Apply to study dance

There are two routes to apply for a place on one of our programmes:

• Through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service UCAS, a UK-wide service for undergraduate and postgraduate higher education programmes of study.
• By using our application documentation. There is no application fee if you are applying to the Faculty of Education directly but UCAS charges a fee to register with them.

Before applying, you should read our prospectus to decide which programme is for you. You will find information on delivery, content and assessment, along with entry requirements.

As you will see under ‘after applying,’ the application process has several steps. Most of them involve the Faculty of Education (FoE) directly. Depending on your programme of choice, you may also need to contact other organisations or agencies, to meet your offer conditions. Some steps of the application process have a fee.

Entry requirements

Most of our programmes will also ask for other qualifications. In a few instances, you may apply through a concessionary route if you do not already have, or are currently studying, for the needed qualifications.

In addition to the entry requirements, we expect you to have certain skills and qualities. The selection criteria are tailored to each programme and tell you what we look for and how you can best show that you meet these. It also shows information on auditions, interviews, offers, registration, and accommodation.

Applicants usually have some dance teaching experience before they study with us. If you don’t, there are still things you can do to prepare. You can:

• offer to be a chaperone or class assistant at the dance school where you go to classes yourself.
• observe your dance teacher: how do they teach your class? How do they correct you and the other students in your class? How do they introduce new steps or dance routines? How do they manage behaviour in and outside of the dance studio?

Some of our programmes hold auditions or interviews as part of the application process. These usually take place at RAD headquarters in London. If we invite you to an audition, there is usually an audition fee to be paid. Please plan your travel and accommodation in advance.

If you are an overseas applicant and sending an audition video, you’ll have to pay the cost of posting your video and supporting documentation to us, and of the telephone interview.

Receiving an offer

If you are offered a place on the programme, you must meet the entry requirements. If you would like to accept, you must pay a (non-refundable) registration fee for most programmes to secure your place. Please check whether the registration fee is needed in your case as well as ‘how to pay‘. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your application, please contact the registrar directly.

Conditional Offer

If you receive a conditional offer of a place, the following information shows how to meet the conditions:

The minimum requirement for all our programmes of study is Intermediate (or the equivalent) in dance or ballet. For most programmes, you will be required to provide evidence of your skills in dance or ballet by providing us with a dance examination certificate. As you probably know already, dance societies have set examination dates and centres and charge an examination fee. If you have never taken a dance examination, please read our general regulations on mature students, whether you can meet the dance entry requirement for your programme of choice by concessionary entry, and what the conditions, deadlines and fees are.

Enhanced Disclosure

Some of our programmes require that applicants provide us with a recent satisfactory police or criminal records check. Registry will need to see the original of your police or criminal records check before your programme starts. The time it takes for the check to be issued can vary greatly from country to country. Please make sure you request it on time. In most countries, the authorities charge a fee for the service. If you live in the UK, it is most likely that you will need a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or that you are registered with the DBS update service. Applications for Enhanced Disclosure are made through an umbrella body that is registered with the DBS. For the RAD, Due Diligence Checking (DDC) acts as the umbrella body. We will provide you with more information on how to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure as part of an offer.

Inclusive working

The RAD aims to create an inclusive working and studying environment. For onsite programmes of study, we wish to know if you have any health conditions or disabilities which might impair your ability to fulfil the requirements of your programme of study. Ahead of the programme’s start, we will ask you to complete a fitness-to-practice questionnaire, which may be passed onto an external Occupational Health professional for assessment. The questionnaire is designed to identify students who need additional support whilst enrolled in a Faculty of Education programme of study. Our aim is to be supportive of students with additional learning/support needs.

Please note: if you do have a disability as recognised and supported by the Disabled Students’ Allowance Quality Assurance Group (DSA – QAG), the fitness to practice questionnaire does not replace the assessment completed at one of the DSA-recognised assessment centres. As such, you will still have to go through this process in order to get DSA as well as reasonable adjustments in regards to submissions and exams.

Find out further information from UCAS on the support provided to disabled students while studying at university or college, as well as further pre and post application information.

