Policy consultations

The Policy and Procedure team within (TLD)'s Taught Programme Enhancement (TPE) team oversees the development, approval, and implementation of Teaching and Learning policies and procedures, including coordinating the consultation process. We also act as first liaison point with all stakeholders for policy and regulatory queries, offering advice and support for consistent implementation across the University, working with staff and students to identify policy areas for development.

Staff and students wishing to comment on policies and procedures can do so using our policy comments form. If there is an open consultation for the policy or procedure, your comments will feed directly into the consultation process. If your comment relates to a policy or procedure that is not currently open for consultation, we will retain your comments on file for the next available consultation.

If you have an urgent matter regarding a policy or procedure, you can contact the team directly at teaching-policy@manchester.ac.uk. Details of which policies are open for consultation, and when, can be found below.

24/25 consultations

2024/25 Policy Consultations		Consultation opens	Deadline for comments	Current version of the Policy	Documents for Consultation
Category A	Undergraduate Degree Regulations	Monday 2 Dec 2024	Friday 31 Jan 2025	Undergraduate Degree Regulations	Documents will be available when the consultation opens
	Postgraduate Taught Degree Regulations			Postgraduate Taught Degree Regulations
	Framework for Credit Transfer and Grade Conversion of Study Abroad			Framework for Credit Transfer and Grade Conversion of Study Abroad
Category B	Policy on ethical approval of research on human subjects in taught assessment	Monday 2 Sep 2024	Friday 29 Nov 2024	Policy on ethical approval on human subjects in taught assessment	Policy on Ethical Approval of Research.pdf
	Guidance on lecture shout outs			Guidance on lecture shout-outs	Guidance on lecture shout-outs.pdf
	Procedures for the Award of Posthumous and Aegrotat UG and PGT degrees			Procedures for the award of posthumous and aegrotat UG and PGT degrees	Procedures for the award of posthumous and aegrotat undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees.pdf
	Peer Review of Teaching			Peer Review of Teaching	Peer review of teaching guidance.pdf
Annual	Degree Outcomes Statement	Degree Outcomes Statement Comments welcome anytime

25/26 consultations

Student voice and rights as consumers

Policy on refunds and compensation
Student representation policy
The Manchester matrix- the purposes of a Manchester undergraduate education
Policy on additional costs
Student protection plan
Guidance on GTA and postgraduate researches
Procedures for protecting the interests of students and PGRs during "exceptional events"
Degree outcomes statement (reviewed every year)

26/27 consultations

Changes to the student journey

Student pregnancy, maternity and new parent policy
Student pregnancy, maternity and new parent procedure
Policy on mitigating circumstances
Procedure on mitigating circumstances
Procedure on extensions
Procedure for student self-certification of absence from learning
Policy on interruptions to taught programmes
Guidance for staff on interruptions to taught programmes
Guidance for students on interruptions to taught programmes
Policy on advising students
Degree outcomes statement (reviewed every year)

27/28 consultations

The student journey

Framework for credit transfer and grade conversion of study abroad
Policy on personalised learning for students on taught programmes
Policy for placement learning
Guidance for staff on placement learning
Procedure and guidance for transnational education
Policy on the recording of lectures and other teaching and learning activities
Principles and guidance for the application of APEL
Timetabling policy
Guidance on lecture shout outs
Degree outcomes statement (reviewed every year)

28/29 consultations

Assessment and Feedback

Assessment Principles
Policy on Marking
Policy on Feedback
Policy on Alternative Assessments
Policy on Examinations
Associated guidance and procedures

29/30 consultations

Degree regulations

Undergraduate degree regulations
Postgraduate taught degree regulations
Policy on ethical approval of research in taught assessment
Procedures for the award of posthumous and aegrotat undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees
University peer review of teaching
Degree outcomes statement (reviewed every year)

Degree apprenticeships

Policy for delivery subcontracting
Process of approval of degree apprenticeships
Procedure on break in learning for apprentices