Who gets the last place?
Alex / learner-support coordinator
Fictional educational scenario. Read the shared case before using this card. Keep this card to yourself during the first information exchange.
What you know
- Applicant B applied later, has no camera and also cannot afford the fee.
- Both applicants can attend all course sessions. Neither has been promised a place.
Your priority
Explain B’s additional equipment barrier without claiming A has no need.
What to ask
Ask whether any published promise gives A priority.
Negotiate
Explain your information accurately. Ask what the other person knows before making assumptions. You may change your preferred solution after hearing their evidence. Do not invent extra money, permissions or facts.
Useful language
- If fairness is understood as…, then…
- A reasonable objection would be…
- This addresses… while leaving… unresolved.