One student was left in tears as she hung up the phone to her counselor, following a conversation regarding doctors fees for a mitigating circumstances form.
Charlotte Rose Ford, from Manchester, struggles with her mental health, and was having a hard time trying to book an appointment to see her counselling service at Uni.
She wrote: Mental health stuff at Uni is hard and sometimes I struggle to get my work done to a standard I’m happy with. Or I miss deadlines because I’m too distracted by my low mood, or I’m too anxious that my work isn’t good enough – so I have to ask for mitigating circumstances.’
Mitigating circumstances are serious unforeseen, unpreventable circumstances that significantly disrupt student performance in assessment.
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She carries on to say: ‘It wasn’t a particularly fun phone call, and I got a bit emotional… Read the full story