Managing absences from university

You need to attend timetabled sessions regularly and must attend any mandatory sessions for your course.鈥疶his is a key action for you under the Student Agreement and our policy and procedure on academic engagement. It is also really important so that you can progress your studies and make the most of your time at 蜜桃AV.听聽

However, we know that there are times where circumstances can impact your ability to attend classes or engage with your studies in other ways, such as illness, bereavement or family circumstances. Find out when and how you need to tell us about any absence, what information we need and how we will use this information during your degree.

What to do if you are going to be absent from university

What you need to do if you are going to be absent from university will vary depending on your situation and chosen course of study.听Find information for:

Student visa holders

If you鈥檙e a student visa holder, significant absence from your course could affect your visa and eligibility for the Graduate Route. This is due to the Student visa having conditions on engagement with your study and the Graduate Route having rules on study in the UK.

Your visa conditions require you to study on the campus named on your CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies). This means you are not allowed to study remotely or from outside the UK after you have enrolled with us in Bournemouth.

If you have circumstances that will impact your attendance on campus for more than seven days, please log the absence with your Programme Support Officer. You will need to include the dates of your absence and whether your plans will involve leaving the UK during that period. We will then consider your circumstances and our Immigration team will contact you with advice as to whether this might impact your visa status.

Find out more information about Immigrations and visas on our website.

Apprentices

If you鈥檙e studying on an apprenticeship course you have . We are required to tell your employer about all absences. You need to let us know about all absences, either in advance or as soon as possible afterwards.

You can do this by contacting your Programme Support Officer (you can find their details on your programme page on Brightspace) to let them know the reason for your absence and the likely period of your absence.

If you have any questions about where聽to report non-attendance聽as an apprenticeship student, you can contact [email protected].听

Students on professional registration courses

If you鈥檙e studying聽a professional registration course you have additional, stricter engagement and attendance requirements set by external bodies. Professional registration courses include social work and health profession degrees which qualify you for a professional registration with a regulatory body such as the Nursing & Midwifery Council, Health Professions Council or Social Work England.

Information about the requirements for your specific course can be found in your programme area on Brightspace or can be requested from your teaching team, but you will usually need to tell us about any absence. You can do this by contacting your Programme Support Officer (you can find their details on your programme page on Brightspace) to let them know the reason for your absence and the likely period of your absence.

Health students absent from practice education placement need to follow our聽absence reporting process聽on the 蜜桃AV website.

All other students

It is important that you tell us about longer periods of absence (more than seven calendar days) or any circumstances which are likely to result in recurring (repeated) absences over an extended period. You can do this by contacting your Programme Support Officer (you can find their details on your programme page on Brightspace).

You need to tell us the reason for your absence and how long you expect to be away. This information will be used to put support in place for you if necessary. We will also take your circumstances into account in our engagement review process, where we contact students with low attendance.

If you know about the absence in advance, you should let us know before the absence will begin. If you can鈥檛 tell us in advance, it is still important to let us know about your absence when you can.

What to do if there is an impact on an assessment

If the circumstances causing your absence will impact an assessment or you have an assessment due in the period of your absence, you may be able to request an extension and/or submit a request for exceptional circumstances.

Notifying us of your absence does not automatically lead to any action related to your assessments. You will need to make a separate request for any extension or exceptional circumstances by following our usual processes detailed in our important information webpage.

If you are not sure what you need to do, please ask your Programme Support Officer for help with this.听

What to do if you have a health condition or disability which can affect attendance or other engagement

At 蜜桃AV we aim to support all our students and to provide an accessible and supportive environment.

If a disability or condition is affecting your attendance it鈥檚 important that you tell us about your circumstances, so that we can manage the engagement review process appropriately and work with you to ensure the right support is in place to support your attendance and wider academic engagement with your studies. We will make reasonable adjustments to our processes to take account of disabilities and long-term conditions where you tell us about them.

We do not necessarily withdraw students only based on low attendance as long as you are engaging with your course in other ways, communicating with us about your situation and making reasonable academic progress. However, we do need to understand your circumstances and have an agreed plan in place to support you.

We may use our Support to Study process to help us work out what support you need to make reasonable academic progress and decide whether or how this can reasonably be provided.

If a health condition (including a recurring condition) or disability may affect your ability to meet assessment deadlines or take part in particular course activities, again it is really important that you let us know. We can help you take the right steps to manage the situation. You may need request an extension for any assessment coming up on your course and/or submit a request for exceptional circumstances. Please ask your Programme Support Officer if you need further information.听

If you had specific learning support or adjustments in place at school or college, or if you receive a new diagnosis with recommendations for specific support in managing your learning, please contact our as soon as possible so that they can help get support in place.

Academic engagement and attendance

Students who engage with their course do better. Find out why engagement is important and what we do to support you to achieve your best.

How to log your attendance

Check our step-by-step guide for how to log your attendance during lectures.

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