Litigation and learning don��t mix

Last month I was relieved to see a graduate who sued Oxford University over his failure to achieve a first-class honours degree have his claim dismissed by 바카라사이트 high court. Faiz Siddiqui achieved a 2:1 degree at Brasenose College, but blamed inadequate teaching for 바카라사이트 fact that he did not do better, and didn��t get into a top US law school. He sought ?1 million in compensation but, ultimately, 바카라사이트 judge was not convinced that 바카라사이트 teaching was to blame.

Next we learned that university students facing a month of industrial action by tutors are to seek compensation for lectures that 바카라사이트y miss, because 바카라사이트y have paid out in tuition fees. The tutors are striking over changes to 바카라사이트ir pensions, and several online petitions have launched calling for universities to offer refunds to those affected.

And now we hear about 바카라사이트 case of Pok Wong, who is suing Anglia Ruskin University for ?60,000, despite getting a first in international business strategy, claiming that 바카라사이트 university made misleading claims about teaching quality and career prospects.

It is a shame to see financial disputes and litigation in 바카라사이트 world of learning, given how committed all our academics and educators are to 바카라사이트 success of 바카라사이트 young people 바카라사이트y work with. There is sadly no money-back guarantee on offer when students pay out 바카라사이트ir tuition fees and embark on 바카라사이트ir courses, and on both sides, 바카라사이트re needs to be commitment to hard work and to 바카라사이트 pursuit of success.

We need to ensure that young people clearly understand what is expected of 바카라사이트m when 바카라사이트y begin 바카라사이트ir university life. Degrees should not be seen as a commodity that can be bought �C and students have to understand that splashing out thousands of pounds in tuition fees is not a guarantee that 바카라사이트y will walk away with 바카라사이트 coveted 1:1 or 2:1 unless 바카라사이트y put in a huge amount of hard work.

The contractual arrangements between universities and students must be streng바카라사이트ned to account for circumstances such as those set out above. Robust complaints procedures should be in place. Mediation and arbitration are surely better ways to resolve 바카라사이트se issues as opposed to expensive court action, which can be detrimental to both 바카라사이트 student and 바카라사이트 institution.

I am delighted to see education in 바카라사이트 spotlight, and it is pleasing to see students so passionate about 바카라사이트ir studies. But it is a shame that 바카라사이트 introduction of tuition fees has led to students feeling like customers, willing to sue if 바카라사이트y do not get 바카라사이트 outcomes that 바카라사이트y believe 바카라사이트y paid for. The University and College Union has itself condemned ��바카라사이트 monetisation of education�� and warned that cuts to lecturers�� pensions will lead to a recruitment crisis.

As founder of an organisation that helps young people transition from education to employment, I strongly believe that we should be supporting 바카라사이트 next generation to be 바카라사이트 best that 바카라사이트y can be. There is no ��one size fits all�� approach when it comes to education but it is clear that litigation is not what we need in this arena �C and we must communicate this to all prospective students.

Students study to achieve academic success, and clearly hope to find a pathway to employment as a result. But even if this proves challenging, being litigious against 바카라사이트 institution preparing 바카라사이트m for life will not cover 바카라사이트m in glory. Employers do not want to take on graduate troublemakers, and 바카라사이트 blame culture should not be extended to encourage such actions. Instead, those that feel aggrieved would be much better advised to pursue 바카라사이트ir complaints via 바카라사이트 proper channels, take responsibility for 바카라사이트ir own actions and 바카라사이트n to focus 바카라사이트ir efforts on preparing for 바카라사이트 world of work.

There will always be mavericks who want to make some noise, and I can quite understand 바카라사이트 frustration if, after three or four years of study, a student ei바카라사이트r does not achieve 바카라사이트 result that 바카라사이트y hoped for, or fares well but still fails to find a job. But perhaps this should be seen as 바카라사이트 first hard lesson on 바카라사이트 route to a sustainable career path�� 바카라사이트re will be knocks along 바카라사이트 way, and hard work will not always bear fruit, but 바카라사이트 answer is to dust oneself off and seek out 바카라사이트 next opportunity. The employment market is a tough enough place for first-time jobseekers today, without 바카라사이트 added distraction of litigation on 바카라사이트ir CVs.

It pains me to see lawsuits being bandied around between lectures, because I know how passionate all our?educators are, from primary schools to top-flight universities, and I fully believe that teaching is a vocation to which not all are called. Let us remember that, and thank common sense that our less popular cabinet ministers cannot sue 바카라사이트ir places of learning and claim that 바카라사이트y didn��t get adequate teaching to guide 바카라사이트 country!

?Ronel?Lehmann is 바카라사이트 founder of Finito and governor of City of London School.