Supporting Information: Lifelong Learning Centre
This is version 1.0 of the Supporting Information for the Lifelong Learning Centre, which applies from the 2026/27 academic year onwards. This supporting information is owned by the Lifelong Learning Centre.
Contents
- Purpose and Scope
- Supplementary Information - Academic Regulations for Taught Programmes
- Supplementary Information - Assessment Policy and Procedures
- Other Supplementary Information
- Students awarded according to the Rules for Award
1. Purpose and Scope
The purpose of this supporting information is to set out principles and procedures which relate to assessment in the Lifelong Learning Centre.
The supporting information underpins and should be read alongside the Academic Regulations for Taught Programmes and the Assessment Policy & Procedures.
2. Supplementary Information – Academic Regulations for Taught Programmes
This section contains information supplementary and complementary to the Academic Regulations for Taught Programmes.
2.1 Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) (Academic Regulations section 1.5)
For apprenticeship programmes (BSc Chartered Manager and Foundation Degree
Nursing Associate), the Assessment Policy & Procedures and the Supporting Information: Lifelong Learning Centre documents apply to the components of the programme taught at the University of Leeds. A commitment statement will be provided at the outset of each apprenticeship to explain the different aspects of delivery. Delivery by the Employer is not covered by this policy.
2.2 Module Mark/Grade (Academic Regulations 7.4.1)
Within the Lifelong Learning Centre the following modules are assessed on a Pass/Fail basis:
- LLLC1428 Assessment in Practice 1
- LLLC2279 Assessment in Practice 2
2.3 Module Attempts and Reassessment (Academic Regulations 7.5.5)
Lifelong Learning Centre Integrated Foundation Years:
- BA Arts and Humanities Foundation Year
- BSc Business Studies with Foundation Year (STUDENTS IN YEAR ONE OF THE PROGRAMME ONLY)
- BSc Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year
- BA Interdisciplinary Studies with Preparation for Higher Education
- BSc Studies in Science with Foundation Year
2.4 Credit and Progression (Academic Regulations 8.2)
For part-time students in the Lifelong Learning Centre credits at a given Level may be completed across two academic years. However students are discouraged from carrying failed modules across years.
Lifelong Learning Centre Part-Time Programmes:
- BSc Business Management and Leadership
- BA Child and Family Studies
- BA Learning and Teaching
- BA Learning and Teaching (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
- BA Professional Studies (Part-Time)
3. Supplementary Information – Assessment Policy & Procedures
This section contains information supplementary to the Assessment Policy & Procedures (AP&P) where Schools are required to develop and define their approach.
3.1 Setting and Approval of Assessment Methods (AP&P section 4)
Internal checks of module assessments are conducted through a pre-moderation process before assessment information is released to students. The moderator is responsible for reviewing the student-facing instructions in Minerva for consistency, clarity and accessibility of language. It is the responsibility of the Module Leader to identify a suitably qualified moderator from within the Lifelong Learning Centre prior to the start of teaching.
3.2 Registration for Assessments (AP&P section 5)
Students completing an Integrated Foundation Year in the Lifelong Learning Centre will
complete their reassessments in July:
- BA Arts and Humanities Foundation Year
- BSc Business Studies with Foundation Year (STUDENTS IN YEAR ONE OF THE PROGRAMME ONLY)
- BSc Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year
- BA Interdisciplinary Studies with Preparation for Higher Education
- BSc Studies in Science with Foundation Year
If it is decided through the LLLC Study Success process that a student has too many reassessments to complete in July (due to the short turnaround between original submission and resit) the programme team may recommend that some reassessments are deferred to the next academic year to be completed as an external student. Recommendations from the Study Success Meeting will be considered by the Progression and Awards Board, which is responsible for all decisions relating to reassessment, progression and academic standing in accordance with University regulations.
Students completing one of the Apprenticeship programmes will complete their reassessments in January:
- BSc Chartered Manager (Degree) Apprenticeship
- Foundation Degree Nursing Associate
All other programmes will complete their reassessments in August.
3.3 Submission of Coursework (AP&P section 6)
Some forms of coursework may be assessed on the basis of participation, completion of weekly tasks (such as reflective journal entries) or the best marks may be taken from a defined number of submissions (i.e. 3 out of 6 problem sets). In these instances, the submission deadline refers to the date by which the final submission is due, which will be specified on the Assessment Brief.
If an alternative submission deadline is approved during the academic year by the Assessment Lead, the Module Leader is responsible for informing students via Minerva of the change.
In-class quizzes, tests, practicals or lab work, when used as a summative assessment, will not have an available extension. Where an extension is not available, this will be clearly stated in the relevant assessment brief. Students who do not attend or miss such an assessment will be required to complete a resit at the next available opportunity.
3.4 Late Submission of Coursework (AP&P section 6.4)
In-class quizzes, tests, practicals or lab work, when used as a summative assessment, cannot be submitted late under any circumstance. For presentations and oral assessments, where specific activities are assessed as part of a time constrained scheduled session, it may not be possible to conduct these late. Any exceptions will be clearly noted in the relevant assessment brief.