UK-based students are encouraged to apply for Disabled Students’ Allowance prior to starting on programme. Early applications should enable us to get your institutional support up and running as soon as you arrive. You will find more information on the following pages:

• England: www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas
• Northern Ireland: www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/disabled-students-allowances
• Scotland: www.saas.gov.uk/
• Wales: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/

Language

All our programmes of study are delivered in English. If your first language is not English, you will most likely be asked to undertake an English language test to show that you know English well enough to study at higher education level. The requirements for your programme of choice can also be found on the specific programme pages. Most English language test organisations charge a fee and require you to travel to their centres for the test. The Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) (CDT) can also be studied in languages other than English. For the CDT programme, you need to ensure that you have the appropriate language skills in the delivery language.

Visa requirements

If you are an overseas applicant who would like to join us here in London for the onsite BA (Hons) Ballet Education, it is most likely that you require a Student visa to stay in the UK for your studies. You will find information on the visa requirements and application process on the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) website, where you can also assess your circumstances against the criteria outlined. Visa applicants who need to prove that their international qualification(s) meet the academic or English language requirements should obtain an official statement from UK NARIC. This information is used by UKVI to decide if the applicant meets the requirements of the Immigration Rules. There are quite a few costs involved in the visa application process, amongst others: a visa application fee, the healthcare surcharge, the NARIC statement fee, evidence of your financial position, and travel to and from the visa application centre in your country.

Across all programmes, we expect you to have a minimum of Intermediate in the relevant dance genre. If you are applying for a place on the Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) (CDT), you will need to explain in your personal statement your own training in ballet and show in detail how you are able to embody the RAD syllabus or how you are obtaining the relevant ballet skills prior to the start of the programme.

All our programmes of study train students to be dance teachers. We, therefore, expect our students to have a certain level of dance skills before they study with us. For the RAD’s own ballet syllabus, for instance, there are several ways in which you can increase your knowledge of the Graded and Vocational Graded syllabus and improve your demonstration skills in preparation for your studies.

For example, you can attend ballet classes by an RAD teacher in your area or undertake one of our CPD workshops on syllabus work. If you prefer to work through the syllabus yourself or live in a location without easy access to classes or workshops, the RAD syllabus is available in books, e-books and DVDs.

All programmes of study require students to write formative and summative assignments, such as study tasks, essays or presentations for instance. You should therefore already have a certain level of computer skills in order to be able to use the usual set of computer software before you commence your studies.

Students’ union

The RAD is a member of the National Union of Students (NUS).

Usually, students on the onsite degree, BA (Hons) Ballet Education, elect an NUS representative on behalf of the student body. There are no student union facilities or offices at the RAD. Information from the NUS is circulated to students and posted in the student common area. For questions about the students’ union, please contact faculty@rad.org.uk.

Data collection

Please be aware that the Faculty of Education provides personal student data to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Currently, data from students on the following programmes is returned to HESA:

• BA (Hons) Ballet Education
• BA (Hons) Dance Education, including the Certificate of Higher Education: Dance Education and the Diploma of Higher Education: Dance Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Dance Education with Qualified Teacher Status (including School Direct)
• Master of Arts in Education (Dance Teaching), including the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Dance Teaching) and the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Dance Teaching)

For further information, please read the data collection notices on the HESA website.

Application pack and information

• Application Guidelines – Not CDT
• Application Forms for all other programmes – Not CDT
• Reference Form – All programmes
• Equal Opportunities Form – All programmes
• Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) Guidelines
• Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) Application Form

The Faculty of Education is accepting applications for all programmes that start in 2024/25. You can email your application and reference to faculty@rad.org.uk. or post to Admissions Officer, Faculty of Education, Royal Academy of Dance, 188 York Road, London SW11 3JZ, UK.

If you are having difficulty downloading the application form then please contact faculty@rad.org.uk.

The Royal Academy of Dance is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Read our Higher Education Privacy Notice.

For programmes that require application via RAD National Offices, here is a list of contact details.

Concessionary Entry

Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet)
Applicants without formal classical ballet qualifications (Advanced Foundation, Advanced 1, Advanced 2, Intermediate, or an equivalent examination from a recognised dance teaching society) should provide a video/DVD to support their application.  Fees for concessionary entry, can be found on the Fees and Funding page.

• Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) Concessionary Entry Guidelines
• Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) Concessionary Entry Submission Form

Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies – Halted in 2024
Applicants without formal qualifications (the Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies, or an equivalent level 4 dance teaching qualification) should provide a video/DVD and supporting evidence to support their application. Fees for concessionary entry, can be found on the Fees and Funding page.

• Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies Concessionary Entry Guidelines
• Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies Concessionary Entry Submission Form
• Payment Form

BA (Hons) Dance Education
Applicants without formal dance qualifications (Intermediate or higher vocational examination in any dance genre from a recognised dance teaching society or A-level dance) should provide a video/DVD to support their application.  Applicants who do not meet the academic entry requirements, will be required to complete a concessionary entry essay.  Fees for concessionary entry, can be found on the Fees and Funding page.

• BA (Hons) Dance Education Concessionary Entry Guidelines
• Payment Form

Master of Arts in Education (Dance Teaching)

Applicants who do not meet the academic entry requirements will be required to complete a concessionary entry essay.
Applicants who do not meet the teaching requirements will be required to complete a concessionary video/DVD to support their application.
Fees for concessionary entry can be found on the Fees and Funding page.

Academic Transfers

Transferring between Royal Academy of Dance Programmes

The Royal Academy of Dance allows transfers, after the completion of a level of study, from its BA (Hons) Ballet Education programme (FHEQ Levels 4 and 5) into subsequent levels of the BA (Hons) Dance Education programme, subject to availability of places on the programme.  Following discussion with the relevant Programme Managers, transfers are subject to approval by the Dean.  Students holding a Student Visa for the BA (Hons) Ballet Education requesting transfer to the BA (Hons) Dance Education will have their Student Visa revoked and they will be required to leave the UK unless they secure other rights to remain.  Visas are not offered by the Royal Academy of Dance for distance-learning programmes of study.

Should a student transfer their registration from one programme of study to another then they must obtain RAD RTS via the method applicable for their new programme of study.

Those who transfer from BA (Hons) Ballet Education Level 5 into BA (Hons) Dance Education Level 6 therefore lose eligibility to gain RAD RTS.

Transferring onto a Royal Academy of Dance Programme from another institution

The Royal Academy of Dance will consider on a case-by-case basis whether students from other higher education providers would be eligible to transfer onto a Faculty of Education programme.  Students wishing to transfer to a Royal Academy of Dance programme should make application through UCAS.  Applicants may be required to attend an audition and/or an interview as part of the admissions process.  The application to transfer should normally be made before the start of the academic year in which the student will join the new programme.  Where a student is applying to enter a programme with Advanced Standing, they must complete an Accreditation of Prior Learning Application form.  The Royal Academy of Dance Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy can be found here:

The form should be accompanied by an academic transcript and the specification for the programme completed at the current institution.

For further information please email registry@rad.org.uk.

Transferring to another institution from the Royal Academy of Dance

If a student decides that their current programme of study at the Royal Academy of Dance is not meeting their needs, they will be invited to discuss their options with their Programme Manager who will be able to offer practical advice and support.  Where a student decides to transfer to another institution, they should apply to the new institution in accordance with its admissions and credit transfer procedures and complete a Royal Academy of Dance withdrawal form.  Registry will be able to provide advice on financial implications and any supporting documents required for the transfer.

Students transferring from the Royal Academy of Dance to another provider will be given a transcript of achievement, if applicable, and they may request a reference from the Faculty of Education in accordance with its Principles and Guidelines for writing Student References (available to all registered students on the Virtual Learning Environment).

Full-time Undergraduate Programmes	We are accepting applications for our full-time BA (Hons) Ballet Education and BA (Hons) Dance Education programmes for September 202
For full-time higher education undergraduate programmes, please apply online through UCAS.
UCAS applicants will need to provide:	The institution name for the Royal Academy of Dance which is RAD
	The institution code for the Royal Academy of Dance which is R55
The course code for your chosen programme:	BA (Hons) Ballet Education: W540
	BA (Hons) Dance Education: W541
	Diploma of Higher Education: Dance Education: W590
	Certificate of Higher Education: Dance Education: W591

The UCAS website provides a step-by-step guide to submitting your application including video guides and advice on completing your personal statement. You can also keep track of the progress of your application. For general enquiries and information on the application procedure please contact UCAS on +44 (0)371 468 0 468 for undergraduate applications.

