Please note that my initial query did not apply to field
trips but to a conventional taught module which had to be
taught at a different time of the year and in a separate
location because the academic staff responsible for
teaching it are engaged permanently in that location.
Gary Walker
On Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:37:43 +0000 Dennis Barrington-Light
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> My understanding is the same as Andrew's. Grants for field trips were
> transferred from LEAs to Universities in the early 70s and since then we have
> been repsonsible for making grants to students to attend field trips in
> vacations. I would be interested if this position changes in any way.
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> Dennis Barrington-Light
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> "ANDREW WEST" <[log in to unmask]> on 04/02/2000 14:57:29
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> Subject: Re: RE: individual student term dates
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> Further to Judith Tyler's comment (below), at Sheffield we have always
> been advised that extra weeks' attendance could only be considered by
> LEA's if it involved attendance on campus or was related to medics' clinical
> placements and that field trips, however essential, did not entitle students
> to any extra money. I too would be very interested to pick up on any
> guidance the DfEE might be able to provide on this one.
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> Andrew West
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> > I am also concerned that the essential fieldwork weeks of Geology and
> > Geography students are not recognised by SLC. Since students have to
> > attend these, and in some cases may lose 6 weeks out of a summer
> > vacation, thus precluding them from earning money, the impact is
> > considerable. Under the old arrangements, we used to provide LEAs with
> > a list of the essential dates, adn some LEAs accepted the extra weeks,
> > while others did not. Now the SLC is adamant these courses canot be
> > included. I shall be raising this with DfEE, but would be glad if
> > others would raise this in any useful fora they happen to be in.
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