Reasonable adjustments for assessments

The University's Student Wellbeing and Inclusivity Service (SWAI) offers a range of support for students. If you have a disability, including a mental health difficulty, which may affect your performance in your assessments, please contact SWAI at your earliest opportunity. SWAI will meet with you and discuss the most appropriate reasonable adjustments for your assessments.

You can check your current reasonable adjustments via the Student Self-service portal; once logged in, click on the Disability tab under My Personal Details. This page will also tell you how your adjustment applies to Due Date or Fixed-timed assessments. If the adjustments are not what you are expecting, or do not meet your needs, please contact SWAI as soon as possible to discuss this matter before submitting any claims for mitigating circumstances.

All assessments are categorised as either Due Date or Fixed-time. How your adjustment applies to each assessment depends on which of these two categories it falls under.

Due Date Assessments

Due Date Assessments are those which have a set deadline (time and date) by which the work must be submitted. All due-date assessments are listed below:

Reasonable adjustments relating to Due Date Assessments apply to the above assessment types as standard. However, please note that there may be times when it is not possible to meet an agreed adjustment due to the particular nature of some assessments. If your adjustment cannot be applied your School will discuss this with you.

Fixed-time Assessments

Fixed-time Assessments are those which have a fixed start- and end-time, or the assessment takes place in a relatively short window (usually no more than 24 hours) which has a fixed start- and end-time. All fixed-time assessments are listed below:

*Special note on Tutorial Participation: If any of your modules include assessment through Tutorial Participation, then your Module Leader will explain to the class what is being assessed and how. You should then meet with SWAI to discuss the applicability of any adjustments for this assessment.

Please use the information below to understand how your adjustments will apply to each assessment type.

Please note that there may be times when it is not possible to meet an agreed adjustment (due to the particular nature of some assessments), even though it is indicated as applicable in the information below. If your adjustment cannot be applied your School will discuss this with you.

Yes: The adjustment applies to this assessment type as standard.

Not Applicable: The adjustment is not relevant to this assessment type. This is usually because the nature of the adjustment is addressed through the format of the assessment (for instance, specific room requirements are not relevant to online exams as students can choose their own location).

Alternative: Where reasonable and necessary, an alternative to the adjustment may need to be arranged for this assessment type, as it might not be feasible to accommodate the adjustment in its original format. Your School will discuss with you whether you need the adjustment for this assessment type and what the alternative(s) might be.