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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Private london college where students taught by videos and teachers read from slides - The Untold Story

Pupils writing notes.
A report by the Office for Students identified ‘significant concerns’ across several areas at Regent College London. Photograph: Lev Dolgachov/Alamy

Students at a private higher education college charging £9,250 a year were taught by staff reading out bullet points and showing videos, according to an investigation that found one tutor held an online class while appearing to be on public transport.

The students attending Regent College London told investigators from England’s higher education regulator that teaching staff changed frequently, including one cover tutor who “arrived almost half an hour late” to host an online class and “was clearly travelling or in a public place”.

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