Can my mark be lowered due to absences due to having a baby??

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I have just completed a 4 term top up degree which started two weeks before I found out I was pregnant. I applied for the course and was told I did not have a place so we decided to start TTC Dc2 earlier than expected. I then got a call to say that I did have a place after all.
Two weeks later when I found out I was already pregnant I told the course leader and we discussed the fact that baby would be due in May (right in the middle of the course) and she said as long as I thought I could cope with the workload + pregnancy +working full time she would support me as much as I needed.
One of the modules ran for 16 weeks, I missed 8 of the sessions, two weeks before Ds was born, the day he was born and three weeks after he was born, (the summer break started after these three weeks and I arranged to start beck when the course began in September). I kept uni informed, told them I would not be in for the two weeks before he was born as I was so big I could not drive and I told them when Ds was born. The person I spoke to said this was fine and that the session powerpoints would be online for me to look at over the summer.

Anyway after getting the poor mark I was really upset, I had worked so hard despite having a new baby and DD1 but was just glad I had managed to get everything in and I passed. I have just spoken to someone I did the course with and she said she also got a poor mark and has rang the tutor to discuss the mark and she was told that her poor mark was due to 10% being deducted for poor attendance and this was done to a few members of the group who also had a poor attendance record.

I an now wondering if I have had 10% deducted too? If so can I get this changed? I know I missed 8 weeks of the course but I attended until I was 39 weeks pregnant (Ds was 2 weeks late) and started back when he was 4 months (would have been earlier if not for the summer break) and I feel it is unfair to be penalised for this when they knew this would happen from the start?

Sorry for the massive rant and I know I might not have made much sense but I feel so

I had a baby part way a degree. My situation was similar to yours in that it was almost the summer hols. I was told I needed to complete an extenuating circumstances form to ensure I was allowed the time off, this had to be ratified by the examination board (I was able to defer one of the exams I was due to take by 4 weeks). Doing this enabled me to miss about 4 weeks at uni with no loss to my marks.

I would say you were poorly advised given what you have said. I would appeal. You have nothing to lose after all and it does seem unfair to me esp given my own experience.

Hi they tried to do this to me. I went to student support and they got me an exemption certificate. I should have gone earlier but they kindly backdated it!