Glossary of Acronyms  

NNC North Northamptonshire Council  

WNC West Northamptonshire Council  

ESFA Education & Skills Funding Agency  

NALS Northamptonshire Adult Learning Service 

EIF Education Inspection Framework  

QIP Quality Improvement Plan  

AO Awarding Organisation  

E & D Equality and Diversity  

EQA External Quality Assurance  

IQA Internal Quality Assurance  

Ofsted Office for Standards in Education  

OTLA Observation of Teaching, Learning and Assessment  

RARPA Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement 

SAR Self-Assessment Report  

CPD Continuing Professional Development  

SEMLEP South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership  

PADP Performance Appraisal and Development Programme  

ILP Individual Learning Plan