3.5 Resubmission of Own Work (AP&P section 6.5)
Whilst submitting or re-submitting the same work or part of the same work, in exactly the same form, to satisfy the requirements of more than one assessment is typically considered misconduct there may be exceptions to this rule where an initial submission is intended to help students to develop a second, usually larger, piece of work. Students will receive specific instructions where this is the case. If there are other instances where students feel that a further exception is justified; you must have specific written permission from the University staff concerned.
3.6 Use of Systems to Identify Academic Integrity (AP&P section 7.2)
Students will receive an introduction to Turnitin during induction sessions. Some assessments may be submitted into systems other than Turnitin and if this is the case, an introduction to these will be provided within the relevant modules by the Module Leader.
3.7 Referencing (AP&P section 7.4)
For modules in the Lifelong Learning Centre students should use the official University of Leeds version of the Harvard referencing style.
3.8 Assessment Marking and Marks (AP&P section 8.1.3)
Students with Specific Learning Difficulties will be provided with an anonymised cover sheet to include on all relevant submissions. In the first instance, this will be provided to students by their Academic Personal Tutor.
3.9 Moderation: Check Marking and Double Marking (AP&P section 8.2)
Moderation within the LLLC seeks to assure the integrity of the marking process rather than verifying individual marks.
Check marking (where a moderator examines a sample of marked work against the assessment criteria) takes place for all summative coursework and examinations. The reviewer considers a sample of students’ work, along with the associated feedback sheets.
The sample will be:
- At least 15% of the total, or 6 pieces of work, if a single first marker;
- At least 10% of the total for each marker, or 6 pieces of work in total, if a marking team;
- Representation of the full range of mark bands (1st, 2:1, 2:2, 3rd) including borderlines where appropriate;
- All assignments given a fail mark (<40)
The reviewer may extend the scope of the sample in whatever ways they deem appropriate to ensure that marks are fairly allocated across the whole student group. Any change of marks must be discussed with the first marker and agreed between both parties.
Where check marking has been completed for the original submission, there is no requirement to undertake further moderation for resits where the marking team remains unchanged, beyond check marking any fails.
At the discretion of the module lead, moderation of resits in the form of check marking of a sample may be indicated in cases where there is a different assessment than from the original submission, or where anonymity of student submissions is compromised by small numbers. In these instances, the rationale for moderation of resits should be recorded on a new moderation form.
Final Year Research (capstone) Projects and Dissertations are double marked (meaning that at least two markers independently mark the work and then meet to agree and document a final mark). This is to mitigate against the impact of anonymisation being compromised during the supervision process and reflects the higher credit weighting of these components.
3.10 Marks Return (AP&P section 8.3)
Marks/grades for Final Year Research (capstone) Projects and Dissertations will be returned within the standard 15 working days of the published assessment submission deadline (possibly later for individual students with extensions see AP&P section 8.3.1).
3.11 Penalties for Not Meeting Assessment Requirements (AP&P section 8.4)
The Assessment Brief will clearly state whether a specific assignment length is required and any permitted ranges around this. For audio, visual and or verbal presentation submissions a time limit may be stated.
The approach taken to work that is over the limit specified in the assessment brief may include disregarding material over the stated word count, applying a mark penalty to the work, or reflecting the issues with length in the "Communication" rubric category/marks. The approach taken will be clearly outlined in the relevant assessment brief.
3.12 Feedback to Students (AP&P section 9)
The assessment brief will explain to students how and when they will receive feedback for an assessment component.
If a student wishes to access their marked examination script, they should contact the relevant Module Leader in the first instance to arrange a time to view their script alongside the Module Leader. For reasons of assessment integrity, students cannot be provided with copies of marked examination scripts.
3.13 Timings of Assessment Committees (AP&P section 11.4)
The Lifelong Learning Centre operates Assessment Committees according to the standard timelines however the following exceptions apply:
- The Assessment Committees meet in July to agree marks/grades for Integrated Foundation Year reassessments.
- The Assessment Committees meet in December to agree marks/grades for Apprenticeship Programmes and again in February to agree marks/grades for Apprenticeship reassessments.
3.14 Publication of Module Marks and Classifications (AP&P section 12)
Provisional component marks for individual assessments will be released when available, but this may not be at the same time as feedback. Semester One provisional module marks will be released after the internal assessment board processes in mid-February.
All marks remain provisional until the School’s Progression and Award Board has convened. Students can request additional feedback and discussion of provisional marks with markers/module leaders, but students can not formally appeal provisional marks.
4. Other Supplementary Information
The Lifelong Learning Centre has no further supplementary information.
5. Students awarded according to the Rules for Award
The Academic Regulations for Taught Programmes superseded the Rules for Award following the 2023/24 academic year. Awards for students who commenced their current programme at Leeds before the 2022/23 academic year or commenced their final year of study before 2024/25 academic year will be determined using the degree classification algorithm from the Rules for Award (iteration A), which includes provision for academic discretion.
Academic discretion, as described in the Rules for Award, applies to students being awarded under these circumstances:
Any student with a Classification Average falling within the discretionary band should be selected for consideration. The discretionary band is 0.05 below a classification threshold for Bachelor’s Degrees with Classified Honours and 0.10 below a classification threshold for Foundation Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Graduate Diplomas and Certificates, and Taught Postgraduate Awards
In the Lifelong Learning Centre the following criteria for academic discretion apply:
The Board will award the higher class for the programme where at least half of the module credits from which the average is calculated are in the higher class.