Practical guides
Preparing a second attempt
The scheduled resit attempts are included in your fees, and their number is known in advance. The named feedback you received says exactly what was missing: it is the best possible work plan. Here is how to use it.
What you already have
A second attempt starts with a considerable advantage: you know precisely what was missing, because the feedback is named and written. The scheduled attempts are included in your fees and their number appears in the assessment brief. What remains is to convert that feedback into a work plan, and that is short work.
- Written feedback on what was missing, point by point
- The scheduled attempts, included in your fees
- The pass threshold, identical and already known
- The module content, still open
Turning feedback into a work plan
- 01
List the flagged points
One per line, exactly as written. The list is short and it is your precise scope.
- 02
Attach each point to a module
Feedback points to a notion. Find the matching module and its note page.
- 03
Redo an output on that point
Short, targeted, without looking at your notes. It is the most reliable measure of what is genuinely acquired.
- 04
Submit to the tutor
On practice work, it questions your choices and makes you rephrase. That is when the blocker lifts.
- 05
Resit at the scheduled session
The date is in the year's calendar. The threshold and the form are identical: nothing to rediscover.
The resit frame
- services covered by your fees
- 12
- threshold, identical to the first attempt
- 1
- named feedback, written and usable
- 1
The scheduled resit attempts are among them.
What changes between two attempts
| Element | First attempt | Second attempt |
|---|---|---|
| The pass threshold | Stated before starting | Identical, already known |
| The scope to work | The whole module | Only the flagged points |
| The starting point | Your notes and the course | Written, named and precise feedback |
| Typical preparation | Three weeks of revision | One week targeted on the gaps |
Questions about attempts
Are resit attempts charged?
The scheduled attempts are included in your fees: they appear in the list of covered services, published with the fee structure. Their number is stated in the assessment brief, before you start.
Is the feedback precise enough to work from?
It bears on what was missing, point by point, and it is named: the person who wrote it answers for it. That is exactly what makes it usable as a work plan, where a mark alone would leave the question open.
Can I request a review before resitting?
Yes, both routes are open and independent. Review by a person is a right on any assessment; it follows the published route, with an acknowledgement within two working days and a reasoned answer within ten.
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