For various reasons beyond their control, students may have difficulties with the assessment specified on a module and/or programme. Alterative assessment is designed to overcome these difficulties and accommodate the variety of learning needs of our students.
Adjustments to assessment for a student with a disability or on-going health condition may take one of two general forms :
- change to the circumstances (or modification) under which the existing assessment is taken
- providing an alternative form of assessment.
(NB: Both forms of adjustment may be referred to as an "alternative assessment")
For consideration of Alternative Assessment :
- A student must have a disability support plan in place on commencement of the module.
- If there is no agreed support plan is in place (it must be completed within 2 weeks after the start of the module) or there is an urgent change in circumstances the student must contact the Disability Services Team and the module leader in advance of the exam.
- Once the requirements have been discussed with the Team there is to be a discussion with the Module leader and the relevant Head of Learning Teaching and Student experience for that institute for sign off and agreement.
- Module Leader with discuss with the student the agreed alternative and its requirements
- Any agreements will be held on the student file in confidence with managed consent in line with the University of Cumbria current Students Privacy Notice
more information of the support available and how to access it can be found here
To make a request complete the Alternative Assessment Request form.