The appropriate closure form should be completed via route A or B (see below). The Route A process should be followed for programmes that have never recruited, or have no remaining students, or that are being replaced through the revalidation process. The Route B process should be followed for programmes with remaining students and/or current applicants holding offers (including deferred offers).
The Programme Lead would be the usual person to complete the closure form, however in certain instances other parties may take responsibility for the completion of it, this should be done in collaboration with the Programme Lead.
All proposals for closure must, in due course, include the following information:
- Clear rationale for closure;
- Arrangements for phasing out the provision, or the identification of alternative provision, bearing in mind the University’s contractual obligations to existing students and applicants holding offers;
- NOTE: the aim of these arrangements should, wherever possible, be to enable existing students to continue on their current programme and complete the Brookes award for which they are registered;
- Measures to be taken to protect the quality of the provision being phased out;
- Evidence of consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including students and staff.