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Course booking terms and conditions

Short Courses

Please note that some short courses, staff hours and procedures have changed since the pandemic began. Online registration and payment is now the preferred means of booking course places. Please visit the courses and events calendar to see the schedule, descriptions and prices.

For further enquiries about Sarum College’s short course learning programme, please contact us on courses@sarum.ac.uk

Pricing

Most online day courses (normally 10am-4pm) are priced at £60 for the standard rate. Half day (either 10am-1pm or 1pm to 4pm) rates are generally £35. Shorter and longer terms course prices vary, and will be listed on the course booking form. The ticket options include B&B stays at the discounted education rate the day before and after a course. For longer before and after stays, please contact us for a quote.

Accredited Courses

For bookings and enquiries for any of Sarum College’s accredited programmes or modules, visit our prospective students page, or contact the academic administrator.

  • All postgraduate modules validated by the University of Winchester are open to anyone who wishes to study without seeking an academic award. These students, called ‘auditors’, participate in a module in exactly the same way as students on the MA, without preparing an essay. Online registration and payment is now the preferred means of booking course places. Please visit the courses and events calendar to see the schedule, descriptions and prices.
  • Visit this page for full details about auditing courses.

We recommend downloading booking forms to your computer and then opening them with Adobe Reader to maintain full compatibility.

Email courses@sarum.ac.uk for further information.

Cancellation policy

Sarum College reserves the right to alter the content and timing of the course, replace the tutor or cancel a course on the rare occasions these actions may be necessary.

If Sarum College cancels the course, 100% of the course fee will be refunded.

If the participant cancels their registration, our standard refund policy is:

  • Ten percent of the course fee is a non-refundable deposit, and 90% will be refunded if the participant cancels more than one calendar month before the course.
  • Fees are not refunded to those who cancel within one calendar month or less of the course.

In the event of inclement weather and the course goes ahead but a registered participant chooses not to attend, the course fee can be applied to a future course upon request, but no refund will be offered.

For participants who book their course(s) through the Diocese of Salisbury CMD office, refunds will be handled according to the terms and conditions agreed through the Diocese of Salisbury CMD office.

If you have booked a course and have been notified that you must self-isolate on the day(s) of the course, or if you have contracted covid, the terms are more flexible:

  • The cancellation period is two weeks rather than one calendar month;
  • If the course has an online dimension, we are happy to change the booking to online participation and refund hospitality charges.

Sarum College bears no financial responsibility for course-related expenses such as travel booked in advance or accommodation booked in the event of cancellation.

We strongly encourage all participants to have appropriate travel insurance to cover any changes or cancellations, should they be deemed necessary.

Hospitality Terms & Conditions

All bookings are considered provisional until the signed contract and non-refundable deposit is returned to Sarum College. While the booking is provisional, event organisers may cancel or amend bookings without charge and Sarum College reserves the right to remove or amend unconfirmed bookings.

For conference and meeting room hire, group and individual stays with an estimated value over £500, the following terms and conditions are applicable upon receipt of the signed contract and deposit funds have cleared:

Deposit:
The contract is confirmed when a deposit of 10% of the estimated bill has been
received. The deposit is due with the signed contract.

Cancellation terms

1) If public health restrictions prevent Sarum College from opening, or from conducting business in conditions that allow us to accommodate your group, we will transfer the deposit to the rebooked event on postponed dates. There will be no cancellation fees.

2) If public health restrictions allow Sarum College to accommodate your booking and comply with government guidance but we (Sarum College) are unable to fulfil the booking, you will receive a full refund for all fees paid, including the deposit.

3) If public health restrictions are eased to the extent that Sarum College is able to accommodate your booking and comply with government guidance but your group size diminishes significantly or the booking is cancelled, the following terms apply:

Up to three months prior to the event start date

You may lower delegate numbers by 20% without financial consequence up to three months before the start date of the event. If you are expecting your group size to increase, please check availability with the hospitality team. We will do our best to accommodate increases in group sizes but cannot guarantee availability.

In the event that you cancel more than 20% of your booking, upon acknowledgement of written confirmation from an authorised signatory, the following cancellation fees will apply to the final invoice:

With 12 months or more notice – loss of deposit only.
Between 12 and 6 months notice – 50% of the total value of the cancelled booking or portion of the booking affected.
With less than one month notice – 100% of the total value of the booking or portion of booking affected.

Please consider taking out event insurance to cover your financial liability should delegate numbers drop due to extreme weather conditions, illness or other unforeseen circumstances. If you are an event organiser you might also wish to recommend to your delegates that they take insurance to cover their liability to you as the event organiser.