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E2E - Entry to employment.
EAB - Education Assets Board.
EAL - English as an Additional Language.
Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership - Plans education locally for children below compulsory school age, and childcare for children from 0 to 14 years. One Partnership in each local education authority area draws up a plan each year which explains what local early education and childcare services will be provided and includes a list of all local providers of free early education.
Early Years Development and Childcare Plan - A local plan which sets out how early education and childcare services will be provided.
Ears 2 U - Children’s Fund participation project.
EAZ - Education Action Zone.
EBD - Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
Edinburgh Post Natal Score (EPNS) - A questionnaire that is used to help identify post natal depression.
EDP - Education Development Plan. A plan setting out the LEA’s priorities and plans over a specific period.
EDT - Emergency Duty Team. A social work team who provide an out of hours service for urgent matters including child protection.
Education Lead Officer - Every LEA must nominate a lead officer with responsibility for co-ordinating policy and action on child protection across schools and non-school services maintained by the Authority.
Educational Psychology Service - Professionals advising LEA’s on the special educational needs of children who are the subject of a statutory assessment under the Education Act 1996. Supports schools, preschools and others in meeting the educational needs of children and young people particularly those with special educational needs.
EECs - Early Excellence Centres.
EHE - Elective Home Education. Parents choosing to educate their children at home.
EI - Emotional Intelligence. The term “Emotional Literacy” is preferred.
EiC Excellence in Cities - EiC was launched in March 1999 by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State. Its aim is to raise standards in specific city areas through targeted intervention and investment. EiC is mainly focused on secondary schools. The main programs involved are: extending opportunities for Gifted and Talented pupils, expansion of the number of specialist and beacon schools, establishing City Learning Centres, introducing new smaller Education Action Zones, providing access to Learning Mentors, and establishing Learning Support Units to tackle disruption.
EMA - Education Maintenance Allowance.
Empowerment - Enabling people to take responsibility for themselves and helping them to make decisions about their own lives.
EMS - Education Management System.
EOTAS - Education Other Than at School.
EP - Educational Psychologist.
EPO - Emergency Protection Order. A court order granted under Section 44 of the Children Act 1989 on the grounds that a child may suffer significant harm, to secure immediate safety of the child. Usually used to remove a child to a place of safety, or prevent removal from a place of safety.
ESLAC - Education Support for Looked After Children.
ESS - Education Standard Spending.
ETDA - Education and Training Development Agenda.
ETE - In employment education and training.
EWO - Education Welfare Officer.
EXC1 - Exclusion Form – Permanent.
EXC2 - Notification of Pupil Disciplinary committee decision regarding permanent exclusion.
Exclusion - Banning a pupil from school by the headteacher, either temporarily or permanently, on disciplinary grounds.
Executive - Main decision-making body of an organisation. In the County Council it makes recommendations to the full Council.
Ex-officio governor - Someone who is automatically a governor/able to attend meetings by virtue of the office they hold e.g. headteacher, parish priest, vicar. i.e. the position of governor comes with the job.
Explicit Consent - An unambiguous expression of agreement by a person, after they have been given what is clear and sufficient information upon which to base their decision to consent.
Extended School - A school that provides a range of services and activities often beyond the school day to help meet the needs of its pupils, their families and the wider community.
EYDCP - Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership.
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