Our priority is to maintain the safety of our students and staff while supporting academic progression and ensuring academic integrity.

We launched the College academic year in September with lessons delivered via a mixed model of face-to-face teaching on campus, combined with timetabled online lessons and activities.

Hartpury College students, have been provided with a full and robust weekly timetable of lessons, activities and independent learning. We are absolutely committed to delivering the highest-quality learning and student experience, enabling you to engage with your course effectively, in all eventualities.

To reduce the number of students on campus at any one time and allow for social distancing, you will receive face-to-face teaching on campus on approximately two to three days each week, alternating. Over the course of any two-week period, you will receive at least one face-to-face session for every module You will be expected to engage online on the remaining days, and our aim is for this to include live sessions, which will also be recorded for you to view.

We will also be making adjustments to class sizes in line with Government guidance for educational establishments.

The situation will be reviewed regularly, with the objective being to transition fully to face-to-face delivery as soon as Government guidelines allow.  However, we are mindful that this mixed model of online and face-to-face delivery may need to be in place for the full 2020/21 academic year.

We are confident that students will still be able to engage with their programme of study effectively, no matter what the circumstances, and students and parents should note that there will be no reduction or discount on transport, accommodation or, where applicable, tuition fees.

Following the announcement by the Prime Minister on January 4 2021, England is now entering a new lockdown period.

Hartpury College, as with all schools and colleges, will be moving all teaching and delivery online immediately. We expect remote online learning to remain in place until the middle of February, at the earliest.

Students should not travel onto campus for any reason but should instead continue learning from their current residence. We will continue to communicate regularly to all students to advise of changes to this guidance, including when it will be possible to return to campus.

Hartpury College, as with all schools and colleges, will be moving all teaching and delivery online immediately following the government’s announcement on January 4 2021. We expect remote online learning to remain in place until the middle of February, at the earliest.

A return to full online learning is one of the scenarios we have planned for; as a Hartpury College student you will still be expected to engage in your current full weekly timetable of lessons, activities and independent learning.  In the event that exams are confirmed as cancelled, your engagement in your learning and attainment may be used as an indicator for your final grades for your course. It is therefore an expectation that you have 100% attendance online.

Students should not travel onto campus for any reason but should instead continue learning from their current residence.  We will continue to communicate regularly to all students to advise of changes to this guidance, including when it will be possible to return to campus.

Student support: Students who are concerned about their ability to study at home should contact covidresponse@hartpury.ac.uk so that we can consider the most appropriate support on an individual basis.  High needs students have been communicated with separately with regards to any support or access required.

We appreciate these are challenging times and encourage students who are feeling worried or concerned about their mental health or wellbeing to access the support on offer at Hartpury. Please contact wellbeing@hartpury.ac.uk in the first instance. You may also find these resources provided by Student Minds useful.

Hartpury College revised term dates

Information from the Department for Education on how Access to HE students will be assessed or continue their learning can be found here.

All Hartpury Access to HE students will have also received communications from the College with regards to the plans for their continued studies.

International students who are not already in the UK should remain in their current residence and access learning online.  We understand that returning home may not be possible for many international students already in the UK.  Students from overseas who are already on campus/in the UK should contact international@hartpury.ac.uk so that we can support and discuss their individual circumstances.

The fees for Hartpury managed accommodation and transport and, where applicable, for tuition, will remain as published for the 2020/21 academic year.

As a Hartpury College student, you will receive a full and robust weekly timetable of lessons, activities and independent learning. We are confident that you will still be able to engage with your programme of study effectively, no matter what the circumstances.

To reduce the number of students on campus at any one time, you are initially likely to receive face-to-face teaching on campus on approximately two to three days each week. Over the course of any 2-week period, you will receive at least one face to face session for every module. You will be expected to engage online on the remaining days. Further details on how this will work will follow.

The situation will be reviewed regularly, with the objective being to transition fully to face-to-face delivery as soon as Government guidelines allow.  However, we are mindful that this mixed model of online and face-to-face delivery may need to be in place for the full 2020/21 academic year.

We are currently teaching Hartpury University students via a mixed-delivery model.

Our aim is to teach physically face-to-face, whilst adhering to government distancing guidelines, as much as is possible, balanced with online lectures where necessary.

