A national marking and assessment boycott as part of action short of a strike (ASOS) was announced by the University and College Union (UCU) and began on 20 April 2023. This means that some staff who are members of UCU may choose not to mark exams and assessments or process marks.
Most of King’s College London’s academic staff will be carrying out marking and assessment and we similarly expect most of our students will be unaffected by this action. In most cases, students will receive their exam and assessment results on time. However, it is possible that a number of students may experience delays in receiving some of their marks and we are doing everything we can to minimise the impact on these students.
At King’s, the two key principles are that no student should experience any detriment as a result of the boycott, and that academic standards are fully maintained.
King's has extensive regulations in place to assure the standards and quality of the education we provide to students and ensure that marking and assessment reflects their academic achievements and success in meeting programme learning outcomes. This includes ensuring that students’ work is marked and assessed by appropriately qualified subject matter experts. The impact of any industrial action on assessment will vary from assessment to assessment and module to module, so each will be considered individually.
Information on the marking and assessment boycott is available here and Q&As for students are available on Student Services Online.
We are very much looking forward to hosting our July graduation ceremonies and celebrating our students’ achievements with them, their friends and families. Information on the graduation ceremonies is available here.
We recognise the important issues which are of concern to our students and staff, and colleagues across the Higher Education sector, which have contributed to the industrial action. You can read more about what King’s is doing here.