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I know that it will be all change in 2006 for students with previous
study but
am I correct in saying that 2005 entrants will benefit from a more
generous
interpretation of false start than previously?
Previously, if a student had attended more than one course, even if
within the
same academic year and the periods of attendance before withdrawal did
not
exceed a year, they would not be entitled to support for any subsequent
course.
( I am of course talking about withdrawal without a transfer being
arranged so
we'd be considering false start regs rather than transfer regs.)
However, under the 2005 Regs, Part 4, 11(6)(b) and Notes of Guidance
Page 29,
Para 127, it makes it clear that two attempts within the same academic
year will
be treated as a single course. "LEAs should note that where a student
starts
one course, transfers directly to another course and then drops out all
within
one year this should be treated as a single course for purposes of the
false
start provision. The student will therefore benefit from the false
start
provision if he later commences a 'second' course".
Looking back through the previous regs and notes of guidance I cannot
see any
reference to two courses attended within the same academic year being
regarded
as a single course so is there indeed a bit more generosity?!!
Looking at the proposals for 2006, I was concerned to read in Appendix 2
under
"compelling personal reasons" that "it would not be our intention to
fund a
different degree course should a student withdraw from their course due
to
'compelling personal reasons', but rather to allow the support for their
original course to be extended in recognition of the need for extra time
to
complete their studies." At present, such a student would not be
restricted to
the same course. For example, a student could attend for 2 years,
withdraw for
compelling personal reasons and subsequently embark on a different
course and be
funded throughout. In some way, the original course may have compounded
the
compelling personal reasons and the student would not wish to continue
on it.
Also, in some cases, there is a long gap of several years before the
withdrawal
and the decision to return to study and it would not be feasible to
rejoin the
original course.
I hope that Keith Houghton who co-ordinated the NASMA response can
enlighten us
on the thinking behind this Departmental response.
Sybil
Sybil Green
Student Support Officer
Cardiff Business School
Cardiff University
(029) 208 76856
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