Writing a Proposal. Target reader

Target reader:
Someone in superior position to you
Aims:
Present factual information/evaluate current situation/persuade to take a suggested course of action.
Style: formal/impersonal
Structure: 1) Introduction
2) Current situation
3) Suggestions
4) Conclusion or final recommendations.
Word Count: 220-260 words

Quick Steps to Writing a Part 2 proposal
Make notes on the topic and on the arguments you will use.
Organise your text clearly into paragraphs, using headings if you wish
Use a neutral or fairly formal style if the proposal is for an organisation, tutor or boss.
State the purpose of your proposal in the first paragraph.
Aim to persuade the reader to accept your suggestions.

Students at your school have been complaining that they are not being given sufficient help with preparing for and choosing the right career. The headteacher has invited you, as a head boy/girl, to send him a proposal describing what, specifically, students are unhappy about and suggesting how the situation could be improved.
Write your proposal in 220-260 words

Introduction
The purpose of this proposal is to evaluate reasons why students are currently not satisfied with the careers advice they are receiving. I also aim to offer some suggestions as to how the situation could be remedied.
Personalised career advice
Presently, students are dissatisfied with the few meetings they have with the school careers counsellor. For this reason, I would strongly recommend that each student be given a mentor to meet with to pinpoint which jobs would be most suitable for them. Working out a plan, contacting or even shadowing people who already do the job the student is interested in would also help.
Work experience
Students currently feel that it is difficult to find their own work experience placements, which can result in unsuitable placements. It is my feeling that if they were matched to a placement in the field that interests them then the relevant work experience on their CV would improve their future employment prospects. Performing well on a work placement can even lead to a permanent job offer.
Career Fair
Presently, some students have expressed their frustration about not getting exposure to a range of career options. I believe, the answer to this could be organising a yearly careers fair where, for instance, professionals could hold question and answer sessions. Needless to say, students would be able to gather information on a range of careers in this way.
Conclusion
To summarise, it is my firm belief that students should be given more tailored advice and career related opportunities. This would allow them to feel much more confident about their next step after leaving school.

You are on the social committee of your college. You have been asked to write a
proposal for your college principal on the kind of social and sporting activities the
college should provide for new students. You should assess the current situation,
describe the needs of new students and suggest activities the college should provide.
Write your proposal. Write your answer in 220—260 words in an appropriate style

Introduction
Starting at a new college can be daunting for new students. The purpose of this proposal is to evaluate the social and sporting activities already on offer, describe the needs of new students and suggest further activities the college should provide.
Current social and sporting activities
There are football and tennis clubs in college, where new students can make friends. However, if they are not particularly interested or talented, these may not be of interest to them. On the social side there are meeting places like the café, but they are not particularly welcoming. Finally, there are two music clubs which are generally popular, but they only meet weekly and the type of music is limited to jazz and pop. The worst thing is that accessing information about social activities can be difficult.
Needs of new students
New students must establish social contacts otherwise they can be lonely. Apart from finding out about activities on offer, they may be unaware of existing facilities.
Recommendations
The range of social opportunities should be extended to include a dance club and a debating club. The latter would be particularly effective as it would also develop life skills.
Music clubs should meet more frequently and include types of music like classical and choral. Singing has been proved to be effective in bringing people together.
I would recommend displaying information in the Student Union and on the college intranet.
The café should be refurbished to improve the atmosphere.
Conclusion
The recommendations above would be simple to implement and would not only improve the lives of new students, but current ones too,

Future and hypothetical constructions
Proposals always refer to events that should, might or will happen. For these sentences we use future and hypothetical constructions:
future simple tense e.g We will install a new computer system.
future continuous tense e.g Management will be following events closely
future perfect tense e.g The company will have hired new staff by then.
modals e.g This should/could/might result in fewer staff complaints.
Certain verbs such as propose, intend, expect, hope, predict, forecast, look forward to, anticipate are also commonly used to suggest the future.
Adjectives are used to make collocations with a future meaning. e.g the proposed improvements, the potential risks, the future plans, any foreseeable problems, in the coming days/weeks

Making suggestions & persuading
I (would)(strongly) suggest/recommend that…..
If staff did this/were to experience this, they ….
I believe that it would be beneficial /helpful/worthwhile to ……
Another /A further suggestion/ possibility would be to ….
it is my strong belief that ………… would …..
I feel confident that if we/you were to …., then …..
Should you agree with this proposal/these recommendations I feel sure/certain/optimistic that