Whilst the pandemic continues to be ongoing, a more stable academic year is predicted for 2021–22 with a planned approach to the blended delivery of learning, teaching and assessment.
As such, the university is transitioning out of our Safety Net approach and returning to our usual assessment regulations and classification calculations, which are detailed in the General Examination and Assessment Regulations, known as GEAR. The Safety Net assessment regulations continue to apply to modules which commenced prior to the 26 September 2021.
We have reviewed and made significant revisions to our mitigating circumstances regulations for 2021–22 onwards. From 2021–22 mitigating circumstances is replaced with a more generous Additional Consideration package, there will no longer be automatic generic mitigation for failed or non-submitted assessment, or a separate process for unrepresentative performance.
The university will continue to monitor and review the impact of the pandemic upon students.