This page will offer a non exhaustive list of some of the most common abbreviations that you may encounter in your role.
| ASC/ASD | Autism Spectrum Condition/Disorder | |
| APT | Authority Proforma Tool | |
| AWPU | Age Weighted Pupil Unit | |
| CCC | Cambridgeshire County Council | |
| CFR | Consistent Financial Reporting | |
| CIPFA | Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy | |
| CPF | Cambridgeshire Pension Fund | |
| DFC | Devolved Formula Capital | |
| DfE | Department for Education | |
| DSG | Dedicated Schools Grant | |
| EAL | English as an Additional Language | |
| ERB | Enhanced Resource Base | |
| ESFA | Education and Skills Funding Agency | |
| FMS6 | SIMS Financial Management System | |
| FSM | Free School Meals | |
| FSM6 | Free School Meals Ever 6 | |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent | |
| HMRC | His Majesty's Revenue and Customs | |
| HLTA | Higher Level Teaching Assistant | |
| ICFP | Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning | |
| IDACI | Index of Deprivation Affecting Children Index | |
| IEB | Interim Executive Board | |
| ISB | Individual Budget Share | |
| LA | Local Authority | |
| LEA | Local Education Authority | |
| LGPS | Local Government Pension Scheme | |
| MFG | Minimum Funding Guarantee | |
| MPPFL | Minimum Per Pupil Funding Level | |
| NFF | National Funding Formula | |
| NJC | National Joint Council | |
| NoR | Number on Roll | |
| NQT | Newly Qualified Teacher | |
| PAN | Pupil Admission Number | |
| PRU | Pupil Referal Unit | |
| PTA | Parent Teacher Association | |
| PVI | Private, Voluntary and Independent (Nursery Provision) | |
| QTS | Qualified Teacher Status | |
| SCP | Spinal Column Point | |
| S251 | Section 251 | |
| SEN | Special Educational Needs | |
| SDP | School Development Plan | |
| SFA | School Financial Advisor | |
| SFVS | Schools Financial Value Standard | |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement | |
| TLR | Teaching & Learning Responsibility | |
| UPS | Upper Pay Scale | |
| UQT | Unqualified Teacher | |
| VA | Voluntary Aided | |
| VAT | Value Added Tax | |
| VC | Voluntary Controlled | |
