A guide to some special words, expressions and acronyms used in school:
| PCA | Paddle Community Association - our parent teacher fund-raising group |
| SEND | Special Educational Needs and Disabilities |
| SENDCo | Our coordinator of SEND |
| DSL | Designated Safeguarding Leader - the person responsible for Child Protection in School |
| EYFS | Early Years and Foundation Stage - our nursery and reception classes |
| KS1 | Key Stage 1 - our Year 1 and Year 2 classes (also known as 'Infants') |
| KS2 | Key Stage 2 - our Year 3, 4 , 5 & 6 classes (also known as 'Juniors') |