What grounds can I use as the basis for a termination appeal?

There are only two reasons on which you can base an appeal against termination for academic failure:

• valid extenuating circumstances where evidence is presented that was not known about at the time the termination decision was made

and / or

• valid extenuating circumstances which could not, for a documented and evidenced reason, be declared through the Mitigating Circumstances Policy at the time.

You will need to show that the circumstances are relevant to the failed assessment(s) and appropriate documentary evidence must be provided, along with an explanation of why the matter was not raised earlier under the Mitigating Circumstances Policy.  If the grounds have previously been included in an application for mitigating circumstances then these will not normally be eligible for an appeal against termination.