Student Attendance Policy
Introduction
The University has an obligation to ensure that it has accurate records of all student attendance for funding and other statutory returns, alongside its legal duty to report to UK Visas and Immigration.
Students who are in receipt of bursaries, sponsorship or other funding should be aware that the University may be obliged to report any absences to the relevant funding authority, and this may affect their funding.
International (Tier 4) students should be aware that the University has a duty to ensure students fully engage with their studies throughout the duration of their programme of study. Information regarding attendance for international students can be found at: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/academic-registry/student/registry-services/further-information-for-international-students.
Some programmes may have additional attendance requirements specified by their Professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB). Additional requirements can be found in the relevant programme guide.
Attendance data is utilised by the Learner Digital Engagement Software for academic and support staff to obtain an overall picture of a student’s engagement.
Policy
PLEASE NOTE THIS POLICY APPLIES TO LEVEL 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 STUDENTS
Student Attendance Appeals
A student may appeal against their withdrawal under the Attendance Policy if they can demonstrate:
- that there has been a material administrative error or;
- some other material irregularity has occurred;
- that the decision to withdraw the student from their programme was unreasonable.
Disagreement with the decision to withdraw a student is not in itself grounds for appeal. There are strict deadlines for the submission of an appeal. Students must lodge the appeal with the Student Governance Office within 10 working days of notification of their withdrawal from the programme.
The Attendance Policy Withdrawal Appeal form is available via Student Governance Forms at https://myservices.ljmu.ac.uk/. If you cannot access the online forms please contact StudentGovernance@ljmu.ac.uk
Further information and guidance relating to submitting an appeal can be found at https://policies.ljmu.ac.uk/UserHome/Policies/PolicyDisplay.aspx?&id=446&l=1
Independent advice is available to students at John Moores Students Union (JMSU) Advice and Information centre on telephone 0151 231 4900, email jmsuadvice@ljmu.ac.uk
General Data Protection Regulations 2018
Liverpool John Moores University is registered as a Data Controller with the Office of the Information Commissioner as required under the General Data Protection Regulations 2018. The University only processes data in accordance with the Regulations and for the purposes notified to the Information Commissioner.