Writing style guide Writing style guide Last updated February Internal use CPurpose Te P kenga Writing Style Guide provides our people with guidance on consistent use of language tone and ways of writing It ensures our written including electronic and ver

Writing style guide Last updated February Internal use CPurpose Te P kenga Writing Style Guide provides our people with guidance on consistent use of language tone and ways of writing It ensures our written including electronic and verbal communication is uniform in line with Te P kenga values and re ects the needs of our priority audiences This style guide has been developed with input from communications practitioners across the network CContents Contents Our tone of voice Grammar and punctuation Language Acronyms Te reo M ?ori Addresses Our organisation Ampersand Our vision Apostrophes Our values Brackets Te P kenga Bullet points Our people Capitals Our teams Colons and semi-colons Where we come from Contractions How we describe our purpose Dashes Other words and phrases we use e g and i e Using ?konga kaimahi and kaiako Ellipsis ? Words and acronyms we don ? t use Endorsements Our preferred terms for things and people Exclamation marks Writing for accessibility Extracts Formatting Headings Fonts However Alignment Links Spacing Plurals Bold Quotation marks Italics Spelling Paragraphs Titles of documents or publications Underline Plain English synonyms Numbers Words and spelling Measurements Mistaken words Dates Time Phone numbers Money Te P kenga writing style guide COur tone of voice Our tone of voice We are Te P kenga here to welcome and guide to share and inspire to reimagine learning in a way that is purposeful and creates real value for all people Our voice is a conversation that re ects the reciprocal nature of a new way of learning and teaching It is a two-way face-to-face k ?rero with humanity and helpfulness Ako and partnership are re ected in our sharing of knowledge and power Ako is grounded in reciprocity between educator and learners and among learners where everyone is empowered to learn with and from each other Partnership re ects our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and focus on reciprocal relationships for mutual bene ?t We ? use plain familiar language ? use short sentences ? use the active voice ?? this means we avoid using the passive tense whenever possible ? say ? you ? and ? your ? when talking to you ? use simple contractions like ? you ? re ? or ? you ? ll ? ? mark M ?ori words up correctly including macrons ? use respectful inclusive and gender neutral language ? include English translations in brackets following new or less commonly used M ?ori words Authentic Our voice lights a path toward a new way of learning It is ? guiding ? sharing not dictating ? authentically human Empowering Our voice creates real value and meaning for all It is ? inclusive empowering and uplifting ? building momentum ? purposeful and helpful Bold Our voice celebrates the new and challenges the status quo It is ? brave bold and open to new possibilities ? optimistic and inquisitive ? a daring kind of energy ? bright and positive Te P kenga writing style guide CLanguage

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