Please note that the changes listed below have taken effect in the month prior to publication, unless specified otherwise.
The following changes have recently been applied to the Academic Regulations for Taught Courses of Study:
4.3 removal of restrictions about intermissions.
The following changes have recently been applied to the Code of Practice for Taught Courses:
Codes of Practice for Taught Courses, Annex C (Approval and Withdrawal of Taught Courses): Removed section 1.4 that referred to Appendix A.
Codes of Practice for Taught Courses, Annex O Appendix C (Development of New Partnerships – Due Diligence Checklist): Updates regarding the addition of questions as a result of B3 Conditions and Partnership Audit i.e. legal status and beneficial owners, anti-money laundering, financial sanctions and export control.
Codes of Practice for Taught Courses, Annex O Appendix Dii (Development of New Partnerships – Country Risk Assessment): Updates regarding protected characteristics, financial sanctions, export control/ anti-money laundering, crime-rating, kidnapping risk and security. Removal of Covid-19 question.
Codes of Practice for Taught Courses, Annex P (Quality Assurance and Operational Management of Collaborative Partnerships): 2.5 Clarification of process for responses to External Examiner Reports for Validated Institutions.
Codes of Practice for Taught Courses, PSRB Accreditation Register 2022/23: This has been published under Annex S of the Codes of Practice for Taught Courses of Study (Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) and Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Subject Benchmark Statements).
The following changes have recently been applied to the Policies, Procedures and Examinations Guidance:
Student Attendance and Engagement Policy: Creation of letter templates to be used by Divisions when contacting students whose attendance and engagement is zero or very low.