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Assignment Writing: Formatting Assignments

This guide will help you plan, research and write your written assignments.

Correct formatting for written assignments

Your written assignment needs to be formatted a certain way to make it easy for your tutors to read and mark your work. 

Before submitting your written assignment, format it in the following ways:

  1. Change your font type and size to Arial 11, Calibri 11 or Times New Roman 12
  2. Change the line spacing to 1.5
  3. Write your ID number in the header (the top margin of each page), not your name
  4. Insert page numbers in the footer (the bottom margin of each page)
  5. Add a 5cm margin to the left side of the page

If your tutors have requested it, attach a cover page to the front of your assignment. There should be a copy of the cover page in Moodle. 

Check the APA Referencing Guide to see how to correctly format your reference list. 

If you are in studying in the School of Health and Social Services, it is a requirement to format your written assignments in this way. It may not be necessary for other programmes. 

If you are unsure, ask your tutor.

Everything you write in the header or footer will appear the same on every page. 

Page numbers must to added using this button so that they change on every page.

Once you have format your margin in this way, it will then appear at the top of the margin tab under the label 'Last Custom Setting'. Next time you can click that setting instead of going through the whole process again.