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7.1 If you would like more information about the Supplementary Year, have questions about the guidance, or would like more information about the University’s responsibilities as a sponsor under the UKBA’s Points Based Immigration System, please contact the Director of Student Administration.

7.2 For information and assistance regarding data entry of students taking the Supplementary Year on SITS, please contact the Student Systems and Information Office

7.3 For information and assistance regarding funding assistance available for students taking the Supplementary Year, please contact the Student Funding Office

Approved by Education Committee July 2010 Amended February 2012

Appendix A Table of worked examples

These examples are for guidance only and do not represent the full extent of circumstances that might result in a student taking a supplementary year; faculties may wish to add their own examples to these or adapt the following to faculty-specific circumstances.

Scenario Category Enrolment status & Mode of Attendance

Engagement with the failed unit

Home student fails one exam and the first re-sit for a particular unit with deficiencies across most of the unit content

Cat 1 RR PV Registered on the supplementary year with a part time mode of attendance and required to engage with the content of the whole unit through

standard attendance and assessment. Student could also be required by the faculty to register on an optional unit related to the course of study or a study skills unit.

Tier 4 sponsored international student fails one exam and the first re-sit for a particular unit with deficiencies across most of the unit content

Cat 1 RR PV Registered on the supplementary year with a part time mode of attendance and required to engage with the content of the whole unit through

standard attendance and assessment. As the UKBA requires these students to be in

attendance across both teaching blocks the faculty also needs to ensure that the student is registered on a specific optional unit or study skills unit to ensure the attendance in both teaching blocks. The student’s attendance / engagement will be monitored throughout the supplementary year via twice termly online attendance reports.

Home student fails two

exams and the subsequent re-sits with deficiencies in particular elements of the units

Cat 1 RR PV Registered on the supplementary year with a part time mode of attendance and required to engage with the content of both units. The student has to be in regular attendance and engaging with the units but may be asked to complete assessments and attend those parts of the units with which he/she had difficulty.

Tier 4 sponsored international student fails two exams and the subsequent re-sits with deficiencies in particular elements of

Cat 1 RR PV Registered on the supplementary year with a part time mode of attendance and required to engage with the content of both units. The student has to be in regular attendance and engaging with the units but may be asked to complete assessments and attend those parts of the units with which he/she had difficulty as long as continual contact and engagement can be assured. As the UKBA requires these students to be in attendance across both teaching blocks the faculty needs to ensure that the student is registered on at least

170 the units one unit in each teaching block so if both failed units are in the same teaching block the student will also need to register on a specific optional unit or study skills unit in the remaining teaching block. Student’s attendance / engagement will be monitored throughout the supplementary year via twice termly online attendance reports.

A home student who broke her leg and missed her original exam and then narrowly failed her first attempt at the exam in September

Cat 2 RR PV Registered on the supplementary year with a part time mode of attendance and required to engage with the content of the failed unit. The student may be required to engage less with the content of the unit if the faculty considers less support is required to help the student pass the unit.

A Tier 4 sponsored international student who broke her leg and missed her original exam and then narrowly failed her first attempt at the exam in September

Cat 2 RR PV Registered on the supplementary year with a part time mode of attendance and required to engage with the content of the failed unit. Although the student may require less assistance to pass the unit, because of attendance monitoring

requirements she must be in regular contact with the university through attendance at lectures / tutorials and/or submission of assessments or additional work. The student’s

attendance/engagement will continue to be monitored throughout the supplementary year via twice termly online attendance reports. As the UKBA requires these students to be in

attendance across both teaching blocks the faculty also needs to ensure that the student is registered on a specific optional unit or study skills unit to ensure the attendance in both teaching blocks. The student’s attendance /engagement will be monitored throughout the supplementary year via twice termly online attendance reports.

A home

student whose child is ill and missed her original exam and then narrowly failed her first attempt at the exam in September

Cat 2 RE PV Student is registered on the supplementary year with a part time mode of attendance. Faculty may determine that the level of engagement required to pass the re-sit exam is minimal and determine less engagement is required. If child’s illness is ongoing or the student is in difficult financial circumstances the faculty may in these exceptional circumstances wish to permit the student to be at home for the supplementary year although still engaged with content of the failed unit by email etc. Dir of Student Administration should be informed and the RE flag entered on SITS. The student will still be registered to re-sit the exam at the end of the following year.

A Tier 4 sponsored international student whose child is ill and missed her original exam and then narrowly failed her first attempt at the exam in September

Cat 2 RE PV Student is registered on the supplementary year with a part time mode of attendance. Faculty may determine that the level of engagement required to pass the re-sit exam is minimal and determine less engagement is required. If child’s illness is ongoing or the student is in difficult financial circumstances the faculty may in these exceptional circumstances wish to permit the student to be at home for the supplementary year although still engaged with content of the failed unit by email etc. Student needs to be informed that the repercussions of this decision are that she must return to her home country and may need to apply for a separate visa to re-enter the UK and re-sit her exam. Dir of Student

Administration and International Office should be informed. The RE flag will be entered on SITS and the UKBA informed of the student’s change of status. The student will still be registered to re-sit the exam at the end of the following year but may need to apply for a separate re-entry visa.

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