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Jargon Buster
Acronym /
Abbreviation
Means...
(B) C&YPP (Bedfordshire) Children's & Young People's Plan
(B) C&YPSP (Bedfordshire) Children's & Young People's Strategic Partnership
B:DAT Bedfordshire Drug Action Team
BME Black & Minority Ethnic Group
CAF Common Assessment Framework
CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CAFCASS Child and Family Court Advisory Service
CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CIS Children's Information Service
CIS Common Induction Standards
CWDC Children's Workforce Development Council
C&YP&F Children & Young People & Families
C&YPP Children's & Young People's Plan
C&YPSP Children & Young People's Strategic Partnership
CMB Change Management Board
CSCI Commission for Social Care Inspection
CVS Centre for Voluntary Services
DCTP District Children's Trust Partnership
DVA Domestic Violence and Abuse
EAL English as an Additional Language
EBD Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
ECM Every Child Matters
EERA East of England Regional Assembly
EP Educational Psychologist
EWO Educational Welfare Officer
GSCC General Social Care Council
IIC Investing in Communities
IPB Interim Partnership Board
IQF Integrated Qualifications Framework
JAR Joint Area Review
LA Local Authority
LAA Local Area Agreements
LAC Looked After Children
LIO Local Infrastructure Organisation
LSC Learning & Skills Council
LSCB Local Safeguarding Children's Board
LSF Local Strategic Forum
LSP Local Strategic Partnership
LSPA Local Public Service Agreements
MAAG Multi Agency Allocation Group
MARAC Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference
MAST Multi Agency Support Team
NAAP National Academy of Parenting Practitoners
NACVS Nation Association of Councils for Voluntary Service
NCB National Children's Bureau
NCVO National Council for Voluntary Organisations
NCVYS National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
NEET Children Not in Education, Employment or Training
NFPI National Family & Parenting Institute
NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund
ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
PAYP Positive Activites for Young People
PCT Primary Care Trust
PRU Pupil Referral Unit
PVI Private Voluntary and Independent
QA Quality Assurance
SENDA Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
SENDIST Speical Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal
SSI Social Services Inspection
TA Teaching Assistant
VCS Voluntary & Community Sector
VOCypf Voluntary Organisations for Children, young people & families
WFD Work Force Development
WSPP Workforce Strategy Partners Programme
YOS Youth Offending Service

 

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