Academic Warnings

5. Second and subsequent barrings for lateness, absence or failure to sign in will be considered to be a breach of the Rules and Regulations and will result as follows: a. Second barring: formal verbal warning b. Third barring: first formal written warning c. Fourth barring: final formal written warning d. Fifth barring: immediate dismissal from the course. 6. Appointments with banks, doctors, dentists etc. should be arranged, if possible, outside timetabled class time so that classes/rehearsals are not missed. Preferably such appointments should be made for weekends or holidays. 24 hours notice must given for doctors, dentists and any other necessary appointments. All such appointments must be signed off by the student’s Head of Year or the Director of the School. 7. Notification of illness must be reported to the office before 8.00am on the day in question by leaving a message on 020 8987 6663. Any notification after this will be marked as absence without reason, and this will be noted as a barring. 8. Where a student has been absent due to illness for more than five consecutive days, a medical certificate must be provided. 9. All classes on the timetable are compulsory. A member of staff will refuse admission to a class if a student arrives late or is not correctly attired. 10.The Director of the School may exclude a student from the production or project concerned (and re-cast it accordingly) if a student has been late or absent on three occasions on which he/she was called. 11.If a student is to be unavoidably absent from any single class or rehearsal, she/he must inform the departmental office by telephone 020 8987 6663 by 8.00am on the day concerned, stating the reason. If such absence continues for more than one day, such information must be provided by 8.00am on each succeeding day. 12.It is each student’s responsibility to catch up on all work missed due to absence. 13.If a student misses 10% or more of their coursework, for illness, injury or any other reason, the student will be called to a meeting with the Director of the School. The student may be given the opportunity to defer, they may be counseled to withdraw from the course, or in the case of final year students, they may be permitted to continue, on limited casting.

Academic Warnings

If a concern is raised about your progress in any area of the course, the Head of Year or the Director of the School will collate progress reports from all your tutors. Based on this evidence, you may be issued with a verbal academic warning. Continued lack of progress will result in a written academic warning,