Appeals Procedures

Appeals Relating to Assessment

Note that an appeal cannot be made against the academic judgement of the examiner(s), properly exercised. Appeals on this basis will be ruled invalid. A request for an appeal against an Assessment Board decision shall be valid only if it is based on one or more of the grounds detailed in the above procedures.

Appeals received outside the stated timescales will be ruled invalid.

Requests for appeals must be in writing and must state the ground(s) for the appeal. Documentary evidence should be provided.

A student whose case is under consideration via an appeal shall have the right to continue with his/her course (provided s/he is in good standing with the College) until such time as a decision is reached. This right is designed solely to ensure that a student whose appeal is upheld is not academically disadvantaged and it shall not be interpreted as acceptance of a failed student on a subsequent stage of the course.

Once the College’s complaints/appeals procedures have been exhausted, you may be able to complain to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator.

Appeals Relating to Complaints

The College complaints procedures are published on our website. The College complaints procedures must be followed before an appeal to the validating partner or the Office of the Independent Adjudicator will be considered.

Once the College’s complaints procedures have been exhausted, you may be able to complain to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator.