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Policy A-Z

From policies on examinations and marking, to procedures on extensions and interruptions, use this section to find all of the policies and regulations related to teaching and learning on Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Programmes, and Apprenticeships

A-Z of Teaching and Learning Policies

A
Academic Malpractice (Assessment Framework)
Guidance on Assessed Student Group Working (Assessment Framework) 
Guidance on Assessment for Disabled Students (Assessment Framework) 
Policy on Additional Costs for Students on Taught Programmes
Policy on Advising Taught Students  
Policy on Alternative Assessments (Assessment Framework) 
Principles and Guidance for the Application of the Accreditation of Prior Learning (AP(E)L)  
Procedures for Anonymous Handling of Marks (Assessment Framework) 
B
Procedure on Break in Learning for Apprentices
C
Framework for Credit Transfer and Grade Conversion for Study Abroad
Guidance on the Use of Calculators in Examinations (Assessment Framework)
D
Degree Outcomes Statement
Guidance on the Use of Dictionaries in Examinations (Assessment Framework)
Policy for Delivery Subcontracting
Process for the Development and Approval of Degree Apprenticeship Programmes
E
Examinations: Guidance for Students (Assessment Framework) 
Guidance on Examination Boards (Assessment Framework)
Policy on Ethical Approval of Research on Human Subjects in Taught Assessment
Policy on Examinations (Assessment Framework)
Procedure for Extensions
F
Policy on Feedback to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students (Assessment Framework) 
 G

Framework for the Design and Use of Grade Descriptors (Assessment Framework) 

Guidance on Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) and Postgraduate Researchers 
 H
Procedures for Handling Unfair Practice in Examinations (Assessment Framework)  
I

Guidance for students on Interruptions to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Programmes of Study

Policy on Interruptions to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Programmes of Study
L
Guidance on Late Submission (Assessment Framework) 
Guidance on Lecture Shout-outs
M

Guidance on Moderation, Fairness and Consistency in Marking (Assessment Framework)

Policy on Marking (Assessment Framework) 

Policy on Mitigating Circumstances and Coursework Extensions

Procedures for Mitigating Circumstances
The Manchester Matrix- the Purposes of a Manchester Undergraduate education 
P

Guidance for Staff on Placement Learning

Policy for Placement Learning

Policy on Personalised Learning for Students on Taught Programmes 

Procedures for Protecting the Interests of Students and Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) during Exceptional Events 
Postgraduate Taught Degree Regulations

Procedures for the Award of Posthumous and Aegrotat Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Degrees

The Principles of Assessment (Assessment Framework)
R

Guidance on Reassessment Away from Manchester (Assessment Framework) 

Guidance on the Retention of Teaching and Learning Material (Assessment Framework)

Policy on Refunds and Compensation (Student Protection Plan)  

 Policy on Religious Observance for Students
Policy on the Recording of Lectures and Other Teaching and Learning Activities 
S

Student Pregnancy, Maternity and New Parent Policy

Student Protection Plan

Procedures for Supporting Student Pregnancy, Maternity and New Parents 

Student Representation Policy

Student Self-certification of Absence from Learning (Assessment Framework) 

Procedure for Student Self-Certification of Absence from Learning

Policy on Submission of Work for Summative Assessment on Taught Programmes (Assessment Framework) 

T

Procedure and Guidance for Transnational Education

Timetabling Policy

U

Undergraduate Degree Regulations

University Peer Review of Teaching 

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  • Can’t find a policy? Try searching the full list of student-related policies on the Regulations Microsite, which includes policies owned outside of Teaching and Learning Delivery. 

For general queries, please e-mail teaching-policy@manchester.ac.uk