Welcome to the Mitigation Support page, here we aim to provide advice and guidance on the process of applying for and reviewing your mitigating circumstances applications.

Please watch our video guide for details on how to apply for mitigating circumstances

Guidance for applying for mitigation:

• Complete all sections of this application form with all the information including your student information and all assessment information – if information if missing we may contact you back to provide this, which will caused further delays in response times back to you. Information on assessments can be found on the assignment brief/ on E-Vision under “my assessments” and any confirmed awards will appear under the “My Mitigations” button.
• Submit the form on or before the assessment date – no later than maximum of 7 calendar days after assessment due date.
• Explain why you are applying, explain what has happened and tick the reason the best matches your circumstances and reason for applying against the criteria on the form.
• Send form to mitigation@beds.ac.uk or SID@beds.ac.uk along with any supporting evidence from an email account registered with the university.
• Submit evidence in the following format: word, pdf or jpeg documents. We do not accept links or shared documents, ensure you submit the evidence as an attachment to the email.
• Email your unit tutor to advise you have applied for mitigation and that you are awaiting a decision response.
• If you are applying for an extension, if you are able to, we suggest you continue working on your assignment and submit as soon as possible (within 14 calendar days if you have provided acceptable evidence or 7 days if you are applying on a self-certification category), from the submission date. Do not wait for mitigation approval before submitting.
• If you submit your work by the initial assessment deadline (including partial submissions) or attend an exam/submit an exam paper, mitigation does not apply and your submission will be marked. Any mitigation awarded will be invalid.

Checklist for applying for Mitigating Circumstances

Before you apply:

• You should read the academic regulations to understand possible impact and consequences of any mitigation awards including ‘resits opportunities’. This includes being aware of the maximum period you can be registered for on your course.
• If you have any concerns, including details of how a resit may affect your academic course, please contact a member of your course team. You can find the details of your tutors on BREO or you can find your Personal Academic Tutor by logging into E-vision and clicking on the "My Studies" button.

What happens next?

• The team will review your form and any evidence you have provided and you will receive an email with a decision advising you if mitigation has been awarded and what has been awarded. We will advise if your application for mitigation has been refused because it does not meet the criteria or if we require further information from you.
• A maximum of 7 calendar days extension can be awarded for self-certification applications.
• If a longer extension is required, evidence should be provided and maximum of 14 calendar days can be awarded, 56 days can be awarded for a dissertation project.
• If you meet the criteria for mitigation, but the evidence provided is not sufficient/acceptable evidence we can accept (as listed on the form), we will award mitigation under self-certification reason.
• If the assessment type or the evidence provided would recommend/indicate more than 14 days is required, the team may award a ‘resit opportunity’.
• A ‘resit opportunity’ is another opportunity to do the assessment, which is normally a new piece of work. This will be set by the University at the next scheduled opportunity. Resit opportunities may impact progression on to the next level of study or delay graduation by up to a year. Resit opportunity are not automatically capped at 40%, please contact your course team for confirmation of this.

What you need to do once you’ve receive a decision from mitigation:

• If you have been awarded mitigation, forward the confirmation email to your unit tutor for the assessment.
• Awarded an extension: submit your work on BREO within the calendar extension days advised on your email from the submission date of your assessment.
• Awarded a resit: contact your tutor for advice on when the resit period will be for you to submit your work.
• You can view any mitigation decisions on E-vision under the “my studies” section. We have a guide available for this below

How to view your Mitigation awards

Once you receive your mitigation award email from Mitigation@beds.ac.uk your E-vision account will be updated and you can view all of your awards there.

You can do this by following these steps:

1. Log into E-vision - Student Login
2. Next click on "My Studies"
3. Now scroll down to the section titled "Assessment & Adjustments"
4. Finally click on the "My Mitigations" button as shown below