Summary of policy changes

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Summary of policy changes

Policies

Non-Academic Misconduct Policy

  • Minor procedural changes and clarity provided around Appeals, Category 1 processes and Risk assessments.
  • Bullying and harassment statement included.

Teaching Timetable and Room Booking Policy

  • Minor amends to update information on dual delivery and Covid.

Student Initiated Intermission, Withdrawal & Transfer Policy

  • Mapped onto university policy template.
  • Links to contact teams included for information on the process. 
  • Links to policy and documentation updated.
  • Procedure content removed with a link directing to the full procedure/process.
  • Reviewed and updated Apprenticeship information.

Student Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Policy

  • The policy and procedure have been separated out to provide clarity.
  • Procedure document has been updated to reflect current terminology and adoption processes.
  • Mapped onto university template

Response to Student Death Policy

 

  • The policy and procedure have been separated out to provide clarity

Student Engagement in Quality Assurance Policy

  • Mapped onto university template.
  • Clarity provided around student feedback processes, data capture and how feedback data is used.

Fitness to Practice Policy & Procedure

  • Updated links
  • Updated signposting to Appeals information

Fitness to Study Policy & Procedure

  • Updated links
  • Updated signposting to Appeals information

Sexual Violence & Misconduct Policy

  • Minor procedural changes and clarity provided around Appeals, Category 1 processes, Risk assessments and disclosures.

Assessment & Feedback Policy

  • Paragraph inserted to confirm policy applies to academic partner institutions.
  • Confirmation of dissertation tariff for both UG and PGT courses.

Placements and Work-Based Learning Policy

  • Updated organisation checklist to ensure compliance with Tier 4 visa requirements
  • Included mandatory pre-placement checks.
  • Included mandatory in-placement checks.

Attendance & Engagement Policy

  • Inclusion of links to appropriate associated policies in final section.
  • Inclusion of links to guidance/procedure which fall outside of the policy.
  • Clarification on engagement measures and what is considered to be engagement with course of study.
  • Inclusion of links to specific guidance for international students.
  • Cross referenced to Absent and missing student policy.
  • Inclusion of Circumvention procedure.
  • Cross referenced to student Code of conduct

Absent & Missing Students Policy

  • Updated in line with best practice around information sharing and escalation procedures clarified to reflect current practice.
  • Updated department names, role titles. Changed Next of Kin to ‘trusted contact’.
  • Cross referenced with Engagement and Attendance Policy.
  • Inclusion of missing students to be reported via the Head of Student Wellbeing, Student Engagement & Retention and Head of (School) Department.

Placements and Work-based Learning Policy

  • Universities UK (UUK) checklist
  • Enhanced due diligence checks for international students completing placements – pages 8 & 9