Yellow Flags

We gauge a student's fit in Foundations and Dev Academy through their displays of kindness, integrity and effort. Participation and communication are key components. Students who demonstrate one or more yellow flag indicators may be put on a path for monitoring or could be asked to leave the programme. These indicators or yellow flags include, but are not limited to:

• Leaving challenges unattempted
• Not following the submission procedure
• Copying code on solo challenges
• Demonstrating apathy for their pair or the challenge
• Missing scheduled meetings
• Having difficulty engaging with a pair
• Lacking the ability to demonstrate the learning outcomes
• Failing to submit feedback
• Failing to stay in touch with Dev Academy staff, or respond to calls, emails, and Discord messages

Getting asked to leave

It's not our goal to kick people out of the programme. Our goal is to identify people who will not thrive at Dev Academy. We take the decision to ask a student to leave seriously, and we do so after considerable thought and support for a student. Having one yellow flag emerge throughout your time of study at Dev Academy is NOT a deal-breaker in and of itself, but showing a combination or repeatedly demonstrating any of these indicators is a problem.