Essex County Council use a number of different abbreviations and acronyms that may be included in the content of the Market Position Statement, definitions for these are outlined below:
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Abbreviation |
Definition |
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ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder |
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ASF |
Adoption Support Fund – A government fund which pays for therapeutic services for adopted children including parenting training and intensive family interventions |
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ASC |
Adult Social Care |
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C&F |
Children & Families |
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CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services |
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CIC |
Children In Care – A child being looked after by their local authority is known as a child in care, or looked after child |
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CYP |
Children and Young People |
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CCG |
Clinical Commissioning Group |
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CLD |
Complex Learning Difficulties |
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CME |
Children Missing from Education |
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ECC |
Essex County Council |
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EET |
Education, Employment & Training |
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EHCP |
Educational Healthcare Plan |
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EHWB |
Emotional Health and Wellbeing |
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PA |
Personal Advisor |
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SBCCA |
Short Breaks Community Clubs & Activities |
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LGA |
Local Government Association |
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DA |
Domestic Abuse |
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SMC |
Separated Migrant Children |
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YP |
Young Person |
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MPS |
Market Position Statement |
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HI |
Hearing Impaired |
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ICB/ICP |
Integrated Care Board/Integrated Care Partnership |
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IFA |
Independent Fostering Agency |
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LA |
Local Authority |
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LAC |
Looked After Child – A child being looked after by their Local Authority |
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LD |
Learning Disability |
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MH |
Mental Health |
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MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulties |
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MSI |
Multi-Sensory Impaired |
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PEP |
Personal Education Plan |
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SEMH |
Social, Emotional & Mental Health |
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SEND |
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities |
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SENDCo |
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Coordinator |
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SLD |
Severe Learning Difficulties |
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VCS/VCSE |
Voluntary, Community Social Enterprise |
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VI |
Visual Impairment |
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YOT |
Youth Offending Team |
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CFS |
Children & Families Service |
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CWD |
Children with Disabilities |
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FiF |
Family innovation Fund |
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SA |
Supported Accommodation |
Market Rating Definitions
Each market has been assessed on the following criteria by our heads of commissioning and procurement leads.
- Market Quality: This rating is defined by using the current OFSTED rating of Providers across the specific market if applicable.
- Market Supply: This rating is defined by current demand with existing capacity within each market.
- Market Maturity: This rating is defined by the current market with the current market ambition.
- Market Workforce: This rating is defined by our current understanding of demand, capacity and pressures indicated by providers within each market area.
- ECC Demand: This rating is defined by known demand linked to current provision.
- ECC Ambition: This is defined by designated Commissioning and Procurement Leads on the understanding on their market(s).