Service

Student Services

Policy / Service / function name

The Academic Regulations 2009/10, including:

Awards Offered at Edge Hill;

Scheme Regulations;

Validation and Review;

Collaborative Provision;

The Admission of Students;

Student Registration;

Assessment;

Assessment for Progression

Programme Awards and Results;

Appeals Against Assessment Board Decisions;

External Examiners;

Honorary Awards

Name of author

Academic Registry

Lead director

Date of Policy

June 2009

equality and diversity strands

Which of the following equality and diversity strands or other groups does this policy / service / function incorporate?

Could this have a positive or negative impact?

yes

no

n/a

positive

negative

1. Age

Yes

2. Religion / Belief / Faith

implied

3. Disability

Yes

Positive**

Negative*

4. Race

implied

4. Sex

implied

5. Gender Reassignment

implied

5. Sexual orientation

implied

6. Marriage and Civil Partnership

implied

7. Pregnancy & maternity

implied

Inequalities identified

There are no courses that have an upper age limit.

*Admissions have been asked to look at the Admission's Policy to address any perceived inequalities relating to Disabled students.

**Under the section Assessment, H6.1 Students With Disabilities and/or Learning Difficulties, page 29 states that “The University supports the operation of appropriate special arrangements for students undertaking assessment including timed examinations (see Appendix 15 {see separate Equality Impact Assessment}) where a valid claim has been made an agreed by an Assessment Modifications Panel in accordance with the relevant procedures”

Academic Registry has a separate document entitled: REQUEST FOR

EXAMINATION and TEST MODIFICATIONS which clearly outlines

Page 33 H.10.3 states “(a) disability and or a learning difficulty does not in itself constitute a mitigating circumstance. Appropriate special arrangements will have been agreed in these instances where justified.

Recommendations for action

That the wording of the highlighted sections of the document be changed from the medical model of disability to the social model of disability.

If yes, please state:

E & D strand/s

yes

no

1. Are there any issues which may exclude people from using / benefitting from the policy / service / function?

No

2. Are there any issues which may exclude employees from their duties?

No

3. Does the policy / service / function contain any conditions which are applied to everyone, but disadvantage particular persons' because they cannot comply due to one of the equality and diversity strands?

No

4.Does the policy / service / function present any issues which may exclude employees from carrying out their duties?

No

Decision

If no to all 4 questions, there is no requirement for an EIA

Objective justification to all questions that were answered as yes. Please state the objective justification (EIA not required):

If yes you must now complete an EIA prior to implementing this document.