Academic Support
Our education event facilitators are experienced practitioners in their subjects who will provide learners with support throughout the duration of the event and any related academic assessments. As well as email support, learners may wish to attend individual tutorials arranged at a mutually convenient time.
Academic support stops one week before an assignment submission deadline. After this time event facilitators can only advise on general queries.
Learners can only seek guidance from one event facilitator at a time. If a learner wishes to seek guidance from a second event facilitator, they must first discuss with the original event facilitator and gain their agreement.
Anonymity & Confidentiality
It is a professional standard to maintain anonymity and confidentiality throughout your work with regards to patients/carers/colleagues/organisations. This extends to a Learner's studies.
If a learner's work does not maintain anonymity and confidentiality as set out in the marking criteria they may be penalised.
Pass Mark
Unless otherwise stated, each assignment element must gain 40% to pass.
If a learner does not achieve a 40% pass for an assessment element they will be required to resubmit this element.
Resubmissions are capped at 1 instance.
Successfully completed resubmitted elements will have the total marks capped at a 40% pass.
Students who do not pass after retake will fail the academic section of their event.
Controlled Assessments
It is the learner's responsibility to have the correct controlled assessment time and location to attend and participate.
If a learner does not attend their scheduled controlled assessment they will receive a mark of zero.
If a learner does not adhere to their controlled assessments rules they will receive a mark of zero.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is not tolerated and will be investigated.
If plagiarism is proven against a Learner they may have to cease their studies or have any related assessments marked as zero.
Submission of Assessments
Unless otherwise stated, all work must be submitted electronically via our Moodle site. Work submitted in other formats will not be marked.
Assignment deadline dates and times will be stated on a learner's event Moodle pages. Assignments that are submitted after these specified deadlines will receive zero marks.
If a learner is unable to meet deadlines for the submission of assessments and they have a valid reason as set out in the Deferral of Course & Extenuating Circumstances pages of these Regulations & Procedures, they can apply for a deferral. A Learner must correspond with their event facilitator to ensure that appropriate administration is undertaken and submitted within the allotted time.
Word Count
If an assignment requests a word count, this must be provided on the assignment front sheet.
As set out in your assignment specific marking criteria, marks for your work will be capped or reduced if:
- You fail to provide a word count.
- Your word count is over the limit as stated in course document (5% deduction in marks).