If you are an international student you might also be able to get help from your local British Council Office.

Regulations

All students are required to abide by the procedures and regulations of the Royal Academy of Dance and, for validated programmes, the University of Bath. The General Regulations of the Faculty of Education can be found on the Regulations page and are made available to each student upon enrolment.

Those applying for a University of Bath-validated programme should read this guidance document.

Clearing 2024

If we still have places available on our full-time undergraduate programmes after conditional and unconditional offers have been made these will be listed under clearing on the UCAS website. Clearing is available from July to August each year.

If you are interested in applying for one of our programmes through clearing please contact the registry or UCAS clearing directly.

For the following part-time, distance learning and RAD professional award programmes, please apply directly to the RAD by downloading an application form and guidance notes. These should be read carefully before completing your application.

Programme	Apply by	Apply via
Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance	31 January 2025	Registry
MA in Education (Dance Teaching)	30 April 2025	Registry
BA (Hons) Dance Education (part time)	30 April 2025	Registry
Diploma of Higher Education Dance Education (part time)	30 April 2025	Registry
Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies	Not running in 2025/26	Registry
Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) – UK students*	1 August 2025	Registry
Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) -International students*	1 August 2025	RAD National Office
Professional Dancers’ Graduate Teaching Diploma (UK & Australia)	1 November 2024	Registry (UK)

1. Each programme has a limited number of places and therefore early application is recommended.
2. * The deadline for submitting video applications is 1 July 2024.
3. See RAD National Offices contact details.

Regulations

All students are required to abide by the procedures and regulations of the Royal Academy of Dance and, for validated programmes, the University of Bath. The General Regulations of the Faculty of Education can be found on the Regulations page and are made available to each student upon enrolment.

Those applying for a University of Bath-validated programme should read this guidance document.

Vetting and barring scheme and criminal records

If you are applying for a programme requiring contact with young people and vulnerable adults, you will need to comply with the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and any subsequent legislation. This is likely to include an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or equivalent. An application will be made on your behalf by the RAD or by an umbrella organisation.

Applicants outside the UK will need to provide a satisfactory police check or equivalent from their country of residence. For more information please email faculty@rad.org.uk.

Accreditation of prior learning

If you wish to apply for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) please find the relevant documentation under Policies, Procedures, and Regulations. Please read all the guidance carefully before applying.

For further information including the specific module summaries for each course, please email faculty@rad.org.uk.

International student application

Applicants whose first language is not English

If you are applying for a programme where an English Language Proficiency test is required, you must achieve one of the following qualifications:

Undergraduate Programmes:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): band 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in each of the subtests. The IELTS test must have been taken no earlier than two years before the date of the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies is issued.

Postgraduate Programmes:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): band 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the subtests. The IELTS test must have been taken no earlier than two years before the date of the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies is issued.

Some other school-leaving or matriculation certificates contain a compulsory examination in English and these may be taken as equivalent. If you have recently gained another English language qualification, check with the Registry to make sure that it is acceptable.

Selection criteria

Once your initial application has been submitted it will be processed according to the following selection criteria:

• BA Ballet Education
• BA Dance Education
• Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet)
• Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies
• Licentiate of the RAD
• MA in Education (Dance Teaching)

For details of the selection criteria for all other programmes please contact the Admissions Officer at faculty@rad.org.uk.

Offers

Undergraduate programmes

You can keep track of your application through the UCAS website. This includes any conditional or unconditional offers we may make. You will need to respond via the UCAS website in accordance with the given deadlines.

Part-time and Distance Learning programmes

Offers will be made direct from our registry.

Contextualised admissions

Guidance for Applicants

When the Faculty of Education reviews your application to one of our university-validated programmes, we implement the principles of contextualised admissions.

What are contextualised admissions?

Contextualised admissions is the process through which the Faculty of Education assesses your prior attainment and potential to succeed in higher education in the context of the circumstances in which your attainment has been obtained. Contextual data includes educational, geo-demographic and socio-economic background data.  Contextual information includes self-declared information which you provide, such as current or previous caring responsibilities, or family/lifestyle circumstances. To find out more information on contextualised admissions, download the guidance document here.

