Policies
You can find all of our current policies listed below.
Guildhall School Policies
Academic Regulations
Academic Regulations - Full
Academic Regulations - Contents Pages
Section 1 (General Provisions)
Section 2 (Admission, Enrolment & Registration)
Section 3 (General assessment regulations for taught programmes)
Section 4 (Research degree regulations)
Section 5 (The Student Experience)
Section 5A (Student code of conduct & Disciplinary procedure)
Section 5B (Support to train and study)
Section 5C (The Principal's emergency powers)
Section 5D (Student Complaints)
Section 5E (Fitness to practise procedure)
Programme Suspension and Closure Policy
Student Protection Plan
Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools for Assessment
*The Office of the Independent Adjudicator offers higher education students the option to invoke formal independent complaints adjudication where all internal complaints procedures have resulted in an unresolved matter.
Further details on how to raise a concern, for current students and staff, is available on MyGuildhall.
Admissions Policy
Admissions Complaint Procedure
Admission of Students with Criminal Convictions
HESA Notices - Student and Graduate Data
Third Party Consent to Share statement for applicants
eGo Terms & Conditions
Non-Standard Entry and Direct Entry Transfer Policy and Procedure
Pre-Enrolment Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure
Sundial Court Selection Process Policy
Terms of Enrolment
Admission of Students Under 18
Student Reasonable Adjustments Policy and Guidance
Alcohol and Substance Misuse - Student Policy
Third Party Consent to Share Statement - Students
Maintaining Good Campus Relationships in HE
Poster Policy
Religious Observance Policy
Student Charter
Student lockers
Student Status and access to facilities
Guildhall School Student Social Media Policy
Student Support Statement
The School will be proactive in its provision of student support and will endeavour to secure equality of opportunity by:
- ensuring that student support services are oriented towards the needs of an increasingly diverse student body and are appropriate in their range of quality;
- ensuring that the organisational structures supporting student support services are effective in sustaining their delivery, development and evaluation;
- ensuring the progressive effectiveness and efficiency of student support services by setting annual targets for action;
- ensuring that student opinion is actively elicited in the development and evaluation of student support services;
- ensuring a strategic approach to the development of student support services;
- ensuring that there is congruence with all constituent School policies/strategies related to student support and particularly the:
· School's purpose, goals and strategic plan
· disabilities policy
· equal opportunities policy
· appeals procedures
· grievance procedures
· student disciplinary procedures
· facilities strategy - ensuring that support services are matched to need by both appropriate resourcing and by staff development within available funding;
- ensuring that student support services are subject to regular review and evaluation based on accurate qualitative and quantitative data;
- communicating the student support policy clearly to all concerned, in the medium most appropriate to the needs of the person requiring it.
Appendix 1: Guide to IP and the Use of Copyright.pdf
Appendix 2: Understanding, decision-making, and protection of IP when working with third parties.pdf
Appendix 3: Template Agreement for Collaborative Work for use by Staff and Students.docx
Appendix 4: Template Agreement for Provision of Service.docx
Appendix 5: Intellectual Property Disclosure Form.docx
Appendix 6: Template Non-Disclosure Agreement.doc
Appendix 7: Staff IP Waiver Clauses.docx
Appendix 8: Student IP Waiver Agreement.docx
Research Excellence Framework (2021) Code of Practice.pdf
Research: Governance Framework for Good Practice.pdf
Research Data Management Policy.pdf
Research: Open Access.pdf
Staff email policy 2022.docx
Code of Professionalism and Conduct.pdf
Please note that staff are subject to City of London Policies which can be found on the City of London intranet.
Accident Reporting.pdf
Animals on School Premises.pdf
Animals on School Premises Appendix 1 (Student Application).pdf
Animals on School Premises Appendix 2 (Staff Application).pdf
Animals on School Premises Appendix 3 (Code of Conduct).pdf
Green Transport Policy.pdf
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy.pdf
Risk Management.pdf
Vehicle Policy.pdf
Visitor Management Plan Agreement.pdf
Intellectual Property Policy.pdf
Death within the School Community.pdf
Ethics Policy.pdf
Freedom of Information.pdf
Gift Acceptance Policy.pdf
IT Acceptable Use, Security and Best Practice of IT and Telecommunications Equipment.pdf
Publications Scheme.pdf
Recording & Audio Visual policy.pdf
Strategic Plan 2023-2030
Student Experience Records Retention Schedule.pdf
Handling Historical Complaints.pdf
City of London Policies
Please note that the School is a department of the City of London Corporation and is not a legal entity in its own right. This means that in some circumstances the School is subject to policies held by the City of London Corporation in addition to, or instead of, its own. You can view the City of London’s policies on their website.