further Education Sports Co-ordinator

INSET

In Service Training. These are allocated days that teachers are given to train and keep abreast of latest developments and initiatives.

G&T

Gifted & Talented

HMI

Her Majesty's Inspectors

HT

Head Teacher

JAE

Junior Athlete Education

KS

Key Stage (the child's year group also relates to a Key Stage. KS1 = Year 1,2, KS2 = Year 3,4,5,6, KS3 = Year 7,8,9, KS4 = Year 10,11)

LDA

Local Delivery Agency (group of organisations who manage, direct and oversee Professional Development for PE and Sport)

LA

Local Authority

LSC

Learning and Skills Council

MEND

Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do It!

NGB

National Governing Body of Sport

OSHL

Out of School Hours Learning (activities which take place before school, at lunchtime, afterschool, evenings and at weekends).

PCT

Primary Care Trust

PDM

Partnership Development Manager

PE

Physical Education (planned teaching and learning programme in curriculum time that meets the requirements of the National Curriculum for Physical Education.

PEDPASS

Physical Education, Daily Physical Activity & School Sport

PEQS

Physical Education Quality Standards for Talent Development

PESSCL

PE, School Sport and Club Links Strategy 05 -08

PESSYP

PE & Sport Strategy for Young People 2008 - 2011

PLT

Primary Link Co-ordinator

PRU

Pupil Referral Unit

SASSOT

Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent

SASSSP

Stafford and Stone School Sports Partnership

SBC

Stafford Borough Council

SCM

Senior Competition Manager

SDO

Sports Development Officer

SEF

Self Assessment

SEN

Special Educational Needs

SENCo

Special Educational Needs Coordinator

SL

Subject Leader

SSCo

School Sport Coordinator

SSP

School Sport Partnership

YST

Youth Sport Trust (a registered charity established in 1994 by Sir John Beckwith to build a brighter future for young people through sport)