2a. My extenuating circumstances All students should complete section 2a. Only complete section 2b if it applies to you. All students have the right to expect fairness of treatment and any decision to provide extra opportunities or special provisions unavailable to your peers must be considered carefully. Criteria The Extenuating Circumstances Panel needs to judge whether your circumstances were: unforeseen outside your control were likely, on balance, to have had a direct and substantial impact on your academic results. (This may include an impact on capacity to study prior to an assessment, on ability to complete an assessment, and/or on performance during an assessment.) The following list gives some examples of the kinds of situations which have been accepted or not in the past as part of an extenuating circumstances application. The list is not exhaustive and does not guarantee acceptance as every case is considered on its individual merits and the impact of the circumstances must also be clearly demonstrated. May be Unlikely to be accepted… accepted… Serious short term illness Conflicting assessment deadlines Bereavement Transport difficulties Adverse personal or family circumstances Routine work commitments Worsening of a long term health condition Holidays Serious personal injury Availability of books Being the victim of a serious crime Illness outside the relevant assessment or learning period Unforeseen and unavoidable imposed work pressure evidence (e.g. ‘Retrospective’ medical doctor states you claimed to be ill) Unavoidable transport difficulties (e.g. through natural disaster) Long term health condition Incorrect information provided by the Minor ailment University about date/ time/ location of Examination stress examination Personal computer/ printer problems Significant change in circumstances Poor time management Lack of awareness of deadlines Childcare difficulties Confusion over date/ time /location of examination Religious holidays Any claim submitted without supporting evidence Long term adverse circumstances Some of the circumstances given above which would not normally be accepted as extenuating may be addressed through the support and special provisions available through Services for Students and, in particular, the Learning Success team. Students are encouraged to make full use of the support available to them at the earliest opportunity. Prior to your supporting statement you should list the assessments which you believe have been affected.
2a. My extenuating circumstances All students should complete section 2a. Only complete section 2b if it applies to you. All students have the right to expect fairness of treatment and any decision to provide extra opportunities or special provisions unavailable to your peers must be considered carefully. Criteria The Extenuating Circumstances Panel needs to judge whether your circumstances were: unforeseen outside your control were likely, on balance, to have had a direct and substantial impact on your academic results. (This may include an impact on capacity to study prior to an assessment, on ability to complete an assessment, and/or on performance during an assessment.) The following list gives some examples of the kinds of situations which have been accepted or not in the past as part of an extenuating circumstances application. The list is not exhaustive and does not guarantee acceptance as every case is considered on its individual merits and the impact of the circumstances must also be clearly demonstrated. May be accepted… Serious short term illness Bereavement Adverse personal or family circumstances Worsening of a long term health condition Serious personal injury Being the victim of a serious crime Unforeseen and unavoidable imposed work pressure Unavoidable transport difficulties (e.g. through natural disaster) Incorrect information provided by the University about date/ time/ location of examination Significant change in circumstances Unlikely to be accepted… Conflicting assessment deadlines Transport difficulties Routine work commitments Holidays Availability of books Illness outside the relevant assessment or learning period ‘Retrospective’ medical evidence (e.g. doctor states you claimed to be ill) Long term health condition Minor ailment Examination stress Personal computer/ printer problems Poor time management Lack of awareness of deadlines Childcare difficulties Confusion over date/ time /location of examination Religious holidays Any claim submitted without supporting evidence Long term adverse circumstances Some of the circumstances given above which would not normally be accepted as extenuating may be addressed through the support and special provisions available through Services for Students and, in particular, the Learning Success team. Students are encouraged to make full use of the support available to them at the earliest opportunity. Prior to your supporting statement you should list the assessments which you believe have been affected.
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