Policies and Procedures

Union School of Theology is a partner institution of the Open University. Union School of Theology has been approved by the Open University as an appropriate organisation to offer higher education programmes leading to Open University validated awards. The following policies and procedures relate to students registered on Open University validated awards.

If you are applying for one of these Open University validated programmes please take time to read these together with the Handbook for the specific programme on which you are seeking to study. Union School of Theology is happy to answer any questions you may have.

Registered students should also familiarise themselves with these policies and procedures.

Open University Handbooks and Regulations

• OU Handbook for validated awards

• Regulations for Open University Awards at Union School of Theology

• Student's Guide to Studying on a Programme Validated by the Open University

Policies and Procedures

• Academic Appeals Policy and Procedure

• Academic Misconduct Policy and Procedure

• Acceptable Use of the Internet Policy

• Admissions Policy

• Application Complaints and Review Requests Policy

• Assessment Strategy Framework

• Attendance Policy

• Board of Examiners: Membership and Procedures

• Code of Conduct

• Complaints Policy (non academic)

• Criminal Conviction Policy

• Data Protection policy

• Disability Support policy

• Equal Opportunities Policy

• Extenuating Circumstances Policy

• Health and Safety handbook

• IT guidelines and procedures

• Learning Support Policy

• Policy on Harassment

• Prevent Policy

• Programme Design, Redesign and Development

• Quality Enhancement policy

• Recognition of Prior Learning policy

• Research Ethics Policy

• Safeguarding Policy

• Student Contract Agreement

• Student Protection Plan

• Suicide Safer Policy

• Teaching and Learning Policy

• Termination of a Student's Registration Policy