Attendance

You should attend all scheduled teaching sessions that we set for you, either in person or online, and use the student Check-In system, if required. Regular attendance is vital to your progression through your degree programme.  If you cannot attend a theory session, you must inform the module leader before the session. If it looks like you're not engaging with your studies, we will reach out with guidance and support. 

University Regulations state that you should be present at any time at which teaching or other academic engagements have been arranged for your programme (including Saturdays). This includes teaching that is not compulsory.

Information on reported non-attendance can be shared with your personal supervisor and academic assessor. This information will be non-sensitive and will only refer to the dates of the reported non-attendance. This is intended to alert the relevant staff to any concerns about your attendance which may indicate that you require pastoral support. 

Absence

If you are ill during teaching weeks, please notify the University via your e:Vision account (in the ‘Your Support’ section). You can self-report your illness for a maximum of ten days in any one academic year, with a maximum of seven days for any one period of illness.

An absence of over seven days, but no longer than four weeks, can be approved by your programme leader on behalf of the Chair of the Board of Studies. Any longer absence during a term which will be counted towards completion of your degree programme requires the approval of Special Cases. See the information on taking a Leave of Absence.

If you stop attending scheduled teaching sessions without saying you are withdrawing and do not respond to our efforts to make contact with you within a specified time-scale, the Board of Studies will assume that you have withdrawn from your studies. This is known as ‘assumed withdrawal’.

PSRB attendance requirements

In accordance with the NMC Standards for Pre-registration Midwifery Programmes (NMC 2019) to complete the programme successfully you must complete a minimum of three years and 4600 hours. Failure to do so may affect your progression and award.

Mandatory training

Mandatory training is an essential aspect of your programme and is a mix of face to face sessions and online activity. 

Your attendance at face to face sessions and completion of online activity is compulsory. Registers are taken for face to face sessions and evidence is required for completion of online activity. Failure to attend face to face sessions or complete online mandatory activity will be followed up rigorously and will result in you being prohibited to attend practice placement. 

It is the responsibility of the student to sign registers and upload evidence of e-learning for health modules within their EOAR/eMORA.

Mandatory sessions - Nursing

Content includes:

• Basic Life Support

• Moving & Handling

• Fire Safety

• Safeguarding Adults

• Conflict Resolution

• Preventing Radicalisation – Basic Prevent Awareness

• Equality, Diversity and Human Rights

• Infection Prevention and Control

• Data Security Awareness

• Safeguarding Children

• Health Safety & Welfare

• Breakaway (Year 1)

• Blood Transfusion (Year 2)

• First Aid (Year 3)

• Practice Supervisor Training (Year 3)

Mandatory sessions - Midwifery

The requirements of each stage are: 

Stage 1

• Moving & handling face to face information session

• Moving & handling face to face practical session

• Moving & handling theory (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Basic life support face to face practical session

• Basic life support theory (e-learning for health): Resuscitation

• Neonatal resuscitation face to face practical session (within the intrapartum module)

• Resuscitation newborn (e-learning for health): Level 2

• Infection prevention and control face to face session information session

• Infection prevention and control face to face practical session

• Infection prevention and control (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Conflict resolution theory (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Equality, diversity and human rights (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Fire safety (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Health, safety & welfare (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Preventing radicalisation (e-learning for health): Basic prevent awareness

• Data security awareness (e-learning for health) level 1

• Safeguarding children (e-learning for health) Level 1

• Safeguarding adults (e-learning for health) Level 1

Stage 2:

• Moving & handling face to face practical session

• Moving & handling theory (e-learning for health): Level 2

• Basic life support face to face practical session

• Basic life support theory (e-learning for health): Adult resus level 2

• Neonatal resuscitation face to face practical session 

• Resuscitation newborn (e-learning for health): Level 2

• Infection prevention and control face to face practical session

• Infection prevention and control (e-learning for health): Level 2

• Conflict resolution theory (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Equality, diversity and human rights (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Fire safety (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Health, safety & welfare (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Preventing radicalisation (e-learning for health): Awareness of PREVENT (level 3).

• Data security awareness (e-learning for health) level 1

• Safeguarding children (e-learning for health) Level 2

• Safeguarding adults (e-learning for health) Level 2

• Blood transfusion (e-learning for health) Essential Transfusion Practice; Use of Anti-D immunoglobulin in Pregnancy

Stage 3:

• Moving & handling face to face practical session

• Moving & handling theory (e-learning for health): Level 2

• Basic life support face to face practical session

• Basic life support theory (e-learning for health): Adult resus level 2

• Neonatal resuscitation face to face practical session (within the Emergencies in Maternity Care module)

• Resuscitation newborn (e-learning for health): Level 2

• Infection prevention and control face to face practical session

• Infection prevention and control (e-learning for health): Level 2

• Conflict resolution theory (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Equality, diversity and human rights (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Fire safety (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Health, safety & welfare (e-learning for health): Level 1

• Safeguarding adults (e-learning for health) Level 2

• Safeguarding children (e-learning for health) Level 3

• Data security awareness (e-learning for health) level 1

• Preventing radicalisation (e-learning for health): Awareness of PREVENT (level 3).

• Sepsis (as part of Emergencies in Maternity Care Module)