Some of our programmes require applicants to attend an interview and audition or online interview. These are as follows:

MA in Education (Dance Teaching)

After initial review of the application, applicants who we wish to progress in the application process will be invited to attend an online interview. Applicants may additionally be asked to submit concessionary entry tasks.

BA (Hons) Ballet Education

After initial review of the application, applicants who we wish to progress in the application process will be invited to attend an onsite audition and interview in London.

International Students applying for this programme who are unable to attend an audition in London may supply video and other evidence in place of an audition. Entry for this programme is very competitive and we strongly recommend early application to improve your chances of an invitation to audition. Please refer to the selection criteria for more details.

BA (Hons) Dance Education

After initial review of the application, applicants who we wish to progress in the application process will be invited to attend an online interview. Applicants may additionally be asked to submit concessionary entry tasks.

Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance

Applicants who are not enrolled in the BA (Hons) Ballet Education may be required to undertake an audition and interview with a member of the programme staff.

Professional Dancers’ Graduate Teaching Diploma

After the initial review of the application, applicants who we wish to progress in the application process will be invited to attend an online interview.

If you wish to raise a Grievance or Complaint on any aspect of your application, you should do so by using the Student Grievance and Complaints Policy and Procedures.

Several of our programmes have one or more practical teaching placements. For some programmes, we arrange the placement for you, and for others, you are asked to find a placement, usually with a mentor, in an appropriate dance school yourself.

The BA (Hons) Ballet Education (BABE) has several practical teaching modules at Levels 5 and 6 where students travel to placement schools to teach under the supervision of a mentor. We arrange the placements on behalf of our students but will try to match your availability in the evenings and weekends with the timetables of our placement schools. You will need to be prepared to travel to and from the school and are expected to make use of your student Oyster card for journeys within Zones 1 to 6 of London public transport. For travel outside Zone 6, the Faculty of Education has a small fund and you can apply to the fund for financial assistance with your placement travel cost. For further information, please contact the registry.

The Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet)* (CDT) has practical teaching placements where you suggest a suitable mentor and placement school to us. The mentor has to have a ballet teaching qualification. The school should give you access to the required number of teaching hours and offer ballet classes at different levels with at least four pupils in each class. If you are not already teaching or assisting in a dance school when you apply, you should have a potential placement school in place by the time the programme starts. Please ensure that you submit your mentor recommendation form to the Programme Officer on time. If you do not meet the deadline, you may not be able to undertake the placement and your studies may be put on hold.

*The placements for CDT should not be paid. If you are already working for the school that you propose for your placement as a paid employee, you will need to ensure that the hours you teach for your placement module are not part of your employment contract and therefore are not paid.

The Professional Dancers’ Graduate Teaching Diploma has a practical teaching placement in a dance school/teaching context of your choice, where you are supported by a Mentor and RAD Practical Teaching Tutor over a 10 week period.

Student Support

The RAD is committed to supporting students at all stages of the application process and whilst on a programme. For more information on how we support students, please email studentsupport@rad.org.uk for advice and guidance when applying.

Registration

Registration occurs at the beginning of each of our programmes of study and is when you formally become a member of our student body.

On-Site Programmes

On the first day of study, you will need to attend a Registration session to complete the following:

1. Confirmation of funding – you should bring the relevant letter issued by the Student Loans Company which confirms your Tuition Fee Loan or other evidence of payment. If for any reason there is a delay with your payment then do let us know so that we can help you.
2. Completion of your registration form and other declarations – you will be given a Registration Form to fill out and ensure that all information is accurate.
3. Collect a locker key – you will be issued with a locker key to enable you to store your clothes and other items when taking part in practical sessions.
4. Library card – you will be issued with a Library card. Please send a suitable photograph to Registry in .jpg format before the programme start.

Distance Learning Programmes

Before the programme starts, you will be sent by Registry a Registration Form to fill out and ensure that all information is accurate. Students commencing their studies at FHEQ Level 5 or 6 will be sent a Module Option Form by the Programme Officer to choose their module options.

Accommodation for full-time students

The RAD does not have any student accommodation onsite at RAD headquarters. However NEW from September 2024, the RAD has partnered with urbanest to give students access to an allotted number of purpose-built student accommodation in Battersea.  Overlooking the River Thames and the iconic chimneys of Battersea Power Station, this brand-new site provides sector leading student accommodation with easy access to central London and RAD’s headquarters.

