Attendance PolicyAll students are expected to maintain excellent attendance in all their classes. If students are absent for any reason, they are expected to complete a self-certification form on their return to college, accompanied by a letter from their parent/guardian. In some circumstances, absence can thus be categorised as 'authorised'. This must be handed in to the Student Advice Co-ordinator within five working days of return to college. Non-EMA students may receive a termly bonus depending on their level of attendance.Students with more than 15% absence in a term will not automatically be allowed to return to college for a subsequent term. Where they wish to proceed to the second year of the course or further full time courses they will be interviewed by the Head of Faculty who will determine whether the student is able to continue. For this purpose all absences, authorised and unauthorised, are included as absence. Students with less than 90% attendance are liable to pay their exam and registration fees. A full copy of the college's 'Student Attendance and Absence' document will be made available to the student at enrolment. Students should not take holidays during term time. Such time off would automatically count as unauthorised absence, therefore the student calendar should be referred to at all times.
|
