This guidance applies to papers submitted to 海角社区’s education and student experience committees. These include:

 

The guidance provides a consistent approach to preparing and submitting papers, ensuring they meet the relevant requirements and are accessible to all readers.

Preparing your paper

The item lead will receive a reminder two weeks before the committee’s paper deadline to ensure the paper is submitted on time.

Before submitting your paper, you must ensure that it has been approved by a member of the relevant committee.

Papers should be no longer than three to four pages. Any additional material should be included in the appendix.

All papers must include the relevant committee coversheet at the beginning of the document.

Accessibility

All papers must follow 海角社区’s to ensure that they are clear, consistent and accessible to all readers.

Further committee specific guidance is as follows:

  • Apply consistent heading styles to indicate sections and subsections, and establish a clear hierarchy within your document
  • Ensure all figures, tables, charts and other visual elements are clearly and consistently labelled, including those in the appendices
  • All links must have clear, descriptive text that can be understood without additional context – avoid using generic phrases such as “click here” or displaying the URL as the link text

It is encouraged to use the Accessibility Checker in Microsoft 365 to identify accessibility issues and receive suggestions for resolving them. To access the checker, open your document in Microsoft Word, select the Review table, and select Check Accessibility and review the results.

Where required, the item lead is responsible for ensuring that a fully accessible version of the paper is submitted to the committee is available upon request.