Academic Registry Policy Update

The Academic Board has recently approved an update to the Personal Circumstances Policy, as well as detailed supporting guidance for LJMU students and the Personal Circumstances Panel.

Personal Circumstances Policy

It is each student’s responsibility to undertake the required assessments for their programme of study on or by the dates set by the university. However, the university recognises that students may encounter personal difficulties or circumstances outside of their control that affect their ability to attempt or complete assessments. This policy provides details of the processes designed to support students in those situations.

Personal Circumstances Claims – Guidance for Students

The Personal Circumstances Policy now provides detailed guidance for students in relation to:

• Illness or other cause that prevents a student from submitting or completing a piece of work
• Explaining all 3 options under this application and when they should be used
• Examples of circumstances that are likely to accepted and those that are unlikely to be accepted
• The deadline for claims and how late applications may be accepted if a valid reason for the late submission is provided
• Clarifying what an accepted claim means – “There can only be one outcome from a valid claim – deferral of the assessment attempt to a later date. PC claims cannot change marks”
• Specifying that students in their final year with a deferral will have a delayed graduation

More information for students about your study and assessment.

Guidance for Personal Circumstances Approval Panels

This guidance note draws upon the Personal Circumstances Policy and provides details guidance for the Personal Circumstances Approval Panel in relation to:

• The role of the Personal Circumstances Policy
• Confidentiality
• Late submissions
• Making decisions
• Circumstances likely to be accepted
• Circumstances unlikely to be accepted
• Specific guidance
• Appropriateness of evidence

Accessing the policies

Policies can be accessed via the LJMU Policy Centre.

If you have any issues accessing the policies, please do not hesitate to email the policies inbox for further support.