Report Writing:

A report usually tells the reader about an event that has taken place.
The writer may analyse or observe these events/situations. Reports are
always written for a particular audience. They
are clear and objective (unbiased), reporting the facts.

Success Criteria:

1 - Make points clear in separate paragraphs with topic sentences (use

subheadings if you want)

2 - Use time connectives (Earlier, Later that day, Afterwards). Reports of an

event would give information about what happened in chronological (time)
order. i.e. From the beginning to the end.

3 -Stay objective - this isn't descriptive writing - it’s a clear presentation of

information. You may come to a conclusion but there should be no
exaggeration or emotive language.

4 -Formal and Standard English ( No contractions/ No idioms)

5 -Facts and Statistics

6 -Variety of sentence lengths and punctuation

Grade A
-Your text is well ordered with a strong sense of beginning and end
-Your report sounds convincing and real with an excellent sense of audience
Grade C
-You cover the main points of the topic in paragraphs
-You provide some sense of audience and appropriate style and language
Structure for success
Introduction: Be clear about the Main Event
-who
-what
-when
-where

Example:
'On 16th June 2012, Eastbury Comprehensive School was inspected by the local
council (Barking & Dagenham). The focus was on Maths and English departments;
both were graded as making good progress. The visit was a response to the
dramatic rise in GCSE passes from grades A*-C.'

Paragraphs 2-4: Report

-details of what happened
-facts and statistics
-Use topic sentences/sub-headings

Include :
-Eye witness/member of public quote

Example:
One staff member commented that students were 'a delight to teach', with the
staffroom atmosphere described as 'hugely supportive' by another.

Ending:
-Finish with some points for improvement or your suggested action for any similar
events.
-This might be things that went well, or recommendations to prevent further
problems

Overall, the school shows itself to be making steps towards clear improvements. I
would recommend that Eastbury seek to share good teaching and learning practice
with other schools in the borough.
Model Example

Accommodation Inspected: Hotel Expedia (Gatwick, London)

Inspection dates: February 18th-21st 2012

Inspector: Stuart Giles

Hotel Expedia is a 3* Hotel situated close to Gatwick Airport. Its client base is
overwhelmingly formed of tourists or business travellers, who select the hotel due
to the convenience of its proximity to the airport; this indicated by the well-known
budget label in the hotel name. In recent months, serious concerns have been
raised in the online community as to the quality of service offered by the hotel.

A thorough and lengthy inspection of the hotel and its facilities corroborates such
negative and worrying reports. I would strongly recommend an immediate closure
of the establishment - at the present time accommodation at the hotel can be
considered (at best) unsatisfactory, with manifold instances of the flouting of basic
health and safety standards meaning that currently the hotel poses an urgent and
real danger to its guests and staff.

The Hotel

-Accounts and General Management

At present, the hotel is running without any central database or electronic for its
bookings or guests. A sporadic and haphazard ‘paper system’ is in use. This
frequently leads to guests being mistakenly charged the incorrect amount, or rooms
being double booked. Moreover, the communication between Management and
other departments working in the hotel, is extremely poor, leading to dangerous
health and safety issues (see section below) being left unaddressed or unattended
to.