The university has agreed to reinstate the safety net policy for our final year. I am drained from this fight but incredibly grateful that we held our ground until they listened. We need to stay alert to ensure these changes are implemented fairly for everyone.
March 5, 2022
Final supporters
As many are unaware, the university has removed the safety net policy for students in their final year, as they feel that university life has gone back to normal and thus students do not require a safety net. This information should have been given at the beginning of the academic year, or they should have never offered it if they were going to revoke it as they were fully aware in-person teaching was to resume for this academic year. On top of that, there are modules that were still taught remotely and students who were forced to study remotely. This has given students a sense of false hope as the University has essentially lied about their intentions to assist us with study and failed to notify us in due course.
The rules have been established like this:
If you do worse in your third year (which is harder) then they will calculate your degree classification 60/40, if you have done better in the third year, then you will receive your third-year grade.
The fundamental point here is our degrees are not isolated to our final year, as students, we missed 2 years of normal education because of covid, it is absurd to presume that those 2 years are now redundant because in-person teaching has resumed this year. The University should not be implementing policies to students that they are going to revoke whenever they please.
Please sign this petition to reinstate the safety net policy for students whose studies have been vastly affected by COVID-19. This is to ensure the dignity of our degrees and studies.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 31, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
December 30, 2021
December 29, 2021
The momentum is building but progress remains slow and exhausting. We need a final surge to break through the one hundred mark before I bring this to the administration.
December 28, 2021
The exhaustion of this fight is starting to settle in but we have to push harder to reach the one thousand signature mark. Please send this link to anyone in your cohort who has not seen it yet. We need this momentum to prove to the university that our voices cannot be ignored.
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University life is far from normal. Most lectures are still online. Covid has impacted our teaching in so many ways, we have missed out on practical lessons, and had placement hours reduced. Not to mention the stress and worry, plus having to isolate.
It’s appalling you should make such a U-turn and dress it up as an amendment at this stage of Covid infections being the worst they’ve ever been. You’re playing with the students mental health! It’s utterly shameful
The majority of my teaching is still online which is what I experienced in second year. In second year this lack of the full education experience was deemed as worthy of a safety net. As not much has changed I strongly believe the safety net should still be available.
Changing the statements on the UEA SU website halfway through my final year without notice just isn’t good enough. Should have at least been notified of the change before the start of this academic year.
Normal teaching isn't even back for may of us as half my professors are still stuck abroad and the in person classes I did have were limited by COVID procedures.
Changing policy during term (and so late into term) is unacceptable. It has detrimental effects on students wellbeing.
It is unfair to believe that the effects that Covid had on our studies have suddenly dissappeared.
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The university has agreed to reinstate the safety net policy for our final year. I am drained from this fight but incredibly grateful that we held our ground until they listened. We need to stay alert to ensure these changes are implemented fairly for everyone.
March 5, 2022
Final supporters
As many are unaware, the university has removed the safety net policy for students in their final year, as they feel that university life has gone back to normal and thus students do not require a safety net. This information should have been given at the beginning of the academic year, or they should have never offered it if they were going to revoke it as they were fully aware in-person teaching was to resume for this academic year. On top of that, there are modules that were still taught remotely and students who were forced to study remotely. This has given students a sense of false hope as the University has essentially lied about their intentions to assist us with study and failed to notify us in due course.
The rules have been established like this:
If you do worse in your third year (which is harder) then they will calculate your degree classification 60/40, if you have done better in the third year, then you will receive your third-year grade.
The fundamental point here is our degrees are not isolated to our final year, as students, we missed 2 years of normal education because of covid, it is absurd to presume that those 2 years are now redundant because in-person teaching has resumed this year. The University should not be implementing policies to students that they are going to revoke whenever they please.
Please sign this petition to reinstate the safety net policy for students whose studies have been vastly affected by COVID-19. This is to ensure the dignity of our degrees and studies.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 31, 2021
Reached 100 supporters
December 30, 2021
December 29, 2021
The momentum is building but progress remains slow and exhausting. We need a final surge to break through the one hundred mark before I bring this to the administration.
December 28, 2021
The exhaustion of this fight is starting to settle in but we have to push harder to reach the one thousand signature mark. Please send this link to anyone in your cohort who has not seen it yet. We need this momentum to prove to the university that our voices cannot be ignored.
75 Comments
This is required as COVID has been an issue for the majority of our degree (2 1/2 years). It is unfair for some students to have a safety net and not others especially when it has effected our degree majorly.
University life is far from normal. Most lectures are still online. Covid has impacted our teaching in so many ways, we have missed out on practical lessons, and had placement hours reduced. Not to mention the stress and worry, plus having to isolate.
It’s appalling you should make such a U-turn and dress it up as an amendment at this stage of Covid infections being the worst they’ve ever been. You’re playing with the students mental health! It’s utterly shameful
The majority of my teaching is still online which is what I experienced in second year. In second year this lack of the full education experience was deemed as worthy of a safety net. As not much has changed I strongly believe the safety net should still be available.
Changing the statements on the UEA SU website halfway through my final year without notice just isn’t good enough. Should have at least been notified of the change before the start of this academic year.
Normal teaching isn't even back for may of us as half my professors are still stuck abroad and the in person classes I did have were limited by COVID procedures.
Changing policy during term (and so late into term) is unacceptable. It has detrimental effects on students wellbeing.
It is unfair to believe that the effects that Covid had on our studies have suddenly dissappeared.
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This is required as COVID has been an issue for the majority of our degree (2 1/2 years). It is unfair for some students to have a safety net and not others especially when it has effected our degree majorly.