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Merge pull request #305 from DFE-Digital/13-march-2025-style-guide-updates
13 march 2025 style guide updates
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Do not use GIT when communicating with users.
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### Grant names
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Use lowercase when writing grant and funding names in full.
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For example, teachers' pay grant (TPG).
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<p class="govuk-body govuk-!-margin-top-9">
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<a href="#top"
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class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state">Back to top</a>
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Always use parents and carers for inclusivity.
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### Pre- or post-16
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Where possible refer to the school year as pupils can be 16 in Year 11 and Year 12. Or they may have moved up a year early or held back a year.
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Use post-16 when referring to special post-16 providers (SPIs).
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### pupil or student
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Use 'recruitment cycle' not 'recruitment year' for content aimed at providers and civil servants.
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### RAG rating
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Use risk rating, unless you are using a RAG (Red Amber Green) rating system.
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<p class="govuk-body govuk-!-margin-top-9">
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### single academy trust
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Do not hyphenate.
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Do not hyphenate.
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### School centred initial teacher training (SCITT)
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### school
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User lower case, unless part of an institution's name.
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### school census
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Use lower case.
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### School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT)
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### special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCo)
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We follow <a class="govuk-link"
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href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z-of-gov-uk-style#special-educational-needsspecial-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send">GDS guidance</a> and apply it to SENCo (special educational needs co-ordinator)
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### special educational needs and disabilities co-ordinator (SENDCo)
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Follow guidance for [special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCo)](#special-educational-needs-coordinator-senco).
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### subject knowledge enhancement course (SKE)
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{% endblock %}
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{% endblock %}

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