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Trainer notes

• GYPSY ACCEPTABLE BUT USE WITH CAUTION: There are many

different Traveller communities and many would not describe

themselves as Gypsies.

• English Gypsies and Scottish Gypsy / Travellers are distinct

ethnic groups and must be distinguished from Irish Travellers,
New Travellers, Show and Fairground people, Boat people and

Roma.

• The term originated in the 1600’s in the mistaken belief that

the Romany nomadic people to whom it was applied were

originally Egyptian, when they were actually of north Indian

descent.

• Gypsy, Roma and Travellers or GRT is a shorthand umbrella

term that can be used when referring generically to all of the

different Traveller communities.