Courses that have been planned and students already offered places are continuing as delivery is now exclusively on-line. Further dates will be added for new applications as they become available. For more information contact us on school@rmh.nhs.uk.
Please see below for some frequently asked questions relating to the current COVID-19 situation. If your question is not answered below, please contact us by e-mail.
To support students that have already attended their study days but have not yet submitted an assessment we have begun to implement blanket 3 month extensions.
Students will be able to submit their assignment at any stage between now and then but it will not be marked until the due date.
On-going support is still available both on-line via Moodle and by e-mail
Each module has a date for submitting essay plans set by the module leader. This would normally change when the submission date changes. Please check on Moodle for your specific module.
No, all face-to-face teaching at The Royal Marsden School is suspended indefinitely.
Yes, where assignment submission dates have been blanket extended for a module this will apply equally to all students enrolled onto that module and will not be counted as an individual.
We will take into account any time that is lost due to current COVID situation and no student will be disadvantaged because of it.
This will depend on the source of your funding and their decision about whether it can be carried forward.
No, we are not currently accepting any new applications or continuing to process any in progress. Once we are able to resume face to face teaching our initial priority will be reorganising the modules that were cancelled then reopen for new applications.
Yes, if you were confirmed to attend a module that was cancelled we will contact you directly.
It is not yet clear when we will be able to resume face to face teaching. As soon as we know this we will be able to forward new dates to applicants that were confirmed to attend a cancelled module.
Yes, once we are able to offer face to face teaching we will issue a new offer to applicants that were confirmed to attend a cancelled module.
You will need to discuss and agree on your release from work with your line manager in the usual way.
No, we will transfer application details to the academic year 2020/21.
We hope to meet planned deadlines but where we are not able to do this we will inform you.
There is a small number of academic staff dedicated to the completion of the marking currently in progress.
To support students that have already attended their study days but have not yet submitted an assessment we have begun to implement blanket 3-month extensions.
Students will be able to submit their assignment at any stage between now and then but it will not be marked until the due date.
On-going support is still available both on-line via Moodle and by e-mail.
Where you had an agreed extension and have been successfully working towards this deadline you should go ahead and submit on the agreed date.
On-going support is still available both on-line via Moodle and by e-mail.
Please contact us if you are having any further difficulty.
Yes, we will ensure that no student is disadvantaged as a result of this exceptionally difficult situation.
On-going support is still available, please contact us by e-mail in the first instance and we will direct your query to one of our team: StudentSupportServices@rmh.nhs.uk
Most of our academic staff are working different hours and a combination of on and off-site at the moment so it may not be the specific module leader who will help you but there is always someone on hand to assist.
On-going support is still available by e-mail.
Please provide a telephone number and your availability if you need us to call you.