Events not normally considered mitigating circumstances

It's your responsibility to arrive at the assessment on time, irrespective of the form of transport used or relied upon. Exceptions to this might be industrial action or other significant disruption that is beyond your control; you'd need to provide evidence of this disruption. Our article I’m coming to campus, what do I need to know? provides useful guidance on how to plan your journey in advance.   

All holidays and vacations should take place at a time that will not impact on your availability to study or undertake or prepare for an assessment(s). Dates for each academic year, including the exam periods, are available in the academic calendar article..

It's your responsibility to make sure that you have an accurate understanding of the location, time and duration of all formal assessments. Take a look at our article Support when registering for your exams & accessing your exam timetable.
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It's your responsibility to manage other commitments so that they don't adversely interfere with your studies. If you're experiencing acute personal difficulties which have led to you needing to undertake unexpected levels of paid work, then these might meet the definition of mitigating circumstances. Please refer to our articles:

• What evidence do I need to provide for my mitigating circumstances application? – for definitions and the evidence needed for different personal situations
• Support for students with mitigating circumstances – for guidance on how King’s services can support you during times of difficulty.

It's your responsibility to make sure that all work that is stored, generated and/or submitted electronically is sufficiently backed up and the correct piece of work is submitted. Certain circumstances might be considered; you can learn more in our article about evidence and the specific section computer system or network issues.

To support your studies online, you might find some of these articles helpful:

• How can I develop my digital skills?
• How can I prepare for assessments at King’s?

Where the circumstances are within your control. Your academic department(s) will let you know of forthcoming deadlines in advance, and you can make sure you know when the main assessment periods are through our article about the exam timetable.

Deadlines or exams being close together. To support your time management and planning during exam periods, take a look at the Revision and Exams section of King's Academic Skills for Learning (KASL) on KEATS.

If you have an exam clash, please read our article Support when registering for your exams & accessing your exam timetable.