Estyn Writing Guide - 2017

Estyn writing guide

work-based
with hyphen
workplace
but work placement
worldwide
but world wide web
Y
Year
as in Year 12; do not abbreviate to Y12; use Years when referring to more than one,
as in ‘Years 12 and 13’ or write ‘Year 12 and Year 13’
years
remember the apostrophe in phrases such as ‘in five years’ time’ and use a hyphen
in phrases such as ‘a five-year strategy’. When the number involved is more than
nine, use the number itself, as in ’10 years’ time’ and ‘a 10-year strategy’
yet
in inspection reports it is usually inappropriate to use the word ‘yet’ as an adverb.
The use of ‘yet’ often suggests that something has not happened at the present time,
but that it is likely to happen in the future. As such, this moves the evaluation away
from the present when inspection reports should focus on what is happening in a
school/provider at the current time.

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