Special circumstances
Special circumstances affecting performance in any assessments should be registered by the student with the Board of Examiners, via the student's Personal Tutor.
Special circumstances can sometimes affect a student's performance in following a course, in producing coursework or in completing examinations. Procedures exist to highlight these circumstances and seek consideration of them in evaluations of academic performance.
Examples of special circumstances might be:
- physical illness or injury
- depression or similar mental or emotional illness
- specific learning difficulty
- bereavement or serious illness of a person with whom the student has a close relationship
- serious financial or accommodation difficulties
General guidance on special circumstances
Please read the College's 'Common Sense Guide' on special circumstances for information and guidance:
Guidance on the administration of special circumstances is available at the Academic Services website.
- Special circumstances guidance documents
- Special circumstances policy (PDF)
- College-specific supplementary guidance for special circumstances (PDF)
To account for the impact of any such conditions, the special circumstances form should be completed by the student and their Personal Tutor. The supplied information will then be considered by the Special Circumstances Committee, who may then make a recommendation to the Board of Examiners.
Guidance for students
If you have special circumstances you must contact your Student Support Officer or Personal Tutor no later than 2 working days after the last assessment affected.
Formal guidance for students on the special circumstances process is available:
Guidance for staff
Formal guidance for staff on the special circumstances process is available:
This article was published on Jul 8, 2010