At this time, we recommend that you only come into if you need to use our or library facilities, IT equipment or quiet study spaces.

When on the premises you must:

• follow all instructions given to you by campus staff or on posters and signs around the building, and stick to the one-way system in place
• wash your hands regularly (sanitation stations are placed throughout the building)
• maintain social distancing and not congregate in groups or obstruct entrances or communal areas
• wear a face covering at all times unless you are exempt

Eating and drinking are prohibited in classroom and library areas.

On public transport:

If you use public transport to come to campus, remember that it is a legal requirement for you to wear a face covering at all times unless you are exempt.

More information on wearing face coverings can be found here:

Stay at home, self-isolate and request a test.

You MUST NOT come into campus if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or even symptoms associated with normal cold or flu. The above applies regardless of whether or not you have had a positive COVID test.

Anyone with COVID symptoms who requests a test must self-isolate immediately by law.

Further guidance on how and when to self-isolate can be found here

You should contact studentsupport@fairfield.ac to report any of the following to us:

• that you or someone you live with has tested positive for COVID and you must self-isolate
• that you are experiencing symptoms but are awaiting a test result
• are not able to attend campus for health or wellbeing reasons (or other personal or logistical reasons related to COVID)

If your test is positive, you are required by law to continue your self-isolation for at least 10 days; anyone in your household will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. Public Health officials will then get in touch to identify any “close contacts” who live outside of your household.

A ‘close contact’ is a person who has been close to someone who has tested positive for COVID anytime from 2 days before the person was symptomatic up to 7 days from the onset of symptoms (this is when they are infectious to others). This could be a person who:

• spends significant time in the same household
• is a sexual partner
• has had face-to-face contact (within one metre), including:
• being coughed on
• having skin-to-skin physical contact, or
• contact within one metre for one minute
• has been within 2 metres of someone who has tested positive for COVID for more than 15 minutes
• has travelled with them in a small vehicle, or in a large vehicle or plane

If you are identified as a close contact by someone who’s tested positive, you are legally required to self-isolate for 14 days from the last contact you had with the person who has tested positive.

In these circumstances, we may be able to coordinate remote study for you or make other arrangements if the remote study is not possible.

Our normal mitigating circumstances policy applies if you are unable to undertake assessments owing to illness or any other unforeseen reason relating to COVID. We understand that, for some people, COVID can take time to fully recover from and we will be mindful of this when giving special consideration.

If you have tested positive for COVID we may require further information from you if you have recently been on campus, to help us manage the risk of infection.

Please contact studentsupport@fairfield.ac or speak to your Personal Academic Tutors soon as possible to let us know if you have a high risk of serious illness from COVID, or whether you live or have regular close contact with a vulnerable person.

Special arrangements will be made on a case-by-case basis.

At present it is not certain when the School will be able to deliver teaching activities in person. A government review of the current arrangements is due in mid-February.

When the risk of COVID transmission in the general population reduces and social distancing restrictions are eased, the School will progressively reintroduce face-to-face teaching activities, blended with online lectures and tutorials.

Anyone who is, or lives with somebody in a high clinical risk group, will have the option of working or studying remotely until the COVID situation has stabilised nationally; such arrangements will be made be made on an individual basis.

When the Government’s COVID-Alert system is stood down and social distancing restrictions are lifted nationwide, the School will implement a phased return to fulltime face-to-face programme delivery.

Yes.

All higher education providers are required to ensure students returning to face-to-face classes are tested for COVID, even if they do not have any symptoms.

FSB will engage with local community testing programmes and provide guidance to students on accessing COVID tests closer to the time of their return to face-to-face lessons. Students may also need to test for COVID regularly thereafter.

You will receive instructions via email telling you where to go for a test and what you can and cannot do while you are waiting for your result.

Those who are returning to placements should follow the testing guidance for their placement setting and undertake a test through their placement provider where offered.

The School will actively work with Local Authority Health Protection Teams and Public Health England to assess the risk where individuals within the School’s academic community test positive for COVID.

In this instance, the School will determine whether a precautionary period of online study is appropriate for the affected class and will update persons in that class accordingly. Being required to study online as a precaution does not necessarily mean you are required to self-isolate; you should refer to government guidance on self-isolating, or do so if specifically advised to by NHS Test and Trace services, or the by the School.

If you are advised to self-isolate, you must do so; individuals who do not isolate when required to may receive a fine.

For more information, please refer to our Outbreak Management Plan.

The content of your academic programme will not be different during online delivery. You will continue to receive guidance on how to access your study materials and lessons remotely via our student portal webinar platform.

There may be some changes to the way your coursework is assessed and how your grade is calculated, depending on what course you are studying. Additionally, we may increase the use of formative assessment (that means informal assessment activities that do not count towards your final grade). This is to ensure that online teaching and learning is effective and that students are engaging with their programmes.

FSB and London Metropolitan University have implemented special temporary regulations to make sure that no student is academically disadvantaged by the current COVID situation. FSB’s Exceptional Regulations can be read on our policy page: https://fsb.ac.uk/policy-hub/

The University has also set out exceptional regulations relating to assessment and progression applicable in a force majeure scenario, which can be read here:

Exceptional arrangements (Force majeure) – Student Zone (londonmet.ac.uk)

The University’s normal assessment regulations can be read here; where there is any discrepancy between these and Exceptional Arrangements in force, the Exceptional Arrangements shall take precedence:

6-Undergraduate-Assessment-Regulations.pdf (londonmet.ac.uk)

A summary of changes to regulations can be read here:

Academic-Regulations-summary-of-Changes-2020-21.pdf (londonmet.ac.uk)

Students required to complete placements as part of their studies will be able to continue to do so. Where this isn’t possible because of COVID restrictions then the FSB will work with LMU to find alternative ways for students to meet this requirement.

Work placements

There may be restrictions on students undertaking work placements in 2020/21; if your course requires you to undertake a work placement, we will discuss with you how this may be conducted closer to your placement start date.

The central contact line for Work Placement team is 0208 795 3863 extension 505 or you can email the team at workplacement@FSB.ac

Regardless of how we deliver your course in the coming months, your student finance arrangements will remain unaffected, provided that you continue to actively attend your lessons and participate fully.

The School’s Attendance Monitoring Policy will continue to apply.

Your attendance will be marked for both on-campus and online sessions. By logging into an online session, you will be confirming your attendance. However, spot checks may take place to ensure that online participants are genuinely present.

For more information, or if the current circumstances are affecting your ability to attend your classes, please contact attendance@fairfield.ac as soon as possible.

During this time you will continue to receive help and guidance from your Personal Academic Tutor online, as you would do normally.

For more information please contact studentsupport@fairfield.ac or speak to your Personal Academic Tutor.

Stay tuned to our News Blog and social media channels for practical advice on remote studying and managing Covid-related stress and anxiety.

• https://www.facebook.com/FSB2013/
• https://twitter.com/FSBSOCIAL
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/fairfield-school-of-business/

• Information we hold on you may need to be shared with the Local Authority or NHS Test and Trace Teams if there is a risk of spreading COVID-19. This is so individuals who may be at risk can be identified and contacted, and the risk of infection can be managed.The School will keep records of individuals suspected of having or receiving a positive test result for COVID; these records will be securely held within the School’s head office and subject to our strict data protection protocols.