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G&T - Gifted and talented.

GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education.

Generic - A group of similar types.

GEST - Grants for Education, Support and Training.

Gillick Competence - A test used to decide whether a young person is able to give informed consent.

GM - Grant Maintained (school).

GMC - General Medical Council. Regulatory body that licences doctors to practice medicine in the UK.

GNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification. Vocational qualifications taken mainly by pupils age 16 and in full-time education.

GP - General Practitioner.

Grant Maintained Schools - State schools in England and Wales which were funded by central government through the Funding Agency for Schools.

Grants - Sums of money given to a charity, organisation or individual, usually from some kind of grant-making body such as a charitable foundation or government department. A grant is different to a donation in that it is usually applied for along strict criteria drawn up by the grant maker that the applicant must adhere to in order to receive the money.

Green Paper - A consultation document that sets out the government’s views on a policy area – such as planning or the NHS – and invites discussion. The first step in a policy-making process that usually leads to legislation.

GSCC - General Social Care Council. Independent regulatory body for social care. All social workers are required to be registered with this body.

GTC - General Teaching Council. The professional body for school teachers.

Guardian ad Litem - Old term for Children and Family Reporter.

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