With a zone 1 tube station minutes from the front door (Battersea Power Station on the Northern Line), and plenty of hospitality, retail and activities on your doorstep, our Battersea student accommodation is part of a thriving new neighbourhood. It is also a building leading the charge for sustainability through its Passivhaus construction, which delivers energy-efficient heating and cooling throughout the year.

Click here to find out more and book your room.

We can also give students a list of places to stay.  Please contact the Admissions Officer on +44 (0)20 7326 8086 or e-mail faculty@rad.org.uk for more information.

Intensive Study Period (ISP) – Places to stay

Some distance learning students may be required to attend a short period of intensive study at the RAD in London. The following list of local accommodation includes hotels, B&Bs and hostels which you may be helpful.

• Accommodation list

Assessments

Each programme of study identifies learning outcomes, i.e. subject knowledge and understanding as well as cognitive, practical and key/transferable skills, which you will have gained by the time you complete the module or programme of study successfully. Over the course of your studies, all learning outcomes are assessed in the final, summative module assignments. Some modules have more than one assignment. For instance, a practical teaching module may require you to teach a lesson at your placement school as one assessment element and, as the second assessment element, to submit a portfolio consisting of teaching materials, resources and other documentation. Both assessment elements and their individual marks contribute to the final module mark that will show on your transcript.

We set the assessment tasks for each year of study and provide you with an Assessment and Examinations Booklet for the relevant semester or year, which you can access through your student log-in to the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The booklet gives you all the relevant information on the assignment(s) for each module, such as the type of assessment, the submission deadline and what assessment criteria or competencies you should show in the assignment. You will also find the names of the tutors who mark the assignment. If a module has more than one assessment element, we give you the percentage that the mark of each element contributes to the final module mark. We also tell you how you would submit the assignment to us and which specific learning outcomes are assessed by each of the assessment criteria. For programmes of study that have a pass or fail outcome to a module, rather than a numerical module mark, the Assessment and Examinations Booklet will list the competencies that you need to demonstrate.

In addition to the information on assessment for each programme, you may want to have a look at the principles and processes that the Faculty of Education follows when marking student work. They can be found in the Code of Practice on the Assessment of Students’ Work within Taught Programmes under Policies, Procedures and Regulations.

Once you are enrolled on your programme of study, you can discuss and arrange reasonable adjustments to learning, teaching and assessment with the Student Support Officer and Programme Manager should you require adjustments due to a documented disability.

Re-sitting assessments

If you are not successful in achieving a module at first attempt, you are normally given one further opportunity to pass the assessment element(s) that you have failed. You do not have to retake assessment elements that you passed at first attempt. Programme-specific re-sit arrangements are in the Programme Regulations, which you can access through your student login to the VLE. Most programmes limit the number of module credits that you can re-sit.

The timing of the re-sit will depend on the programme of study you are registered for. For some programmes, the re-sit takes place in the Summer Re-assessment Period, i.e. usually during July and beginning of August. For other programmes, the re-sits are undertaken at the next time the module is delivered, usually the following year. If the re-sit takes place the next time the module is delivered, you do not repeat the assignment of your first attempt but submit the assignment that is in the Assessment and Examinations Booklet for that year of your re-sit. A number of programmes publish a specific re-sit Assessment and Examinations Booklet.

The amount of tutoring for re-sitting a module will depend on the programme of study. The Attendance Policy specifies that re-assessments with attendance give you access to the same amount of tutoring hours as for the first attempt. Re-assessments without attendance give you access to one hour of tutoring. For most programmes, re-sits are without attendance and it will be one hour of re-sit tutoring per module to help you prepare your re-sit assignment(s). The re-sit tutor is normally the same tutor as for the module and the first assessment attempt. You can decide with your re-sit tutor how best to use the hour of tutoring. If a programme has re-sits with attendance, the Programme Regulations will specify relevant modules and you will be able to decide whether you would like to re-sit such modules with attendance or without attendance.

For re-sit without attendance, please refer to the Fees and Funding page for information on the current module re-sit fee. For re-sits with attendance, an appropriate proportion of the tuition fee will be charged.