If a student is unhappy with any aspect of their assessment they are entitled to appeal. In the first instance they should submit a written appeal (email is fine) to the Course Director/Co-ordinator and the Head of Education explaining the proposed grounds for appeal and any relevant details to the situation.  

The grounds on which a student can appeal are based on the contravention of assessment procedure and where this has resulted in the student being treated unfairly. 

Here are some examples of grounds for an appeal: 

  • Administrative shortcomings - for example, inaccuracy in recording assessment progress, assessment results or unreasonable delays in doing so. 

  • Shortcomings in the conduct of assessment -for example, non-availability of alternative assessment methods or the use of extraneous criteria by your assessor (alternative assessment methods must remain reasonably appropriate to the assignment). 

  • Barriers to access - for example, the imposition of unreasonable requirements as a pre-condition to assessment. 

  • Lack of equal opportunities - for example, discrimination against your age, gender, race or creed, or other contraventions of RBGE’s equal opportunities strategy and fair access policy. 

  • Inadequate resources - for example, inappropriate or insufficient physical resources, or inexperienced and unqualified staff provided (please note that some assessments require the student to organise resources and personnel and cannot be reliant on others to achieve this for them) 

  • If you think that your assessor has made an unfair judgment or decision about your result. 

Once an appeal has been submitted the Course Director/Co-ordinator plus two other senior members of the department will then meet to discuss the assessment, marking and appeal in detail. They will decide if a re-mark is required. 

If they agree the work should be re-marked then it will be reviewed by an External Moderator (and an External Verifier if appropriate) along with the Course Tutor. The student will be kept informed of the process as it progresses. 

In situations where the appeal must be made to an external awarding body, the policies and procedures of the awarding body will be adhered to by RBGE staff. For example, SQA, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow and RHS.

Última modificación: miércoles, 28 de mayo de 2025, 12:49