1. What would you like the Union to work on?
From Education Zone focuses 24/25: Developing a Student Support Framework. This framework includes reviewing and expanding the work done by the Academic Communications Centre, improving the accessibility of the SORA procedure, and enhancing peer-to-peer support services.
Whilst this has been a priority for the past year, there has been no apparent progress with this motion. The Union should work with students who access Reasonable Academic Adjustments to inform any guidance.
2. Why would you like to do this?
For students who are entering university, having had adjustments completed through their school, or returning to their courses after a break (e.g., for a year in industry, intercalating in another field, or due to health reasons), accessing the necessary support for students is very difficult. UCL does detail what is required to access EC's and Reasonable Academic Adjustments in Section 5 and 4 of the Student Support Framework [1]. However, in practice, this is not readily implemented across courses, leaving students having to chase appointments with support staff who are not always familiar with department policies.
Staff should be proactive in ensuring adjustments are in place for students in a timely way, for taught students this should be in place for their first-term assignments.
[1] https://www.ucl.ac.uk/academic-manual/chapters/chapter-2-student-suppor…
3. What effect will this have on student life?
This would hopefully streamline the process of ensuring students get their adjustments met and are able to engage in their courses without any limitations due to any condition, disability or other applicable reason for requiring a Reasonable Academic Adjustment or Extenuating Circumstance. It would also allow for clearer guidance on who to reach out to, when and what was needed to start the process of applying for Reasonable Academic Adjustments or Extenuating Circumstances.