Intermission Process Review

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Intermission Process Review

• Paula Rothero
• Assistant Director (Advice)
• Student Support

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Aim

• To review intermission processes and, if
  necessary, make recommendations for improving
  systems and aiding retention.

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Findings

• Current processes appear to operate adequately
• More could be done to put the student at the
  heart of the process
• Some wont come back!

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Difficulties

• Information
• Support
• Contact
• Statistics

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Recommendations

• Information for students to be increased to
  include wider implications. Tailored info for ug
  pg (SSO Registry)
• International students should all be referred to
  Student Support (SSO)
• Student Support to write to each student who
  intermits (SSO)
• Students to be offered copies of Rabbit Wyvern
  (PR SU)
• Pre-return pack to be developed (SSO)
• Improved statistical monitoring (SMO)

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This is where you come in!

• Training for frontline departmental staff in
  initial guidance on intermission
• Students to be encouraged to go to dept first for
  paperwork info
• Could students returning from intermission be
  sent a welcome back message from the
  department?
• Could Departments flag poor attendance following
  intermission?

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Feedback please..

• To
• prothero