Glossary
- Aided
Aided schools are employers of staff and funding for capital projects is provided by a body other than the local authority. Bishops Cannings is an Aided school. The governors are the employers and money for capital projects is gained through a bidding process through the Diocese of Salisbury.
- CofE
Church of England - At Bishops Cannings we follow the Christian faith through the Anglican Tradition
- DfE
Department for Education - the government department responsible for education policy in England
- E.A.L.
English as an additional language
- E.M.A.S.
Ethnic Minority Achievement Service
- Foundation Stage
The Foundation Stage is the curriculum that is taught to children when they enter school in Reception Year.
- Governing Body
A group from the local community who support and challenge the school to ensure children are safe and receiving a good education
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Governor
A member of the governing body
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I.C.T.
Information and Community and Technology
- Key Stage 1
Years 1 and 2 - children aged 5-7
- Key Stage 2
Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 - children aged 7-11
- M.F.L.
Modern Foreign Language
- National Curriculum
Statutory guidance on what is taught in school
- National Curriculum Level
The level of attainment a child is assessed at working at within the national curriculum
- OFSTED
Office for Standards in Education - an independent body that reports and inspects on standards in school
- P.E.
Physical Education
- Progress
The number of levels a child makes between the end of each Key Stage. Children should make 2 or more level progress between the end of Key Stage 1 (Year 2) and the end of Key Stage 2 (Year 6)
- R.E.
Religious Education
- Reception
The year group children go into when they start school - children aged 4-5
- SIAMS
Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools