Safeguarding
Is someone at risk of abuse, harm, exploitation or another serious safeguarding concern?
Support to Study
Is a student's health, wellbeing or circumstances significantly affecting their ability to engage safely and successfully with study?
Fitness to Train / Placement Readiness
Is the student currently able to undertake a particular placement or practice-based element safely, with appropriate adjustments and risk management?
Fitness to Practise / Professional Suitability
Does the student's conduct, health or competence raise a serious or persistent concern about their ability or suitability to continue training for a particular profession?
These pathways can overlap.
The University should use the process that best reflects the nature and purpose of the concern, rather than assuming that every difficulty experienced by a student on a professional course is a Fitness to Practise matter.