Attendance monitoring
We want you to get the most out of your time here at BCU, and good attendance is the first step to succeeding with your studies.
When you attend a session on your timetable, you’ll be asked to register your attendance with your student ID card. This tells us you’re in class and engaging with your learning. More importantly, it helps us to identify students who might be struggling with their attendance, to allow us to provide the best possible support.
Buildings with card readers
Simply hold your student ID card up to the card reader in your classroom to record your attendance when you arrive.
You may also be issued with a 'challenge code' by your tutor, this will enable you to record your attendance in rooms where there is not a reader.
Buildings without readers
For rooms without a card reader, show your ID to your tutor to let them know you’re there when you arrive.
When to check in
You must register your attendance from 20 minutes before the start of your class up until 20 minutes before the class is scheduled to end. For example, if your lecture is from 9-10am you can check-in between 8.40am and 9.40am.
Using your ID card
You’ll need your Student ID card to swipe in using the card reader when you arrive at your session, or to show your tutor if you’re in a room without a reader.
If you are attending your first day with us and haven’t yet picked up your ID card, you just need to let your tutor know that you’re present. You can then arrange to collect your ID card from our Enrolment Contact Centre or your Faculty Student Centre.
If you lose your ID card, you’ll need to purchase a new one on the BCU online store for £10.00.
Stick to your timetable
Our system will record your attendance against your timetable, so please make sure you attend the correct sessions. Once you’ve enrolled or re-enrolled, your timetable will be released and you'll be able to see it on the homepage of iCity. To get a longer-term view of your timetable, choose ‘Your Timetable’ from the top left menu.
Manage your attendance on the go
You can keep track of your attendance and record any absences during your studies using mySRS.
Faculty Student Centre
Your Faculty Student Centre is here to support you during your studies and can support you with any queries regarding attendance and engagement. You can find the contact details for your Faculty Student Centre on iCity.
You can also collect your Student ID card from your Faculty Student Centre if you don’t have an on-campus enrolment appointment booked.
Student Attendance and Engagement Operational Guidance
This document provides detailed operational guidance for monitoring student attendance and engagement as specified in the Student Attendance and Engagement Policy.
FAQs
Find the answer to our frequently asked questions on attendance monitoring by downloading the FAQs document.
Frequently asked questions