You will have a weekly timetable which includes some face-to-face delivery for your smaller seminars, tutorials and practical sessions. Alongside these, your larger lectures will initially be delivered online.

Many of your online sessions will be delivered live by your lecturer via MS Teams, enabling you to ask questions and interact with the session and with your fellow students. These sessions will also be recorded for you to revisit afterwards.

Our priority is to maintain the safety of our students and staff while supporting academic progression and ensuring academic integrity. We will continue to review the situation with the objective being to transition fully to face-to-face delivery as soon as government guidelines allow.  However, we are mindful that this mixed model of online and face-to-face delivery may need to be in place for much of the academic year.

We are absolutely committed to delivering the highest-quality learning and student experience, enabling you to engage with your course effectively, in all eventualities.

Students will be charged the full published tuition fees for 2020 entry.

We are absolutely committed to delivering the highest-quality learning and student experience and will ensure that your degree is delivered in line with national expectations, quality and standards.

It is likely that large scale lectures will not be delivered face-to-face until government guidance allows, and a significant element of many programmes will be delivered online during the 2020/21 academic year.

Students’ contact days may also be reduced to ease the numbers on campus at any one time.

Students’ weekly timetables will therefore be a mixed model of online lectures and physical delivery.  More information can be found in the FAQ: ‘Will I be taught online or face to face from September 2020’ (current students)?

We are confident that students will still be able to engage with their programme of study effectively, no matter what the circumstances, and there will be no reduction or discount on tuition fees.

Hartpury University revised term dates

Following the announcement by the Prime Minister on January 4 2021, England is now entering a new lockdown period.

Hartpury University, as with all UK Universities, will be moving teaching and delivery online immediately. Mixed delivery, including some face-to-face teaching at Hartpury will only take place for a small number of university courses, in-line with government requirements.

We expect remote online learning to remain in place until the middle of February, at the earliest.

Students not already on campus should not travel to Hartpury for any reason but should instead continue learning from their current residence.  We will continue to communicate regularly to all students to advise of changes to this guidance, including when it will be possible to return to campus.

Following the government’s announcement on January 4 2021, England is now entering a new lockdown period. A return to full lockdown is one of the scenarios we have planned for; we remain committed to delivering the highest-quality learning and student experience, enabling our students to engage with their degree effectively, in all eventualities. 

Assessment period one: The majority of assessments scheduled in January will not be changed. A small number of the onsite exams will be moved online or to May.  If these changes affect you, you will receive an email to your Hartpury account this week.  

Semester two: Hartpury University, as with all UK universities, will be moving the majority of teaching and delivery online in line with government requirements. We expect this to remain in place until the middle of February, at the earliest.  

Mixed delivery, including some onsite teaching at Hartpury will only take place for a small number of courses during lockdown, in-line with government requirements. These courses are: 

• MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy
• BSc (hons) Sports Therapy

The programmes have been selected carefully based on the PSRB requirements for practical competencies. Students studying on these courses will be sent separate communications via their tutors over the coming week. 

We are moving the start of semester two back one week, with the first week of teaching now being Monday 1 February 2021. After Easter, there will be four weeks of delivery, with week 12 now being Monday 10 May 2021. Academic Staff will be examining schemes of work to relocate critical practical content towards the end of semester two, as well as adjusting the early sessions to be suitable for online delivery. Any changes to Postgraduate delivery will be communicated this week via programme managers. 

We believe these changes will ensure we continue to maintain the academic integrity of the programmes you are studying. Attendance at the timetabled sessions (onsite or online) is expected and will be monitored carefully in semester two using our new system.    

Student support: We appreciate these are challenging times and encourage students who are feeling worried or concerned about their mental health or wellbeing to access the support on offer at Hartpury. Please contact asc@hartpury.ac.uk in the first instance. You may also find these resources provided by Student Minds useful.

Students who are experiencing financial hardship, including those who have been affected by loss of income as a result of the pandemic, may be eligible for financial support including the non-repayable COVID-19 award. Please check the Hartpury website via the link here for eligibility and contact details for further information.

International students who are not already in the UK should remain in their current residence and access learning online. We understand that returning home may not be possible for many international students already in the UK. Students from overseas who are already on campus/in the UK should contact international@hartpury.ac.uk so that we can support and discuss their individual circumstances.