Glossary

Searchable glossary containing hundreds of definitions and descriptions of education terms, acronyms and abbreviations used by the LTS online service and in Scottish education.

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General duty	The legal requirement on public authorities to eliminate racial discrimination and to promote equal opportunities and good race relations in all that they do.
Generative thinking	Imagining and creating ideas that will provide the framework and motivation for carrying out tasks.
Glow	Glow is the new name for the Scottish Schools Digital Network. It is a national schools intranet, digitally linking Scotland's 800,000 educators and pupils. Glow is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) in partnership with RM.
Glowgroup	A community tool within Glow for news, discussion and sharing practice.
Glowmeet	A web conferencing tool within Glow allowing video, audio and presentations in real time.
God	The root of the term (from Gothic root gheu; Sanskrit hub or emu, 'to invoke or to sacrifice to') means either 'the one invoked' or 'the one sacrificed to'. This indicates that whatever one calls 'God', the relationship is not passive - instead, there is an active submission of the believer. Some common characteristics of Gods include: supernatural, powerful or all-powerful (omnipotent), loving or all-loving (omnibenevolent), wise or all-knowing (omniscient), creator of all existence, etc. Theists (those who believe in a God or gods) often offer a wide variety of attributes, which characterise the nature of God. Understanding debates about the existence of God requires understanding these characteristics and how they interact.
GRC (Grade-related (success) criteria)	In Standard Grade, the standards expected in order to achieve grades at Foundation, General and Credit levels.
GridClub	GridClub is for 7-11-year-olds. It is a safe website for children to have fun and learn at home and in school. It is provided by Channel 4 in partnership with Intuitive Media and Oracle, and funded by the Scottish Government Education Department.
GSVQ (General Scottish Vocational Qualifications)	Basic vocational qualifications offered by Scottish further education colleges.
GTCS (General Teaching Council for Scotland)	A statutory organisation that is the regulatory body for the teaching profession in Scotland. It was the first such body for teachers in the United Kingdom and one of the first teaching councils in the world.