Dronfield Junior School

Dronfield Junior School
Reaching Potential

Glossary

 

We often use unfamiliar words or acronyms in our communication. We have compiled a glossary of terms to make communicating easier.

Base 10 or Numicon

A scaffold to use in Maths. An object that can be held to represent a number.

CVC

Consonant, vowel, consonant.

A three letter word made up of a consonant, a vowel and then a consonant. For example: mum, dog, cat.

KS2

Key Stage 2

Children in Years 3 to 6.

PSHE

Personal, Social and Health Education

A topic taught in school.

RSE

Relationships and Sex Education

A core-component of PSHE lessons.

RWI

Read Write Inc.

The phonics scheme used at Dronfield Junior School

TA

Teaching Assistant

An adult in class that supports the class teacher.

WAGOLL

What a Good One Looks Like

A model example of a piece of work, to guide children to create their own.

 

ENP

Extended noun phrase

 

Glossary for the programmes of study for English

Glossary for the programmes of study for Maths